One Story, Many Voices
Grammar: Rhetorical structures — tricolon, anaphora, antithesis, periodic sentences
A Level 6 English lesson exploring culture.
What's in this lesson
A Level 6 (proficiency) ESL lesson on culture, practising rhetorical structures — tricolon, anaphora, antithesis, periodic sentences. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: One Story, Many Voices
Every major festival eventually reaches for a slogan, and most slogans deserve the obscurity they earn. Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride's 2026 theme — One Story, Many Voices — is a rare exception: a phrase that asks a genuine question rather than answering one. What does it mean to share a story with people whose experiences of that story bear almost no resemblance to your own? The theme, announced for the festival running from 24 to 28 June, with the main march on the 27th, does not attempt a resolution. It offers, instead, a provocation.
Vocabulary
- carry risk
- earn obscurity
- flat complexity
- reach for
Grammar: Rhetorical Structures
- Tricolon
- The city comes alive with colour, noise and joy. — three parallel units building in weight
- Anaphora
- Some are celebrated. Some are still fighting to be heard. — repeated opening for cumulative force
Discussion questions
- What makes a public celebration feel genuinely inclusive rather than symbolic?
- Has the meaning of a large public event ever changed for you personally over time?
- When does a slogan capture something real, and when does it flatten it?
One Story, Many Voices
Grammar: Rhetorical structures — tricolon, anaphora, antithesis, periodic sentences
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