Reading: Reading for Detail: B1 Lesson 2: Following the Plot and Sequence of Events in Narratives

Interactive English Lesson: Reading B1
Reading B1
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Following the Plot

តាមដានសាច់រឿង និងលំដាប់លំដោយ

To understand a story, pay attention to Sequence Words. They tell you the order of events!

ដើម្បីយល់សាច់រឿង ត្រូវយកចិត្តទុកដាក់លើពាក្យប្រាប់លំដាប់លំដោយ។ វាប្រាប់អ្នកពីអ្វីដែលកើតឡើងមុន និងក្រោយ!
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Sequence Words

ពាក្យប្រាប់លំដាប់លំដោយមូលដ្ឋាន
Adverb First /fɜːrst/ ដំបូង
Adverb Next /nɛkst/ បន្ទាប់មក
Adverb Then /ðɛn/ បន្ទាប់មកទៀត / បន្ទាប់ពីនោះ
Adverb Finally /ˈfaɪnəli/ ចុងក្រោយ / ជាចុងក្រោយ
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Sudden Events

ហេតុការណ៍កើតឡើងភ្លាមៗ មិនដឹងខ្លួន
Adverb Suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ ភ្លាមៗនោះ / ស្រាប់តែ
Phrase Out of nowhere /aʊt ʌv ˈnoʊwɛər/ ដោយមិនដឹងខ្លួន / លេចចេញមកភ្លាមៗ
Phrase All of a sudden /ɔːl ʌv ə ˈsʌdən/ ភ្លាមៗនោះតែម្តង
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Parallel & Past

ហេតុការណ៍ទន្ទឹមគ្នា និងអតីតកាល (Flashbacks)
Adverb Meanwhile /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ ទន្ទឹមនឹងនោះ / ខណៈពេលនោះ
Phrase At the same time /æt ðə seɪm taɪm/ ក្នុងពេលតែមួយ
Adverb Previously /ˈpriːviəsli/ កាលពីមុន / មុននេះ
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Story Time

អានសាច់រឿងខាងក្រោម
First, Dara packed his bag for a trip to Kampot. Then, he went to the bus station. Suddenly, it started to rain heavily. Meanwhile, his friend was waiting for him at the coffee shop. Finally, the bus arrived, and they left together.
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Then vs. Than

(ប្រយ័ត្នច្រឡំ! ពាក្យទាំងពីរនេះសរសេរស្រដៀងគ្នា តែប្រើខុសគ្នាស្រឡះ។)
THEN (បន្ទាប់មក) = Sequence / Time
Ex: We ate dinner, then we slept.
THAN (ជាង) = Comparing things
Ex: He is taller than me.

Story Sequence movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to follow the plot of a story using sequence words!

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង
Identify the Sequence Word
"We went to the market, and ___ we cooked dinner."
(ពួកយើងទៅផ្សារ ហើយបន្ទាប់មកយើងធ្វើម្ហូប។)
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Read the Story
"First, she woke up. Then, she made coffee. Suddenly, the phone rang. Finally, she left the house."
What happened before she made coffee?
(តើមានអ្វីកើតឡើងមុនពេលនាងឆុងកាហ្វេ?)
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Fill in the blank
We were eating. ___ , the lights went out!
(ពួកយើងកំពុងញ៉ាំអាហារ។ ស្រាប់តែ ភ្លើងក៏ដាច់!)
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Parallel Events
Dara was studying. ___ , his brother was playing games.
(តើពាក្យមួយណាមានន័យថា "ទន្ទឹមនឹងនោះ"?)
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Which sentence is CORRECT?
(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)
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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between "Meanwhile" and "At the same time"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Great question! They mean almost the exact same thing (ទន្ទឹមនឹងនោះ / ក្នុងពេលតែមួយ). However, "Meanwhile" is often used at the beginning of a new sentence to connect two different scenes in a story! auto_stories

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