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Highlighted skills:
Speaking/Storytelling (live class) and Listening (before and after the lesson)
Language focus:
Vocabulary: idiomatic expressions for describing emotions
Functional language: sequencing a story
When was the last time you laughed your head off?
Do you know anyone who is a pain in the neck?
When was the last time you felt as pleased as Punch?
Have you ever been down in the dumps?
What would make you hit the roof?
To give the
background
Sequencing the
story
Adding an exciting ...when suddenly
or funny twist to
the story
Concluding the
story
English Online | www.britishcouncil.org
Language focus - Work with a partner and put the
phrases in the table
....when suddenly Did I tell you about...
So And then, in the end
After a while To make matters worse
Afterwards: aftr that Eventually
Well...It all started when And if this wasn’t enough...
Anyway You’ll never guess what happened to me yesterday.
Well
https://www.thoughtco.com/telling-stories-sequencing-
your-ideas-1210770