The blue bicycle: a short story about how memory rewrites itself
A short story in which a woman finds her favorite childhood memory is not quite hers; students infer, discuss memory and write a narrative.
C2Adults55 minShort story
About this lesson
A C2 reading lesson (short story). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Short story
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Mind & psychology
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- wobble, triumphant, astride, grazed, shriek, dusk
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Infer meaning, motive and feeling from a literary text
- Understand how a story reflects research on reconstructive memory
- Write a reflective narrative about an uncertain memory