7 AN EPIC JOURNEY 1 ft was a hot summer's day when my companions and | boarded the small, old boat. Where did you begin your journey? Where were you heading? Why had you decided to go.on such a journey? 2 As we set off on our epic journey, we chatted and laughed Who were you travelling with? Why were you together on the journey? How well id you know each other? 3. We travelled light, taking few things with us ‘What things did you take with you?, Why had you decided to take these things? 4 After the first few days, the landscape or seascape oround us, and the weather, began to change What had the weather been like when you began your journey? How did the weather and landscape or seascape change as your journey continued? 5. Unexpectedly, we came across strangers Who did you meet on the way? ‘What did they want and what did they say? ‘What happened as a result of your meeting? © We faced great hardship aboord the boat, and had a difficult choice to make. What hardship did you face? ‘What had happened to cause this hardship? What did you choose to do? 7 We continued on as best we could despite everything Where did you continue on to? What problems were you facing now? How did you feel? 8 Inthe end, just as were losing hope, something remarkable happened What happened? How did the story of your epic journey end? ‘© National Geographic Leaning apart of Cengage Learning COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVES 259