Download this free B1–B2 English worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson is based on the story of Max Alexander, a 10-year-old fashion designer from Los Angeles who has already shown clothes at Paris Fashion Week.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary, phrase matching and speaking skills through a real-world topic about fashion, creativity, childhood, talent, school life and pressure. The worksheet is suitable for private English lessons, online classes, classroom teaching, homework and discussion practice.
The article explains Max Alexander’s story in clear, accessible English. Students read that he started designing when he was four, still goes to school like other children and has been filmed for a documentary about his life. The text also introduces sustainable fashion and explains that some of his designs use unusual materials, such as coffee bean sacks.
This worksheet helps B1–B2 learners discuss talent, childhood and success. Students talk about what they enjoyed doing when they were 10, whether they had a special skill as a child, whether parents should push children to practise a talent, and when support becomes too much pressure.
The PDF includes a B1–B2 reading text, True / False questions, Phrase Match, Synonym Match, a task where students use new language, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners build useful vocabulary for talking about fashion, documentaries, childhood, creative work, support, pressure and young people making their own choices.
Level: B1–B2
Date: 17 June 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, fashion, childhood, talent, creativity and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- a B1–B2 reading text about a 10-year-old fashion designer
- True / False comprehension questions
- Phrase Match practice with useful expressions
- Synonym Match vocabulary practice
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet includes useful phrases such as getting attention, Paris Fashion Week, started designing, goes to school, sustainable fashion, unusual materials, normal school days, special skill, make their own choices and too much pressure. It also practises vocabulary such as designer, clothes, colourful, cares, unusual, documentary, childhood, talent, support and pressure.
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