The birthday surprise: a short story about family
Luke and Anna plan a surprise party for Grandma; students study the story's parts, practice the past simple and write a family story.
A1Teens35 minStory
About this lesson
An A1 writing lesson (story). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- A1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Story
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 35 minutes
- Topic
- Family & friends
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- surprise party, seventieth, cousins, balloons, hide (hid), shout, cry
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand the beginning, middle and end of a short story
- Use regular and irregular past simple verbs
- Write a short story about a happy day with family or friends