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UNIT 4 CHALLENGES
Writing skill
3 The story has a five-part structure. Number the parts below in the correct order (1–5).
__An important moment when something goes wrong, and what happens next.
__A surprising (and often positive) change in the story after a long time.
__The place and the typical lives of the people.
__There is a happy (or sad) ending.
__The day the story starts, the background events (such as the weather), and what happened first.
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1_The place and the typical lives of the people.
2_The day the story starts, the background events (such as the weather), and what happened first.
3_An important moment when something goes wrong, and what happens next.
4_A surprising (and often positive) change in the story after a long time.
5_There is a happy (or sad) ending.
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3. Time expressions-sample
00:09||Season 1, Ep. 34 Time expressions help the structure of a story. Look at the example and highlight the other time expressions in the story.Boys survive 50 days lost at sea The islands of Atafu are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean , and the people there go fishing every day. One day...1. How to write a short story-sample
03:31||Season 1, Ep. 1Listen to the recording and follow instructions; read and answer the questionsWhat is an interesting story in the news at the moment? Is it good news or bad news?2 Stories in the news answer some or all of these questions. Read the short story and answer the questions.1. Where did it happen? 2. What was the weather like? Who was there? What were they doing?3. What went wrong?4. What surprising event happened? Who was there? What were they doing? 5. Did the story have a happy or sad ending?Check your answersAnswers:1. The islands of Atafu in the Pacific Ocean2. The sun was shining; three teenage boys were there; they were fishing.3. They didn't come home in the evening, and nobody could find them.4. Fifty days later, some fishermen found a boat with the boys in it; the fishermen were sailing in the ocean; the boys were living on fish and rainwater.5. Happy—the boys were alive and well.Planning and writing a short story
00:41|5 You are going to write a short story. Use a story from your own life or a story in the news. Plan the story using the five-part structure. Make notes to answer the questions in Exercise 2.1. Where did it happen?2. What was the weather like? Who was there? What were they doing?3. What went wrong?4. What surprising event happened? Who was there? What were they doing?5. Did the story have a happy or sad ending?6 Write your short story in about 80–100 words. Use some time expressions to help the structure.