The talent show: writing a story that shows feelings
Hannah freezes on stage until her best friend helps her. Students learn to show feelings, not just name them, and write a story of their own.
B1Teens45 minStory
About this lesson
A B1 writing lesson (story). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Story
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Feelings
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- shaking, announce, swallow, a deep breath, shaky, applause, relieved, just in case
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Show a character's feelings through actions and details
- Write a story with narrative tenses, a problem and a turning point