Ben's sick week: a health diary
Ben's diary tells how he got ill and better again; children learn illness words, practice the past simple and write a diary of a sick week.
Kids · MoversYoung learners25 minDiary
About this lesson
A Kids · Movers writing lesson (diary). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- Kids · Movers · Young learners – Movers (A1)
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Diary
- Students
- Young learners
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Topic
- Body & health
- Activities
- Picture words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Name common illnesses: a cold, a cough, a headache, a temperature
- Write past simple verbs: had, felt, stayed, went
- Write a two-day diary about being ill and getting better