Стр.78-79 Unit 6 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс
Writing: A story
- A. Work in pairs. Look at these pictures and think of a story that connects them. Then tell the class your story.
- B. Quickly read the story. Is it the same as yours?
A This story happened (1) a long time ago when I was only ten months old.
B It was my first ever Christmas day. My brothers had opened their presents (2) earlier that morning and now they were playing with them. My mum was getting the Christmas dinner ready. Unfortunately, nobody noticed what I was doing!
C What was I doing? Well. I was sitting by the Christmas tree playing on my own. I was holding a tiny light bulb that had fallen from the Christmas tree lights. My brother Neil turned round. He noticed the bulb in my hand. (3) In an instant, he noticed something else. Two bulbs were missing from the tree. Not one … two.
D “Mum! Fiona’s eaten a light bulb!” shouted Neil. At that age, you see, I used to put everything in my mouth. Mum rushed in. She looked at me. She turned white. She ran and got my coat.
E (4) In an instant, my mum and I were leaving for the hospital. (5) Just then, my brothers rushed up. They were smiling and holding two tiny light bulbs. Not one … two!
- C. Find examples of these verb forms in the story.
- past simple for a state or situation in the past
- past continuous for a temporary situation in the past
- past perfect for an event that happened before another event in the past
- used to + infinitive for habitual actions in the past
- D. Read the five stages of a good story. Match them with a paragraph from the story to put them in order.
- Bring the story to a close.
- Attract the readers’ attention.
- Develop the story with further events.
- Introduce the first ‘event’.
- Set the scene.
- E. Use the time phrases in the Language chunks box to complete the gaps in the story. There may be more than one correct answer for each gap.
Time phrases: just then; earlier; a moment later; a long time ago; in an instant
- F. The techniques below make stories more enjoyable to read. Find an example of each technique in the story.
- using direct speech
- speaking directly to the reader
- using short sentences after long ones
- repeating a phrase for effect
- adding suspense at the end of a paragraph
- G. Take a look at these pictures. In pairs, think of a story that could include all the objects and people.
- H. Now write your story. Use the Planner and write between 120 and 180 words.
Planner
Paragraph 1: Attract the readers’ attention.
Paragraph 2: Set the scene.
Paragraph 3: Introduce the first ‘event’.
Paragraph 4: Develop the story with further events.
Paragraph 5: Bring the story to a close.
C.
1) It was my first ever Christmas day.
2) My brothers had opened their presents earlier that morning.
3) In an instant, he noticed something else.
4) My mum was getting the Christmas dinner ready.
5) I used to put everything in my mouth.
D.
1 – E
2 – A
3 – C
4 – B
5 – D
E.
1) A long time ago, this story happened when I was only ten months old.
2) My brothers had opened their presents earlier that morning.
3) Just then, my brothers rushed up.
4) In an instant, my mum and I were leaving for the hospital.
5) A moment later, they were smiling and holding two tiny light bulbs.
F.
1) “Fiona’s eaten a light bulb!”
2) “you see”
3) “My mum rushed in. She looked at me. She turned white.”
4) “Not one … two.”
5) “Two bulbs were missing from the tree. Not one … two.”
H. Sample story
It was a cold winter evening, and I was walking home from school with my little brother. Suddenly, we heard a strange noise behind us. My heart sank, and I felt a chill down my back.
We were passing an old park, and the streetlights were already on. The trees were dark, and there was nobody around. My brother was holding my hand tightly, and we were trying to walk faster.
Just then, a small dog ran out from behind a bench. It was barking loudly and chasing a ball. A moment later, a boy appeared and called it back. We both laughed with relief.
In the end, we got home safely and told our mum about the “terrible danger”. She smiled and said we had simply been frightened by a friendly dog.
