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.

Large fir tree with lights in the garden of a British country manor, in winter

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
  • Dictionaries 
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