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Saturdays at the animal shelter: a teen's blog post

Luke blogs about helping at an animal shelter and his favorite dog, Rocky. Students practice and, but, so and because, then blog about an animal.

A1Teens30 minBlog postFree

About this lesson

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

Level
A1
Skill
Writing
Type
Blog post
Students
Teens
Time
About 30 minutes
Topic
Animals
Activities
Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
Key words
animal shelter, volunteer, clean the cages, take a dog for a walk, shy, leave a comment
Access
Free

By the end, students can

  • Understand the parts of a short personal blog post
  • Join ideas with and, but, so and because
  • Write a blog post of 50–70 words about an animal