Plan for retelling

I. Introduction
I am going (I want, I would like)
- to retell a (funny, humorous…) story, a text, a fable, a chapter from the book…, written by a
famous (popular, well-known) English / American / French / Russian author…
- to retell a Russian, English… fairy-tale. Fairy-tale often have no authors, because they were
written long-long ago by simple folk, and were retold by word of mouth from father to son.
The title of it is …
The title helps me to understand what the text is about (who the main character(s) is (are), the
plot, the idea, the message of the text).
II. Main part
 This text is about … (is about how) – try to say it in one sentence.
 The story is set (develops) in the forest, in the street, at school, at home, in a fairy land…
 It takes place in winter, in the evening, at night, during some days…
 In fact there is one main character in the story (there are two … main characters); name
them – It is… they are…
 There are also minor characters who help(ed) me to understand the story (the plot, the
main idea) better- name the minor characters.
 Then you retell the story, without details. You speak only about important facts and deeds
of the main characters:
 After your retelling, you speak about the main characters:
(appearance, age, traits of character with examples)
 As I have understood the author teaches us (the reader)
to find a way out of any difficulty
to be diligent and hard-working
to be attentive at the lessons
to be kind and friendly
to help people in trouble
to always keep your word or promise
to tell the truth
to tell right from wrong
to love our native land
to be helpful to grown-ups (parents, friends, teachers, people in need)
to be tolerant
not to be idle or lazy
never to deceive anyone
not to tell a lie
never to do harm to nature or animals
not to pollute (nature, forests, parks…)
not to throw litter in the street
not to boast
not to play jokes on people
not to laugh at those who are weaker
and so on…
III. Personal Appreciation
- I like the story, book, text because
- The story is interesting …, instructive…, funny…, true to life… .
Taking into consideration the fact that — Принимая во внимание тот факт, что
The message of the article is that /The main idea of the article is — Основная идея статьи
(послание автора)
In addition… / Furthermore… — Кроме того
On the one hand…, but on the other hand … — С одной стороны …, но с другой стороны
…
Back to our main topic… — Вернемся к нашей основной теме
To come back to what I was saying… — Чтобы вернуться к тому, что я говорил
In conclusion I’d like to … — В заключение я хотел бы …
From my point of view … — С моей точки зрения …
As far as I am able to judge… — Насколько я могу судить.
My own attitude to this article is … — Мое личное отношение к
I fully agree with / I don’t agree with — Я полностью согласен с/ Я не согласен с
It is hard to predict the course of events in future, but there is some evidence of the
improvement of this situation. — Трудно предсказать ход событий в будущем, но есть
некоторые свидетельства улучшения.
I have found the article dull / important / interesting /of great value — Я нахожу статью
скучной / важной/ интересной/ имеющую большое значение (ценность)