“Wheel to Wheel” Short Story

Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 12 December 2023 > Ready to Use


This B1-level short story was written by an American teenager. It would fit in well with a theme on the Paralympics. Activities include comprehension, written expression and practise of “used to” and comparatives and superlatives.

Vocabulary and structures

  • preterite
  • would (past habit and conditional)
  • past perfect
  • used to
  • comparatives and superlatives
  • sports (athletics)

This would be a great introductory activity before having pupils participate in our creative-writing competition on the theme  of sport.



Webpicks Useful websites and online tools for classroom use
> Paralympics: Yes We Can
> Jesse Owens Webpicks
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