A lesson outside the classroom: a short story about exams
An older student finds a classmate's desperate notebook before an exam. Students analyze story techniques and tenses, then write a story.
C1Adults60 minStory
About this lesson
A C1 writing lesson (story). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Story
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Education & studying
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- meticulous, bother (to do something), margin, loop, hesitate, porter, hum with, consider doing
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze how a short story creates tension, character and a satisfying ending
- Use narrative tenses and participle clauses accurately
- Write a 220–260 word story for a writing competition