Стр.WB4 Writing Bank 4 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 5 класс

You’re studying in England. The college magazine has asked its readers to send in stories entitled A Day to remember. Write a story of 120–200 words with this title.

1. Read the rubric and find the key words, then answer the questions.

   A travel magazine has asked its readers to send in stories about a travel experience. Write a story of 120–180 words to send to the magazine.

   1. Who is going to read your story?
   2. Who should your story be about?
      A) a friend of yours
      B) yourself
   3. What should the story be about?
      A) your daily routine
      B) childhood memories
      C) an experience away from home

2. Read the story below and answer the questions.

   1. What’s the weather like when the story starts?
   2. Where does the story take place — indoors or outside?
   3. What problems do the people in the story have?
   4. What happens in the end?

   1 Johnny and Brenda began climbing the mountain on a fine morning. It was the first day of their holiday and they wanted to get a spectacular view of the sea.

   2 They walked for four hours, then, just before they got to the top, clouds and thick fog appeared. Suddenly it was hard to know whether or not they were walking towards the sea. They sat down, ate their lunch and waited for the weather to get better, but it got colder and the fog got thicker. Then it started to rain.

   3 They walked for hours without seeing anyone or any buildings. It got dark. They tried to ring the hotel but there was no mobile phone signal. Finally they came to an empty old cottage with no door. It was cold but at least they were out of the rain.

   4 They spent all night there. When it got light, they were amazed to see the hotel at the end of the cottage’s garden. They felt relieved.

3. Read the story again. Which paragraph(s):

   • present(s) the events;
   • set the scene;
   • end(s) the story;
   • contain(s) the characters’ feelings?

4. Number the events in the order in which they happen. Then use the list to retell the story in the first person (I…).

   1. The weather changed.
   2. They stopped and ate.
   3. They found a cottage to spend the night in.
   4. They waited up the mountain.
   5. They tried to use their phones but they didn’t work.
   6. They realised they were close to their hotel.

5. Read the extracts below and complete the gaps with the linking words and phrases.

   a) At first, and, As soon as, then, Suddenly, before, As

   1) ______ I arrived at the supermarket I got a trolley and started doing my shopping. It took me about an hour 2) ______ I reached the till. 3) ______ two men entered and ran towards the cashier. 4) ______ I thought they were some friends of hers but 5) ______ I realised they were robbers. They asked us to get down on the ground and asked the cashier to give them the money she had. 6) ______ the cashier was putting the money in a bag we heard a police siren. The men panicked, dropped the bag 7) ______ ran towards the exit. The police officers arrested them and took them to the police station.

   b) but, then, As, Suddenly, so, At first, For a few minutes

   1) ______ I was driving home, it started to snow. The road became dangerous. 2) ______ a deer ran out of the forest and into the road. I was too late to change the direction of the car, 3) ______ we hit it. I stopped the car and got out. The deer lay in the road. 4) ______ I thought it was dead, 5) ______ it opened its eyes. 6) ______ it stood still, 7) ______ it walked back into the forest.

6. a) To make stories more interesting, you can use the following adjectives and adverbs instead of words we use a lot. Copy the table and put them in the right box, as in the example.

   b) Replace the words in bold in the extract below with suitable ones from the grid above.

   I used a 1) big knife to chop up some lettuce for the barbecue. I did it too fast and gave myself a 2) bad cut on the finger. It was 3) very painful. I went upstairs and showed it to my wife. She bandaged it up 4) well. Of course, it didn’t look very 5) nice but it was possible to cook. Then we heard a sound from the kitchen. We came downstairs and saw a 6) small dog on the kitchen table. The barbecue meat was gone.

7. You are studying in England. Your teacher is collecting stories about an experience of yours. Write a story of 120–200 words with the title An unforgettable journey.