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A Child's Christmas in Wales

This unit is designed to explore Dylan Thomas’ childhood account of a Christmas Day experience and give learners the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills by incorporating some of the linguistic features present in Dylan Thomas’ prose.

Level: Intermediate/B1 onwards

Time: Approx. 60 min

Main aim(s):

To explore textual elements in Dylan Thomas’ prose work
To engage students with Thomas’ work and encourage extensive reading

Subsidiary aim(s):

To work with time markers and time references in texts
To help students deal with cultural references in texts
To give students opportunities to develop their creative writing skills

Materials:

Student worksheet
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