Monday, June 6, 2016

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/listening/serialized-macmillan-readers/macmillan-literature-collections/crime-stories/the-tell-tale-heart/



  • The Tell-tale Heart: Part 1

    Author: Daniel Barber
    Part 1 of this crime story introduces us to the storyteller, who describes how he patiently waited for the right moment to kill. In this lesson, the students will: briefly discuss the topic of murder; listen to a short extract in order to find out why the storyteller decides to commit murder; study the meaning of some key vocabulary; listen extensively for gist; examine the author’s use of assonance and onomatopoeia; predict the ending.
  • The Tell-tale Heart: Part 2

    Author: Daniel Barber
    Part 2 of this crime story concludes with the police paying a visit to the cold-blooded killer. Can he stay calm long enough to avoid suspicion? In this lesson, the students will: listen to various predictions about the story’s ending; listen for gist to check the predictions; listen for detail; explore stress timing; discuss aspects of the story in detail; debate the storyteller’s state of mind.

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