Writing in the dark: an interview with a horror novelist
A magazine interview with a (fictional) horror writer about where ideas come from, why less is more and why she writes at dawn; students read for detail and opinion, learn words from context and write a ghost story opening.
B2Adults50 minInterview
About this lesson
A B2 reading lesson (interview). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Interview
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Halloween
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Gap-fill
- Key words
- gloomy, shrug, deliberate, gap, brave, ordinary, leave (a question) open
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand a writer's opinions and reasons in a magazine interview
- Work out the meaning of descriptive words from context
- Write the opening of a ghost story using the writer's advice