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Tell Us a Story
Invent a story which includes at least THREE of the following:
AN EARTHQUAKE A GUN $10,000 IN CASH A POLICEMAN
A FALSE PASSPORT A DIAMOND PLANE TICKETS A STOLEN CAR
A ROBBERY A MAN CALLED JAMES A WOMAN CALLED ANN
Discuss the questions in groups and write your ideas in the box. Then write
the complete story in pairs, using and, so, because, but and then.
WRITE YOUR IDEAS HERE
1 Why was Dave late home from work?
How did he feel? Why?



2 How did his wife Kate feel? Why?
What did she do?



3 What two things did Dave do when
he got home?



4 Dave went into the bedroom and
telephoned someone. Who was it?
What did they say


5 How did Dave feel after the phone
call? What did he decide to do? Why?



6 What did he have in his briefcase?
What did he do with it/them?



7 Kate walked into the bedroom.
Why was she angry?



8 What did Dave say to her? Did
she believe him? Why (not)?



9 Somebody knocked at the front door.
Who was it? What did he/she do or say?



10 Dave left with the person at the door.
Where did they go? Why?



11 How did Kate feel after Dave left?
Who did she telephone? Why?



12 What happened at the end of the story?






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Tell Us a Story

This writing activity helps you to teach the past simple and linking words. Before class, make
one copy of the worksheet for each student.

Procedure

Put students into pairs.

Give each student a copy of the worksheet and tell them that they are going to invent a
story.

Students must include at least three of the items, events or people at the top of the
worksheet in their story.

The questions in the worksheet provide a framework for the story.

Students discuss each question in turn and write their ideas in the appropriate box.
Encourage them to write notes rather than complete sentences.

When they have made notes for all the questions, students write their story in pairs.

Encourage them to use the linkers (and, because, but, so, then) when writing their story.
Students can put their stories up round the classroom and vote on which they like the most.


















Written by Amanda Goodman for Teach-This.com 20I3