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Thanksgiving is on November 26: ready worksheets, lessons, flashcards and speaking cards for every level

Tell the story: one more chair at the Thanksgiving table

A six-picture Thanksgiving story about Mia, who invites her lonely neighbor to dinner: children put the cut-out pictures in order, read the story, practice past verbs, tell it in groups, change it and tell the class.

Kids · FlyersYoung learners30 minStorytelling

About this lesson

A Kids · Flyers speaking lesson (storytelling). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.

Level
Kids · Flyers · Young learners – Flyers (A2)
Skill
Speaking
Type
Storytelling
Students
Young learners
Time
About 30 minutes
Topic
Thanksgiving
Activities
Flashcards to cut out, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
Access
Premium

By the end, students can

  • Put six pictures in order and tell a story with First, Then, So and In the end
  • Use past simple verbs (cooked, set, saw, went, knocked) to tell a story
  • Change the story and tell a new version to the class