Conversation & Listening - The Poet

With the advent of ‘Instapoetry’ on platforms like Instagram and TikTok, there seems to be a whole new generation open to creating, publishing and enjoying poetry. This lesson explores the motivation of a woman who writes poetry and encourages students to share their views of poetry. They also choose a poem to listen to and create a profile for an imaginary poet.

Aims:

• To develop students’ appreciation of poets and poetry.

Level: Low-Intermediate B1+
Materials:

• Teachers' guide (PDF)
• Digital presentation: Demonstration copy
• Dictation activity: https://bit.ly/3zd3C9C
• Poet profiles activity: https://bit.ly/3P9piJr
• Reflection activity: https://bit.ly/3yIoLam

Additional materials:

• Listening cloze activity: https://bit.ly/3IMumBh
• Speaking activity: https://bit.ly/3cl270a (Requires Google Chrome)
• Split dictation student A: https://bit.ly/3yKSP57
• Split dictation student B: https://bit.ly/3IMv29N
• Script: https://bit.ly/3uUXikP