Level: Upper-intermediate/B2 onwards

Time: Approx. 90 min

Main aim(s):

• To explore two of Dylan Thomas’ poems

• To engage students with Thomas’ work and encourage extensive reading

• To promote (inter)cultural awareness

Subsidiary aim(s):

• To help students expand their vocabulary with a focus on collocations

• To give students opportunities to develop the four skills, especially reading and writing

• To promote independent learning and internet search skills

Materials:

• Student worksheet

• Recordings of two poems available at http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/dylan-thomas

• Collocation dictionaries