Grammar: A1 - 🔄 Review & Consolidation (A1) - Activity: Building Simple Stories

✨ Activity: Building Simple Stories

Welcome to our final A1 review activity! Today, you will use all your grammar skills to build a simple story¹.

A story describes a series of events². A simple story needs a beginning, a middle, and an end. Let's look at the parts.

The Parts of a Simple Story

1. The Setting³: WHO is in the story, and WHERE and WHEN does it happen?
2. The Action: WHAT happens? What do the characters⁴ do?
3. The End: How does the story finish? How does a character feel?

An Example Story

Read this short story about a tourist in Kampot. Notice the different parts.

(Setting) Yesterday was a sunny day. A tourist named Maria was at the riverside in Kampot. (Action) She rented a bicycle and rode to a small cafe. She bought a coffee and a croissant. (End) The coffee was delicious. Maria was very happy.

Note: This story uses the past tense (was, rented, rode), which we will learn about in future lessons!

Your Turn: Build a Story from "Pictures"

Imagine you are looking at three pictures. Write one or two sentences for each picture to create a short story about a girl named Srey Leak.

Picture 1: Srey Leak is at the market in the morning. She is looking at some fresh mangoes.

Picture 2: Srey Leak buys three mangoes. She talks to the seller, who is a friendly old woman.

Picture 3: Srey Leak is at home now. She eats a mango. She is smiling because it is sweet.

Your Story:

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💡 Writing Checklist

Before you finish, check your story:

• Does your story have a beginning, a middle, and an end?
• Did you use capital letters and full stops correctly?
• Did you use verbs like 'is', 'are', 'eats', 'buys' correctly?

Vocabulary Glossary

1. Story: (Noun) - រឿង (rœăng) - A description of people and events, either real or imaginary. ↩
2. Event: (Noun) - ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ (prœ̆t'tĭ'kaan) - A thing that happens, especially something important. ↩
3. Setting: (Noun) - ទីកន្លែងនិងពេលវេលា (ti'kânlaeng nĭng peilveilea) - The time and the place in which the action of a story occurs. ↩
4. Character: (Noun) - តួអង្គ (tuŏ'âng) - A person in a story, play, or movie. ↩