Rethinking nostalgia: a feature article on a misunderstood emotion
A feature traces nostalgia from 'disease' to psychological resource. Students study emphatic structures, then defend another emotion.
C2Adults55 minArticle
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (article). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Article
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Feelings
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- have a bad press, coin (a word), an indulgence, reminisce, bittersweet, draw on, rumination, stop someone in their tracks
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze how a feature article blends research, narrative and reflection
- Use cleft sentences, inversion and fronting for emphasis
- Write a 300–350 word feature article about an emotion