Describing people: an article about someone who inspired you
A teen's magazine article about the neighbor who taught her to fix bikes; students study how to describe a person, then write their own.
B2Teens50 minArticle
About this lesson
A B2 writing lesson (article). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Article
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Describing people
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- weather-beaten, wiry, laid-back, quick-tempered, down-to-earth, a twinkle in your eye, take after someone, look up to someone
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Write a magazine article describing a person's appearance, character and influence
- Use compound adjectives and precise phrases for character
- Engage readers with a hook, a short anecdote and a direct ending