A wet summer by Lake Geneva: how Frankenstein was born
An article on how a volcanic eruption, a rainy summer and a ghost-story challenge among friends led eighteen-year-old Mary Godwin to write Frankenstein; students read for detail and the writer's purpose, learn words from context and write about the origin of a famous work.
C1Adults55 minArticle
About this lesson
A C1 reading lesson (article). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Article
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Halloween
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Gap-fill
- Key words
- eruption, shiver, fragment, by her own account, anonymously, blur, articulate
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow a narrative article and identify the writer's main purpose
- Infer meaning and attitude from context
- Write a short article about the surprising origin of a book, film or invention