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Steve didn’t go to school yesterday because he had a stomach ache.
He spent the morning reading about rainforests. However, after a
while, he started feeling sleepy and closed his eyes.
Suddenly, he had a strange feeling. He thought someone was staring
at him. He immediately sat up in bed – but he wasn’t in bed at all!
He was in the rainforest. All of a sudden, he felt a hand on his shoulder.
He was in the rainforest. All of a sudden, he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Steve turned to look and found himself face-to-face with a monkey.
He was so shocked that he held his breath! He remembered reading
He was so shocked that he held his breath! He remembered reading
that monkeys can sometimes attack humans, so he slowly started
walking away. Then, he decided to call for help. As he was taking his
mobile out of his pocket, the monkey jumped down from the branch,
mobile out of his pocket, the monkey jumped down from the branch,
grabbed it and disappeared. ‘Hey! Come back here!’ Steve shouted. To
grabbed it and disappeared. ‘Hey! Come back here!’ Steve shouted. To
Past Tenses (Past Simple, Past Progressive) and Publications
his surprise, more than twenty monkeys appeared. They were making
his surprise, more than twenty monkeys appeared. They were making
noises and looked like they were ready to attack. Steve fainted.
When he woke up, he was not in the rainforest any longer. Fortunately,
When he woke up, he was not in the rainforest any longer. Fortunately,
it was all a dream! He felt so relieved!
B Read the plan.
Plan C Join the pairs of sentences 1-5 using the linking
words/phrases in the box. Make any necessary
A story changes. More than one answer may be correct.
INTRODUCTION
so as soon as while so… that
Describe the setting of the story (time, place, because when as as a result
weather, etc.) and introduce the main character(s).
MAIN PART 1. Peter saw a bear in the woods. He started running.
Mention what happened, what the character(s)
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saw, heard, did, said, etc. and how they felt. Use: 2. I was watching TV. The ire alarm went o .

present the events in your story in a logical order.
linking words/phrases to join your ideas. 3. Henry arrived at the airport. The plane took o .

Time: when, while, as, as soon as, after that,
after a while, till/until, during, later, soon, then,
at that moment, in the beginning, inally, in the end, 4. Tina didn’t revise for the history test. She failed it.
immediately
Contrast: but, however
Result – Consequence: so… that, such… that, so, 5. I was exhausted. I fell asleep immediately.
for this reason, as a result
Cause – Reason: because

expressions/phrases to make your story more D TELL A STORY
interesting.
- All of a sudden / Suddenly,… Talk in groups.
- (Un)fortunately / (Un)luckily,… Go to the Speaking Activities section.
- To my surprise,… E Use the ideas you discussed in activity D
- I couldn’t believe my eyes! and write the story. Follow the plan.
- I held my breath!
- Without thinking,…
- I didn’t think twice.
- I couldn’t wait to… TIP! Try to organise your story in
paragraphs, using the plan.
adjectives describing feelings (frightened, However, sometimes you may
shocked, upset, relieved, excited, etc.). not be able to follow it strictly.
You may, for example, need to
CONCLUSION introduce a character or change
Describe what happened in the end and how the the setting in the main part.
characters felt.
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