The cottage opposite: a book club on a quiet ghost story
An original, ambiguous ghost story about a grieving man and a woman who waves from the cottage across the lane, followed by four book club members' readings; students analyse the interpretations and hold their own book club discussion.
C2Adults60 minDiscussion
About this lesson
A C2 speaking lesson (discussion). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Discussion
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Halloween
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- dusk, lane, foolish, shut up, unreliable narrator, red herring, concede
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Read a subtle short story closely and recognise ambiguity
- Express, challenge and concede interpretations with precise language
- Lead and take part in an extended book club discussion