3 A STORY REMEMBER! ‘+ Think of a story which matches the topic, title, opening line or closing line that you have been given. ‘+ Plan the story using the formula: exposition » conflict » climax * resolution, ‘+ Write your story using a variety of past forms and participle clauses. ‘© Use direct speech to make the story dramatic. ‘+ Use a variety of vocabulary, including idioms, phrasal verbs and adverb / adjective collocations. ‘Read your story through to check whether it tells the story clearly and engages the reader. PREPARE! PART 1 Identifying the structure of the story Read the descriptions of the four parts of a short story (1-4). Then match the descriptions to the extracts (a-h). 1 the exposition, in which we set the scene 2 the conflict, in which we introduce a problem into the story 3 the climax, In which the conflict, dramatically, comes to a head 4 the resolution, in which we find out what happens in the end ‘@. Smethurst was pointing a gun at the deer, with an evil grin on his face, about to fire. = b Itwas a cold, dark winter's night. —4 € The storm vanished almost as quickly as it had appeared and we never experienced anything like it again, —___ After climbing up the mountain for five hours, we suddenly realised that we had left behind ‘the bag with all our overnight supplies. a € The events of this story unfolded while we were travelling back from a festival one day in early September. —__ 1 Fortunately, the police arrived at this point and the officers were able to rescue the cat from the roof. =a @ Susie slipped and fell to the ground with a crack. In pain, she called for help, but there was nobody around. —__ hh Itwas then that she realised that they had all been lying to her the whole time. There was simply no escape, PART 2 Using a variety of past forms Put the short story in the correct order. Write which of the four parts is the exposition, the conffict, the climax and the resolution. A _______ Sucenly, | realised that the man behind the newspaper was staring at me angrily | took no notice and kept eating. ‘How dare you?’ | thought. 'I can sit anywhere I like: B _____When 1 got to the station, | found out that my train had been delayed, so, freezing cold and starving hungry, | decided to get something to eat from the station shop. | bought a coffee and a couple of bags of crisps, and looked for somewhere to sit ¢ _____ Anyway, shortly afterwards, the train finally arrived and | heaved my bag on board and sat down in the carriage. When | opened my bag, | saw two bags of crisps, unopened, on top of my clothes. twas then that I realised | had been eating the man's crisps. At the same time, | could see him boarding the train, heading my way. | had no idea what to say. | had never felt so embarrassed in my life. D ___ Hidden by his newspaper, a man was sitting on his own at a table in the corner, He ignored me as | approached. Feeling angry, | spoke in an icy voice. “Excuse me | said. Is this seat free?’ Before he could answer, | had placed my heavy bag and my bags of crisps on the chai, and headed back to the counter to pick up my coffee. | wasn’t going to take ‘no’ for an answer, Soon, | was sitting at the table, eating my way through two bags of crisps and checking my messages. | had told my brother | would get to Widnes Station before five o'clock. There was no way | was going to be there on time. 10 Outcomes Writing and Vocabulary Booklet * Writing * 3 ca) al iNow complete the table of past narrative forms with the examples underlined in the story. Write why we use each form. Finally, complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verbs in brackets. | Past simple Past continuous |Past perfect _| Past perfect Past perfect Future in the | passive continuous: past ignored | Acompleted action in the past. | couldn't find my glasses anywhere, Eventually, | realised | We were staying (stay) at a campsite near the coast when the hurricane blew in. Although he (visit) Monmouth many times before, this was the first time since the accident. We wanted to play tennis last weekend, but it tumed so grey that clearly it _____ rain). (sit) on them throughout the entire journey. Derek (walk) out of the flat the moment Jill turned up. It was as if he ____ (wait) for her to arrive just 50 that he could make a grand gesture. Nobody knew what to say. 6 I told Annie |______ (buy) her @ present in New York, but I forgot. She was so disappointed. 7 Everyone (giv¢) lifejackets before the boat trip begun, but nobody knew how to put them on. PART 3 Using participle clauses We can use participle clauses to make a story interesting. Read the rules of form and use. Form | Participle clauses can be formed with the present participle (ing form of the verb) or past participle | (third form of the verb). Participle clauses with past participles have a passive meaning. Meaning | Participle clauses give information about con: , reason, result or time. anduse | Hidden by his newspaper, a man was sitting on his own at a table in the corner. = TIME - the man was sitting on his own and he was hidden at the same time Feeling angry, I spoke in an icy voice. = RESULT - the narrator spoke in an icy voice because he was feeling angry Rewrite the sentences with participle clauses. 1. John was feeling tired. He went straight to bed. 4 | was hoping for a miracle. | started the race. ing tired, John went straight t 2 The toy was broken. It was of no use to anybody. 5 | was lost for words. All| could do was stare. 3 We didn’t know what time it was, so we kept walking. 6 If we give her time, Molly will probably forgive us. PART 4 Using direct speech We can use direct speech to make a story more dramatic. Look at the examples: ‘Excuse me! Is this seat free?’ | said in an angry voice. Looking angry, | said, ‘Excuse me! Is this seat free?" Use the prompts to write direct speech in three different ways in your notebook. 1 Can you help me? / I'm looking for the station. / | asked / calm(ly) 2. Come here! /I've been looking for you everywhere. / she shouted / furious(y) Outcomes Writing and Vocabulary Booklet + Writing + 3. 11PART 5 Using adverb / adjective collocations ‘Match the sentence halves to make adverb / adjective collocations. 1 Itwas freezing. a hungry all day. 2 Iwas starving b hard in the sun. 3 We were soaking dry. 4 Itwas boiling d cold at night. 5 Itwas bone e wet. 6 Itwas rock f hot outside. PERFORM! Read the task. You have been asked to produce the following as part of your writer's workshop course: White o short story which ends with the line ‘| had never felt so embarrassed in my life. It can be a true or an Imaginary story. Now plan and write your story. Write 220-280 words. Make sure you include the points below. the four parts of a short story: exposition + conflict » climax * resolution a varlety of past forms + sentences with participle clauses ‘+ direct speech adverb / adjective collocations 12. Outcomes Writing and Vocabulary Booklet * Writing + 3