The missing ingredient: a short story about a family recipe
Chloe tries to recreate her grandmother's unwritten bread recipe; students study literary techniques and write a story where food carries memory.
C2Adults60 minStory
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (story). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Story
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Food & drink
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- came out… looking exactly like…, the way a… can…, as if the answer were written there, She resisted the urge to…, drawn by, a shade too…, to steady herself, without a word
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Recognize literary techniques that create atmosphere and emotion in a short story
- Show emotion through action, sensory detail and original comparison
- Write a 350–400 word short story in which food carries a memory