B2
Vivid Storytelling
ការនិទានរឿងបែបពិពណ៌នា
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:
Move from "telling" to "showing". Use strong verbs and sensory details.
😴 Boring (B1 Style)
Narrator
"The man walked into the room. It was cold. He was tired. He said he was hungry."
✨ Vivid (B2 Style)
Narrator
"The exhausted man stumbled into the freezing room. A bitter wind howled through the window. 'I'm starving,' he whispered."
The Storyteller's Toolkit
Tool 1: Strong Verbs
Replace weak verbs (walk, say, look) with action verbs.
- Walk → Stumble, Race, Creep
- Say → Whisper, Shout, Mumble
- Look → Gaze, Stare, Glare
Tool 2: Sensory Details
Describe what you hear, see, smell, and feel.
- Sound: "The buzzing of a fly."
- Smell: "The smell of wet stone."
- Touch: "The coffee was too hot to hold."
Tool 3: Specific Adjectives
Avoid "very". Use one stronger word.
- Very big → Enormous, Massive
- Very tired → Exhausted, Drained
- Very good → Delicious, Brilliant
Level Up the Sentence
Original: "The food was good."
Choose the most VIVID version:
A. The food was really nice.
B. The food was very good.
C. The food was delicious, and the smell of garlic filled the air.
Original: "The crowd was loud."
Choose the most VIVID version:
A. The crowd was noisy.
B. The roar of the crowd was deafening.
C. The crowd cheered a lot.