Beethoven: Writing Music He Could Not Hear

All levels48 minFamous PeopleLesson 6 of 6 · Outline

Aims

Deafness arrived in his twenties and his boldest work came after it. A C1 discussion about suffering, myth and the stories we tell about genius.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 192-word news story: The deafness came first. The boldest music came afterwards

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Silence and sound

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The story we tell

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Difficulty and value

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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