Legend has it: telling the stories families always tell
Harry tells the much-embellished tale of his grandmother's wedding cake; students learn narrative devices and tell their own family legends.
C1Adults50 minStorytelling
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (storytelling). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Storytelling
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Family & friends
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- Legend has it that …, As the story goes, …, Little did she know …, To cut a long story short, …, The upshot was …, to embellish a story, It's gone down in family history., Whether it's true or not, …
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Tell an anecdote with narrative devices, suspense and a strong ending
- Discuss why families and friendship groups retell and exaggerate stories