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      David Copperfield and Miss Betsey
      Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 14 December, 2011 - 14:25

      This lesson is for high intermediate level students and above. It involves reading an extract from Dickens' work for gist and then reading for detail. Students then focus on how adverbs are used in the text.

      Level: B2+

      Age group: Older teens/adults

      Timing: 60 minutes

      Aims:

      • For students to practice reading a literary text for gist and detail.
      • For students to practise the effects of adverbs on meaning.

      Plan components

      Lesson plan: download

      Worksheets: download worksheet 01/ download worksheet 02

      By Richard Lunt

      The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format - right click on the attachment and save it on your computer.

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