how to narrate different events in English:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxTys2C4t68

Your turn! Listen to this presentation about how to convey past events. The first
step to tell a story is to link your ideas together. Once you sequence them it is easy for you to put
everything in words.
1. Find the words or phrases that are supposed to be used when telling a story:
BEGINNING __________________________________________________________________
CONTINUING _________________________________________________________________
INTERRUPTIONS ______________________________________________________________
ENDINGS _____________________________________________________________________
2. What tenses are used in order to tell a story, and to what effect?
______________________________________________________________________________
 Homework
Fill in the blanks with the right sequence words (multiple options may be valid):
1________, I visited Chicago to attend a business conference. _2______________, I decided to visit
the Art Institute of Chicago. _3__________, my flight was delayed. __4_________, the airline lost my
luggage, so I had to wait for two hours at the airport while they tracked it down. _5________, the
luggage had been set aside and forgotten.
__6________ they foung my luggage, I found a taxi and rode into town. ___7_____the ride into town,
the driver told me about his last visit to the Art Institute. __8______I had arrived safely, everything
began to go smoothly. The business conference was very interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed my visit
to the institute. 9__________, I caught my flight back to Seattle.
_10_________, everything went smoothly. I arrived home just in time to kiss my daughter good night.

TENSES USE EXAMPLES

Your turn! Practice the past tense forms of the most frequently used irregular verbs
at: https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/fce_vocabulary.php
  http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/FCE/fce_vocabulary/easy_irregular_verbs_1.php

 http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/FCE/fce_vocabulary/advanced_irregular_verbs_1.php

HOW TO USE THE SIMPLE PAST, USED TO, AND WOULD FOR TALKING ABOUT
SINGLE AND REPEATED PAST EVENTS IN ENGLISH:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZje3jrq61E

Your turn!
1. Use the example sentences in the video and make up your own examples for each usage.