City life just gets better: Invisible cities

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Inglés Nivel Avanzado C1: Segundo curso

Lesson 3

 

City life just gets better: Invisible cities

Get talking

  • Are you keen on literature?
  • Are you an avid reader? If so, how many books do you read per year?
  • Talk about a work with a gripping plot and give reasons to support your opinion.
  • Is there a book you couldn't put down because it was highly entertaining? 
  • Do you ever read historical novels? 
  • Do you prefer novels or poems? What is the first book you read in English?

Get thinking


Video by ZeroMotion on YouTube

  • Who is Marco Polo? Had you ever heard about him?
  • Have you read the book Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino? Would you give it a try?

Try to write down as much information as you can get from the video. After that, retell one of your partners the story, check the information you two have understood.

In this lesson we intend to broaden your knowledge of problems that cities face at present and how literature has tried to capture these issues.