The lodger: a short story about sharing a home
A widow reluctantly takes in a young lodger and finds that sharing her house forces her to face the rooms she has avoided since her husband's death; students interpret character, symbolism and narrative technique and write a scene from another perspective.
C2Adults60 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 60 minutes
- Topic
- Home & rooms
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- lodger, widow, reluctant, intrusion, threshold, grief
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Interpret character, symbolism and implied meaning in a literary short story
- Analyse how a writer uses objects, rooms and details to convey emotion
- Write a scene from a different character's point of view