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A terrible day with a happy ending: a feelings story

Mia tells the story of a terrible Monday that ends with a surprise; students learn feelings words and tell their own bad-day stories.

A1Teens35 minStorytelling

About this lesson

An A1 speaking lesson (storytelling). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.

Level
A1
Skill
Speaking
Type
Storytelling
Students
Teens
Time
About 35 minutes
Topic
Feelings
Activities
Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
Key words
First, ..., Then ..., After that, ..., But then ..., In the end, ..., I felt ..., I was so ...
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By the end, students can

  • Name feelings: angry, worried, lonely, surprised, happy, scared
  • Tell a short story in the past with First, Then, But then and In the end