Homesick for a place that doesn't exist: a blog post on nostalgia
A blogger revisits a childhood town and explores the history and psychology of nostalgia; students interpret the text and write a reflective post.
C2Adults55 minBlog post
About this lesson
A C2 reading lesson (blog post). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Blog post
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Feelings
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Matching
- Key words
- homesick, longing, sentimental, chain café, first aid, thread
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Interpret a reflective blog post that blends personal narrative with research
- Understand literary and idiomatic vocabulary for describing feelings and memory
- Write a reflective piece about a place and a feeling