Call me Nick, Hitchcock Presents Literature with a Devil article (B2+)

Hi

This is an excellent and dark short story by Jonathan Crag: “Call me Nick” from 1968 and featured on Hitchcock presents.

Content

Call me Nick - I have edited this short story to remove some really difficult words and use some slightly easier synonyms

The Devil - an article on the Devil slightly adapted from a site online with images added showing the cloven hooves, trident and horns.

Workbook - difficult vocab is defined (e.g. gasp, chuckle, stare, sin etc) and there are comprehension exercises along with a few idioms with the word devil.

This has been used for a literature class with B2/B2+ students. I have divided the short story into two parts and between these parts students have an article about the Devil to read. This breaks it up nicely.

This could also easily be used in a literature class for native speakers. I think my students enjoyed it! It took two whole classes to read and finish the questions (55 minute classes in my school, so if your classes are shorter you might need 3 lessons).