The understudy: writing a story set in the theater
A teenage understudy must replace a star actor at an hour's notice. Students analyze narrative techniques and vivid verbs, then write a competition story.
B2Teens50 minStory
About this lesson
A B2 writing lesson (story). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Story
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Movies, books & the arts
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- understudy, the wings, spotlight, your mind goes blank, pound, applause, curtain, backstage
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Recognize techniques that create tension and interest in a story
- Use vivid verbs, participle clauses and narrative tenses
- Write a 180–220 word story that begins with a given sentence