Grammar Through Stories
Five stories — a stolen laptop, a broken time machine, a rumour, a fortune teller, a game show — each hiding one piece of grammar
Who it's for
Written for B1 (intermediate) students who handle everyday English and are ready for longer answers.
Grammar taught inside short stories, at A2 and B1. More Grammar & Fluency lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act out4 of 5 lessons
- An answer framework to structure what they say2 of 5 lessons
Lessons
- The Missing LaptopA laptop disappears from a locked office. Question the suspects and find the one who is lying.1 hr 4 minFree
- The Time Traveller's MistakeOne small touch in 1998 changes everything. Repair the timeline and decide what you would change.1 hrOutline
- Office GossipOne sentence travels through six people and comes back unrecognisable. Follow the rumour and repair it.57 minOutline
- The Fortune TellerA man who believes in nothing pays ten euros for his future. Then it starts coming true.1 hr 3 minOutline
- Two Truths and a LieA game show where every contestant tells three stories and only one is false. Can you spot it?1 hr 4 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 57 to 64 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "The Missing Laptop": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Grammar Through Stories with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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