Our topic is
First of all, you need an IDEA, so, before starting writing anything that comes to your mind,ask yourself these questions:
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Who was there?
What were they doing?
What happened?
How did the people feel?
What happened at the end?
Now, answer the questions:
When did it happen? 2 years ago, one summer night.
Where did it happen? In my grandparents' house.
Who was there? My sister and my cousin.
What were they doing? They were playing board games.
What happened? The lights went off. We heard a strange noise.
How did the people feel? They got frightened.
What happened at the end? My grandmother arrived home.
Once we have our idea, let's turn those sentences in a text with AT LEAST 3 paragraphs:
INTRODUCTION
BODY
CONCLUSION
You will also need to use CONNECTORS to link the sentences and make a coherent text.
WAYS TO BEGIN:
- Last ....
- ............ years ago
- On .......
- Once upon a time (the way to start tales in English)
WAYS TO INDICATE TIME:
- First,
- Then,
- After that,
- Next
- Finally,
- At the end,
And now, everything together. START WRITING!
One summer night, two years ago, I was staying at my grandparents' house. My sister, my cousin and I were playing cards with my grandparents and we were losing. We are terrible at cards, and my granpa always wins!
Suddenly, the lights went off and my little cousin started crying. My sister, who is the oldest, hugged him and told him everything was right. Then, my grandfather went out of the house to check the neighbours' houses. He was away for 10 minutes, so my grandmother started getting worried. She decided to go out too and see if there was any problem. Ten minutes later we were still alone, and even my sister was worried. She said everything was fine, but I knew she was as frightened as me.
We stopped playing cards, and we were going to go out to look for our grandparents when we heard a strange noise upstairs. It sounded like somebody walking very slowly. I was going to cry when the light came, and some seconds later I heard my grandfather's voice. My cousin ran towards my grandmother and my sister told my father that there was somebody upstairs. My father took an umbrella, held it like a baseball bat and went upstairs. When he got to the second floor, he stopped and we heard the noise again. There was somebody in the room! He opened the door and... an enormous black cat came out running! It was so frightening that even my grandfather was shouting.
Finally, we realized that one of the windows was open, so the neighbour's cat had jumped in from the tree. It seems quite silly now that I think about it, but at that moment it was really scary.
That's it! Have we finished?
NO!
Now, revise all the writing and make sure there are no mistakes. Remember to check:
- Spelling
- Grammar.
- Do all your sentences have a subject?
- Did you write your text using appropriate tenses?
- Do your subjects agree with the verbs (singular / plural)
- Be careful with irregular plurals (remember, one person, but two people!)
- Don't repeat always the same words, use synonyms and pronouns.
After all this, you can say that you have finished and that your story is great!
