Writing: B1 Lesson 6: Writing a Narrative (Telling a Story About Your Life)

Narrative Writing

B1

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The Storyteller

Past Tenses & Narrative Flow

Setting the Scene vs. The Action

Use Past Continuous for the background (what was happening).
Use Past Simple for the sudden action.

"The sun was shining when I lost my wallet."

The Story Mountain

1. Start
Setting the scene

2. Middle
The main event

3. End
Result

A Holiday Story 🏖️

Choose the correct tense

Last summer, I went to Koh Rong. Ideally, the sun ___ was shining shone and the birds ___ were singing sang .

Suddenly, while I was swimming, I ___ was seeing saw a huge fish! I ___ felt was feeling very scared.

1. Which sentence sets the background scene?

2. "While I was sleeping, the phone _____."

3. Which word introduces a sudden event?

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Mission

Tell Your Story

Topic: "A Memorable Trip"

Structure to follow:

• Start: Where did you go? What was happening? (Use Past Continuous)
• Middle: What happened? (Use "Suddenly," or "Then,")
• End: How did you feel?