Earning while learning: summarizing an article on apprenticeships
Students read an article about apprenticeships, find the main idea of each paragraph, practice reporting phrases and write their own summary of it.
B1Adults45 minSummary
About this lesson
A B1 writing lesson (summary). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Summary
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Jobs & work
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- apprenticeship, apprentice, qualification, route, debt, vocational training, loyal, deserve
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Find the main idea of each paragraph and separate it from details
- Use reporting phrases: The article looks at…, According to the writer…
- Write a 70–90 word summary of an article about work