Post reading activity 1:

Take a look to this link. Are you sure that you have find all the words that you don't understand? Check your list and add the missing words.
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/5310222/The_happy_man


Post reading activity 2:

Now create your own animated poster!

1- Go to http://www.wordle.net/
2- Type all the words from your vocabulary list
3- Create it!


Post reading activity 3:

In pairs go to http://vocaroo.com/ and record the paragraph you liked the most. Then listen to it and try to check and correct your pronunciation. Record it again if it is necessary!

(Listen to this http://vocaroo.com/i/s0YJcv0dEkEa to have an example of a recording.)

Action activity 1:

During your first reading of "The happy man" make a list with all the words and expressions that you don't understand.


Action activity 2:

Before your second reading, translate these words and expressions into Spanish and create your own dictionary. Now you will understand the short story better.
Then you will share your list in order to create a big dictionary of "The happy man".

Pre-reading task 2:

Investigate about the author!

Before you read the story try to learn something about William Somerset Maugham: background, style, usual topics... and write a biography. (100-120 words)

Pre-reading task 1:

This short story takes place in two European cities: London and Seville. Before reading the story, what do you know about them?

This is the link to the short story "The happy man" by W. Somerset Maugham. Please read the story! Then we will do some interesting activities related to it.

http://www.miguelmllop.com/stories/stories/thehappyman.pdf

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