Francis Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby

Eli Graded Readers: Francis Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby, Adaptation and activities by Richard J. Larkhman

Young Adult ELI Readers: 144 page fully-illustrated book + audio CD with extensive narrated excerpts from the book. Level C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Eli Graded Readers: Francis Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby - Summary:

Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic.

“Gatsby?” asked Daisy urgently. “What Gatsby?” Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom Daisy Fay met five years ago – and who owns a sumptuous house on Long Island, where New York society enjoys the best parties on offer? Is it just coincidence that Gatsby lives across the bay from Daisy – now married to wealthy polo-player Tom Buchanan? As one man’s mysterious dream moves towards its ultimately tragic conclusion, Midwesterner Nick Carraway is drawn into the dark world of Gatsby’s past and present – a world of hidden frustrations and superficial relationships which perfectly illustrates the “careless and confused” nature of America’s Jazz Age.

Syllabus:

Verbs

• Present perfect simple and continuous
• Past perfect simple and continuous with time clause by
• Future tenses
• Phrasal verbs

Modal verbs

• Could/could have (probability/past ability)
• Should
•  Will 
• Would/ Would have (future in the past) 
• Might/might have (present/past possibility) 
• Must/must have (present/past deduction) 
• Must not (prohibition)

Other

• (eg. ask, reply, interrupt, repeat, suggest, comment, react, suppose, answer, explain)