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WRITING A story “HERO for a day”

WRITING

1 Look at the photo and the title of Ellen’s story. What do you think happened?

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2 Read Ellen’s story. What do you think of the title for her story? Can you think of a better title?

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3 Read the Prepare to write box.

Then read Ellen’s story again and put events a - e in order.

Decide which events belong to the beginning, middle and end of the story.

a Ellen saw the pickpocket.

b The police caught the pickpocket.

c Ellen got off the coach.

d The story appeared on the internet.

e The coach left school.

PREPARE TO WRITE

A story (1)

When you write a story:

• make sure there is a beginning, middle and end
• give the story an interesting title
• use verbs in the past simple and past continuous
• use adjectives and adverbs to make your story interesting.

The order is e , c , ( beginning );

a , b , ( middle );

d ( end ).

WRITING

4 Look at Ellen’s story again. How many verbs can you find in the

past simple and past continuous ?

Past simple : went, left, took, arrived, noticed, realised,

shouted, heard, looked, started, were, ran, caught, was

Past continuous : was feeling, was getting, was standing,

was happening, was trying, was talking

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5 Look at the highlighted words in Ellen’s story. Which are adjectives and which are adverbs?

adjectives :

adverbs :

exhausted,

early (first example),

early (second example)

suddenly,

immediately,

luckily,

soon

WRITING

6 You are going to write a story which must begin with the sentence “While I was closing my curtains one night, I noticed something unusual” . Plan the events in your story. Use the questions to help you.

• Where does the story take place?
• What happens at the beginning? What did you notice?
• What are the main events?
• What happens in the end?

7 Compare your ideas with a partner. Can you improve your plan?

WRITING

8 Write your story.

False alarm!

While I was closing my curtains one night, I noticed something unusual . A man was standing in the street. He was looking at the building opposite. Suddenly he jumped onto a wall outside the house and then he climbed through an open window. Immediately , I called the police. “Please come quickly ”, I said, “I think he’s a burglar”. Two minutes later, the police arrived and arrested him. Next day a police officer came to my house. “Thank you for calling us”, she said. “ Fortunately he wasn’t a burglar. He was trying to get into his house. He left his keys and his phone inside”.

• Begin the story with the sentence in Exercise 6 .
• Use the tips in the Prepare to write box.
• Write about 100 words.
• Remember to check your spelling and grammar.

Write your story

The lesson is over!

Good bye!

Презентация составлена на основе материалов учебника Prepare 4. Second Edition. Level B1 / James Styring, Nicolas Tims. Издательство Cambridge University Press, 2022