Powerful English Short Story: MANGOES FOR LYDIA (B1-B2)🥭
MANGOES FOR LYDIA is an advanced short story about a teenage girl who has always dreamed of seeing Lake Malawi. Colourful vocabulary charts available.
Created by
Thandi Ngwira Gatignol
Discover African writers and their writings. Read compelling stories and learn more about African culture or history in an engaging way!
MANGOES FOR LYDIA is an advanced short story about a teenage girl who has always dreamed of seeing Lake Malawi. Colourful vocabulary charts available.
Learn vocabulary for talking about decisions with this story. The narrator is always being punished at school. One day something happens.
A moving poem about my dear Malawi, the warm heart of Africa. This small country is compared to an old woman who regains strength.
WE NEED NEW NAMES was written by Zimbabwean author, No Violet Bulawayo. Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? Here are 7 more reasons why you should read the book.
Village life is beautifully portrayed in this poem. The focus is on women, the everyday heroines of a tough daily routine that threatens to stifle them.