Suggestions For Narratives

SUGGESTIONS TO WRITE NARRATIVES: DON’T FORGET A TITLE: It is very important for your reader to know what she will read about.  KEEP THE TENSE: If you begin your story in the past, keep telling it in the past. Don’t jump into the present unless it is necessary. DO NOT COPY OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS (especially from films): This is called plagiarism. You may be punished because of this. DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE THE GRAMMAR LEARNT IN THIS UNIT: Your marks will be lowered if you don’t use the grammar learnt in unit 4

CONNECTORS: YOU CAN USE THESE CONNECTORS TO BEGIN YOUR STORY: Once upon a time, last year, last summer, one rainy night, one sunny day, one warm day of July.

. CONNECTORS: •YOU CAN USE THEM WHEN YOU DEVELOP YOUR STORY Suddenly = all of a sudden A strange feeling suddenly came over him. Suddenly, the silence was broken by a loud explosion. After that: I went to the cinema. After that, I went home and had dinner. Even though, although, in spite of : Most of us ignore this good advice, even though we know it to be true. In spite of feeling tired, we decided to go out.

CONNECTORS: At that moment: I had already left home. At that moment, I realised that I had forgotten to take my gloves. Despite: Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work From time to time: Sometimes, but not often. From time to time I visit my grandparents. *While all of that was happening = Meanwhile: The hurricane will reach the island this evening. Meanwhile, residents are being evacuated.

WHAT DOES NOT COME: STORMS: Storms do not come: storms break (start), blow up(suddenly starts) or blews(will happen soon) A violent storm broke just as we reached the mountain. The race had to be cancelled when the storm blew up. There was a storm brewing on the horizon. MIDNIGHT: Midnight does not come either. If you want to say that something took place at midnight just write: at midnight. You can also say: Chime: the clock chimed midnight. “El reloj dio las doce” Struck: the clock has just struck midnight: “El reloj acaba de dar las

INTO OR WITH? We say that one car crashed with another car.

*But we say that three people were killed when their car crashed into a tree.

We say that a plane crashed with another plane

*But, we say that the plane crashed into the ocean because the plane got into the ocean.