Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

Level: Intermediate / B1 onwards

Time: Approx. 60 minutes

Main aim(s):

• To introduce students to the plot and characters in Northanger Abbey
• To engage students with the text and encourage extensive reading

Subsidiary aim(s):

• To help students to expand their vocabulary
• To help students to identify irony in the text
• To provide opportunities to develop the four skills
• To work on superlatives

Materials:

• Student Worksheet
• Dictionaries
• Optional: Print off copies of the article on Northanger Abbey by James Clarke