step 1: speaking

get ready!

 

 

 

  • dishevelled /dɪˈʃɛvəld/ → messy (clothes or hair ) (adj.)
  • gaunt /ˈgɔːnt/ / lanky / scrawny /ˈskrɔːnɪ/ (adj.) → excessively thin
  • abandoned house (n.)
  • mural / street art (n.)

Now, guess who this character might be and what could be his story.

follow up work: write a first-person monologue in which the character explains his predicament. Be ready to read it aloud.

step 2: listening

  • Listen carefully and write down all the words you hear. Guess what they have in common
  • Now use elements from each category to write a ten-line story

Improve your writing! Follow the link, do the exercise on adverbs, then go back to your story and add as many adverbs as possible. What difference does it make?

https://www.lelivrescolaire.fr/page/6727907

What kind of atmosphere do the elements chosen build up? What about the emotions?

warming up: speaking

What gothic stories do you know? Do you like them? Why or why not?

Prompts: I remember reading....................., it made me feel + Adj .......... I found it + adj........

Read more about the elements of the genre by reading the following document:

https://view.genial.ly/5d597c1e961a560fa9c4ec9a

step 4: listening

Watch the video and list the elements which are typical of the genre.

You will focus on the setting, the weather, the atmosphere, the sound and the characters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eqxXqJDmcY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

follow up work: write the synopsis of the series.

step 4: reading

group work: read the following extracts and answer the questions (see documents attached)