The man with the blue hat: finding a stranger at the airport
Sophie must meet a client she doesn't know at the airport. Learners read the story, check descriptions of people and describe someone for a guessing game.
A1Adults30 minShort story
About this lesson
An A1 reading lesson (short story). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- A1
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Short story
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Topic
- Describing people
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Gap-fill, Matching
- Key words
- tall, thin, grey hair, beard, glasses, client, forget (forgot)
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand descriptions of people's appearance in a story
- Use have / is + adjectives to describe hair, face and body
- Describe a person so others can guess who it is