Culture shock blog: an exchange student's first week in Japan
Luke from Brazil blogs about four customs that surprised him in Osaka. Students compare cultures and write a customs blog post.
A2Teens40 minBlog post
About this lesson
An A2 writing lesson (blog post). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- A2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Blog post
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Topic
- Countries & cultures
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- culture shock, custom, take off, indoor shoes, canteen, patient, I noticed…, At first…, but now…
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Compare customs in two countries with but, have to and don't have to
- Write a clear, friendly blog post with a title, numbered points and a question for readers