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My best friend Zoe: describing personality

A teen describes her best friend's personality with examples. Students practice adjectives with very, a bit and but, then describe someone they know.

A1Teens30 minDescription

About this lesson

An A1 writing lesson (description). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.

Level
A1
Skill
Writing
Type
Description
Students
Teens
Time
About 30 minutes
Topic
Personality
Activities
Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Matching, Multiple choice, Word order
Key words
funny, kind, hard-working, messy, quiet, shy
Access
Premium

By the end, students can

  • Understand personality adjectives and the examples that show them
  • Use very, a bit and but to describe people
  • Write a description of 60–80 words of a friend or family member