Part 3 of this story continues with the dinner party in full swing. Harry has finally arrived but Bertha is more preoccupied with the mysterious Miss Fulton. In this lesson, the students will: test one another on their knowledge of the details of the story up to now; listen in order to complete a summary of Part 3; look at the use of ‘soft’ consonants to create mood; discuss Bertha’s relationship with Pearl Fulton; write letters between Bertha and Pearl.

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Bliss

This advanced-level story, by Katherine Mansfield, is set in London in the early 1900s. It is about a woman called Bertha who is overcome with happiness because she has everything – but all is not as it seems. It is told in four parts; each part contains audio and an ...