Speaking: Storytelling & Narrative Skills B1 - Lesson 1: Structuring a Personal Story (Beginning, Middle, End)

B1 Storytelling: The Story Mountain
B1
Story Structure
រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធនៃការនិទានរឿង
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Stop listing facts ("And then..."). Use the "Story Mountain" to make your story exciting.

💬 Scenario: The Wrong Train

"I went to Japan. I got on a train. It was the wrong train. I was scared. I found a police officer. He helped me. It was okay."
(Result: No emotion. No structure.)
1. The Beginning (Context): "It was my first day in Tokyo and the sun was shining. To start with, I was feeling very confident."
2. The Middle (Problem): "However, I fell asleep. Suddenly, I woke up in a quiet village. I realized I was on the wrong train!"
3. The End (Resolution): "In the end, a kind police officer drew me a map. I finally got back to my hotel safely."

The Story Mountain

1. The Beginning សេចក្តីផ្តើម
Set the scene. Answer: Who? Where? When? How did you feel?
Connectors: "At first...", "To start with...", "It all began when..."
2. The Middle (Problem) បញ្ហា
Something changes or goes wrong. This is the interesting part!
Connectors: "Suddenly...", "But then...", "Unexpectedly..."
3. The End (Resolution) ដំណោះស្រាយ
How was the problem fixed? What did you learn?
Connectors: "In the end...", "Finally...", "Looking back..."

Identify the Part

Sentence: "All of a sudden, my phone battery died."

Which part of the story is this?
A. The Beginning
B. The Middle (The Problem)
C. The End

Sentence: "It was a cold rainy morning in London."

Which part of the story is this?
A. The Beginning (Setting the Scene)
B. The Middle
C. The End

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