Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury took the popular genre of science-fiction to the level of literature with short story collections like The Martian Chronicles and novels like his masterpiece Fahrenheit 451. A hundred years after his birth, this B1-level article will allow your pupils to discover Bradbury and his work. It is ideal for the beginning of the school year in 2e, within the notion “la creation et le rapport aux arts” or for an easy start in 1e within the notion “Fictions et réalités”. You could also work on this article in 3e as it fits well within the theme “L’ici et l’ailleurs”.

Vocabulary and structures

• science-fiction
• literature
• science and innovations
• past tense
• phrasal verbs
• the passive form
• the function of VB-ING.

Culture

• • one of the most famous American authors of the 20^th century