Essay Planner-Story

Start a story
It all began…
When I first…
At the beginning…
It was a hot/cold summer/winter day.

Time phrases Creating suspense

Then
Suddenly
After that
All of a sudden
Not long aftewards
Without warning
As soon as
Just at that moment
While
Unexpectedly
Meanwhile
Out of the blue
As
Out of nowhere
Some time later
Right away

Direct speech Finishing your story

«I’m coming with you,» she said. In the end
She said, «I’m coming with you.» Finally
«Do you like it?» he asked. When it was all over
«Don’t do it!» he screamed. Eventually
After everything that
happened
Luckily

Verb tenses
Past simple (-ed/irregular form)
Past continuous
Past perfect