Introduction
Writing is a creative process. We have to think how to tell a story to make it sound real. Here you will find different tools and resorces to help you be a good story teller. Enjoy!
To introduce the topic, we read a short story from the coursebook “Gold experience” about a teenager who wants to discover his talent and takes up a Turkish language course. After reading the story you have to identify the main character, the setting and topic. Then, orally, you should say in your own words what the story is about. Finally, pay attention to the order in which the story is told and try to state the 3 parts of this genre; introduction, conflict and the end. After doing so, look at the verbs used in the story (past simple and continuous). Together we think about their use and write them on the board. Now, give examples using these tenses.
Task
Write a story of about 120 words (real or invented) using Past simple and continuous. Remember to include the 3 parts of a story: introduction, conflict and resolution. It's important to use adjectives to make the story more interesting and connectors.
Process
We will go through different useful tools to help you write a story.
Information source:
Uses of the Past simple and the Past continuous
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/verbs/past-tense (Here you will read about the uses of these tenses)
Let’s try, play and learn!
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/perfectpast/past%20progressive%20vs.%20past%20simple%20betting.html (Enjoy these games! Remember that playing is a great way to learn)
Listen to a real story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnloKzEAX7o (Real story told on BBC News about a girl called Malala)
Connectors you can use in your story
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/sequence/seq1.pdf (practise sequencing to organize your ideas when writing a sory)
Evaluation
Your final tasks will be evaluated in terms of accuracy (use of the tenses) and organization (connectors and layout) as well as creativity. The idea is that you implement what you have learnt during these lessons.