The secret party: a family story about Grandpa's surprise
Amy's family plans a surprise party for Grandpa, but he comes home early. Students practice story tenses and linkers, then write a family story.
A2Teens40 minStory
About this lesson
An A2 writing lesson (story). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- A2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Story
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Topic
- Family & friends
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- a surprise party, banner, hide (past: hid), hold your breath, shocked, decorate, Suddenly…, In the end…
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Use the past simple and past continuous to tell a story
- Write a short story about family or friends with Suddenly, Then and In the end