Level 4Culture

One Story, Many Voices

Grammar: Non-defining relative clauses

A Level 4 English lesson exploring culture.

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What's in this lesson

A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL lesson on culture, practising non-defining relative clauses. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.

From the reading: One Story, Many Voices

On 27 June 2026, Dublin's streets will fill with colour, music, and around 60,000 people marching through the city centre. The theme — One Story, Many Voices — is a nod to something that Pride parades do better than almost any other public event: hold space for entirely different experiences while moving in the same direction. Dublin Pride, which began as a small march of a few hundred people in 1983, has grown into one of the largest civic celebrations in Ireland.

Vocabulary

  • for
  • of
  • over
  • through
  • a common thread
  • hit the ground running
  • hold space for
  • move the goalposts
  • raise the bar

Discussion questions

  1. Have you ever attended a large public street celebration?
  2. What makes a cultural event feel truly inclusive?
  3. Is celebration ever a form of political statement?

One Story, Many Voices

Grammar: Non-defining relative clauses

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