Hobby review: a weekend spoon-carving course for beginners
A witty, balanced review of a weekend woodcraft retreat; students explore evaluative language and review a hobby course or club.
C1Adults55 minReview
About this lesson
A C1 writing lesson (review). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Review
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Hobbies & free time
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- retreat, craft, offcut, lopsided, unhurried, absorbing, drawback, quibble
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Write a balanced, engaging review with vivid detail and a clear verdict
- Use sophisticated evaluative language and concession
- Adapt tone and humor to a general readership