Limericks
This entertaining skills lesson by Paul Ashe introduces the framework of a limerick and provides students with practice in writing their own limericks.
Target age: Teenagers and above
Time needed: 40 minutes
Materials: One copy of the worksheet per student
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Speaking skills: Limericks: Lesson plan
This entertaining skills lesson by Paul Ashe introduces the framework of a limerick and provides students with practice in writing their own limericks.
Author: Paul Ashe Level: Upper intermediate, Advanced Type: General lesson plan
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Readers' comments (5)
isobel | Wed, 22 Aug 2012 9:36 am
Have to admit I agree with all of the above.I was looking forward to
some interesting lesson material but this is way below the standard
I have come to expect on this site. The author just doesn't seem to have a clue about what ingredients are necessary to make up a good limerick so the excercise seems pointless.
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alison | Wed, 22 Aug 2012 7:47 am
Sorry but the sample limerick would be an unhelpful resource for teaching the rhythm as it doesn't scan without unreasonable force and forces stress on the wrong words
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Waldstock | Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:04 pm
Absolutely dreadful Limericks. The lines do not scan and the rhymes are forced. Take them away and drown them in the Shannon!
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andre.ehrhard@hispeed.ch | Tue, 21 Aug 2012 4:34 pm
There once was a teacher named Ashe
Who thought he might write to make cash
But his Limericks were bad
So he drove people mad
As his words ended up in a mash.
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andre.ehrhard@hispeed.ch | Tue, 21 Aug 2012 4:17 pm
These are hardly Limericks at all - wrong rhythm, poor rhymes and far from funny. Try harder!
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