Let's Dance

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And below the story is a teaching idea.

Let's Dance 

Maggie fell into his arms and trembled like a flower. Tears streamed down her face, tears of pure unadulterated joy. When Dave had called her from Madrid airport saying he had the best present for her, she had never dreamt it would be this. She’d been expecting a bottle of calvados or something similar, not the most beautiful pair of red flamenco shoes; handcrafted, real leather, shiny - beautiful. She was overcome with emotion. Since she was a little girl of 11 Maggie had dreamt of owning a pair exactly like this and now under this serious moonlight she had unwrapped the perfect gift. She looked at Dave, that gormless grin on his face; her love for him was so powerful it could break her heart in two. She looked again at the shoes, after 30 years of dreaming, she could finally put on her red shoes and dance the blues.

Have a familiar feeling about this story Listen to this song? 

ELT Teaching idea

play a song - students highlight some of the nice descriptive language, discuss things that can be described by that language and then ask them to write a story using the language. Simple but fun. Feel free to use the story here as an example.