Books and art: how a graphic novel is made
Illustrator Holly gives a school talk about making her first graphic novel; students listen for stages and numbers, then plan a comic story.
B1Teens40 minTalk
About this lesson
A B1 listening lesson (talk). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Talk
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Topic
- Film, books & the arts
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- graphic novel, illustrator, script, sketch, publisher, reject, give up
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow the stages of a process in a short talk
- Understand numbers and time expressions in a talk
- Plan and present a short comic or story idea