Lesson 92: Unit 145 - Revision. Listening And Speaking.

About this lesson

In this lesson you will read and analyse an adapted extract from Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein', in which Frankenstein meets his creature. You will answer comprehension questions, correct false statements and practise speaking about holidays. The lesson covers key grammar points from the module: 'had something done', 'should have done', 'might have been', 'I wish' and 'have something redecorated'. It is ideal for consolidating your knowledge before an exam and for building your confidence in spoken communication in English.

40 minutes

What you'll learn

• Understand an adapted literary text at A2 level and answer comprehension questions.
• Correct false statements using information from the text.
• Describe a holiday using suitable adjectives for place, food and weather.
• Use the structure 'had something done' correctly.
• Express regret and speculation with 'should have done' and 'might have been'.
• Use 'I wish' for present and past situations.

Lesson vocabulary

• guilty Justine was found guilty of murder.
• despair Our family was again in despair.
• crackling The only sound we could hear was the crackling of the fire.
• shepherd I stayed in a small house used by the shepherds.
• misty One wet and misty day, I was walking near the place where William had been murdered.
• enormous I saw an enormous man in the distance.
• clumsy I recognized his clumsy arms and his ape-like walk.
• skeletal Then I saw his skeletal face.
• face (v.) Although I was frightened, I knew I had to face him.
• hesitate I hesitated for a moment but finally agreed to go with him.
• cave Come with me to my cave so we can talk.
• gorgeous The place was gorgeous – I had the time of my life.
• lousy The weather was lousy – cold and rainy all week.
• sticky The weather was hot and sticky after the rain.
• sunbathe We used to swim and sunbathe every morning by the sea.

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