3 What a story!

3 What should be in the news?

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Some people like political news, others like celebrity gossip. What should be
considered news?

Talk with
Talk with your
your
Which are
Which are
With aa partner
With partner make
make classmates about
classmates about
important? Which
important? Which
aa list
list of
of recent
recent news
news
are unimportant?
unimportant?
what should
what should and
and
stories. are shouldn’t be
be
stories. Why? shouldn’t
Why? considered news.
news.
considered
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Narrative
Narrative Tenses
Tenses

Examples
Examples
1. She saw him yesterday. News
News and
and Responses
Responses
Examples
2. They weren’t looking happy. Examples

The
The use
use of
of like
like
3. The man hadn’t come home. Examples
Examples

4. The police had been looking for the robber.

5. We ate there last week.
6. We were talking on the phone.
7. She finished the game.
8. He had been laughing on the phone.
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Narrative Tenses
Tenses

Examples
Examples

1. Did you see the video about the orangutan? News

News and
and Responses
Responses
2. What happened to that guy on the news? Examples
Examples
3. He lived? That’s amazing! The
The use
use of
of like
like
4. What did she do it for? Examples
Examples
5. Apparently, he broke into five houses.
6. He jumped? What a crazy guy!
7. You’re kidding!
8. Then what happened?
9. Actually, nobody knows where he went.
10. I don’t get it. Why did he do that?
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Narrative Tenses
Tenses

Examples
Examples
1. It was, like, really cool. News
News and
and Responses
Responses
Examples
2. So she was, like, I don’t know. Examples

The
The use
use of
of like
like
3. We went to, like, a room upstairs. Examples
Examples

4. It was, like, really strange.

3 Everybody has a story
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We all have experiences which are important to us.

• Interview a partner about an important story in their life.
• Show interest and surprise as they are telling the story.
• Tell the story to the class.

who
who

how
how what
what

Ask content
Ask content
questions
questions

why
why where
where

when
when