 Stories can be written in:

 First person: I / WE
 Third person: HE/ SHE /THEY

 The story must consist of:

TITLE
Here you set the scene: describe the place, time and
INTRODUCTION the characters. (We ask when? Where? Who?) You do not
describe events

Here you develop the story. The events are in the

MAIN BODY order they happened. (What happened?)

Here you have the end of the story and you describe
feelings, comments and reactions. (How the problem
CONCLUSION was solved).

 Tenses

 PAST SIMPLE: To talk about MAIN EVENTS or MAIN ACTIONS.

 PAST CONTINUOUS: To talk about an ACTION IN PROGRESS.

 Connectors

USE CONNECTORS

To show time After that – later

To show sequence First – Firstly – Next– Then – Finally

To add more points And- Also

To show contrast But -

 Read the following statements and say which section they belong to
(INTRODUCTION – MAIN BODY – CONCLUSION)

1. It helps the reader imagine the story. _________________________

2. It must be interesting so that the reader continues reading. ________________________
3. Tension increases. _________________________
4. You describe the background of the story. _________________________
5. You develop the story. _________________________
6. You learn when the story occurs. _________________________
 7. You learn where the story takes place. _________________________
8. You learn who the main character of the story is. _________________________
9. You present the events in the correct order. _________________________
10. You tell what happens at the end of the story. _________________________

REMEMBER TO:
 WRITE THE EVENTS IN THE ORDER THEY HAPPENED
 USE CONNECTORS TO LINK IDEAS
 INCLUDE AS MUCH VOCABULARY AS POSSIBLE
 DIVIDE THE STORY IN 3 PARAGRAPHS

ACTIVITY 1: Look at the pictures and answer the following questions:

1) Where did the friends go?

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2) What was the weather like?
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3) What happened to Richard?
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 4) What did his friend do to help him?
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5) How did the story end?
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ACTIVITY 2: Decide if each statement belongs to the INTRODUCTION – MAIN BODY –

CONCLUSION:

A) A monster appeared and took the girl.

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B) It started to rain. ________
C) The boy slipped. ________
D) The boy was in a pit. ________
E) The boy went for a rain coat. ________
F) The girl found her friend. ________
G) The girl looked for her friend. ________
H) They packed everything to go on their
trip. ________
I) They went to the mountains. ________
J) Two friends decided to go camping.
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