A Picnic After Work
A three-page A1 longer-reading lesson about a picnic after work. Includes vocabulary matching, a numbered article, comprehension questions, discussion and an opinion-writing task.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Vocabulary matching before reading
- Numbered reading text with key vocabulary in bold
- Comprehension, discussion and homework writing
- Teacher answer key on page 3
Read a short A1 story about Sam's Friday picnic, a quieter park spot and cleaning up afterwards. Practise simple full-sentence answers before speaking and writing.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Keep the page-3 key separate. Use the meeting friends outdoors warm-up, then match visit, early, busy, choose, helpful and enjoy on page 1.
- Read the three numbered paragraphs together, checking who and where before asking learners to find details independently.
- Locate Friday after work, juice and sandwiches, the park worker and the rubbish bin in the four comprehension answers.
- Use the picnic discussion to plan the 60–80-word invitation, including where and when to meet and what to bring.
Support and extension
Support with Please come to… Bring… Allow oral rehearsal before writing and accept accurate paraphrases of the key. Extend by asking pairs to have a partner check whether the invitation contains all meeting details.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
