25 How does Hannah do these things? Look for examples in the story on p. 24. Then prepare notes to tell your own story about something that happened to you/a friend. Tell your story to a partner. b Practising narrative tenses Fill in the correct form of the verbs (past tense, past perfect or past continuous). 1 A dam (never try) punting before, so he really (enjoy) it when Hannah (want) him to have a go. 2 H e (hardly take) the pole when he (realise) that punting was more difficult than he (imagine). 3 T he tourists (shout) when they (see) Adam slipping into the water. 4 H annah’s friends (offer) Adam a chocolate bar after they (help) him out of the water. 5 H e (feel) a bit stupid when he (see) all the tourists who (laugh) at him. 6 H e (get) angry when he (notice) that the new T-shirt, which he (buy) the day before, (get) wet. 7 A fter his clothes (dry) in the sun, the kids (continue) punting. 8 A dam (decide) to write about his adventure in a travel blog as soon as he (be) home. Telling a story or an anecdote When preparing to tell a story, keep the following things in mind: LANGUAGE 9 STRATEGIES 10 a Get the listener’s attention: Guess what happened to me last week … Give details: What happened? Where? When? How? Why? Put the events in the right order: First, then, some time later, after that, finally, in the end, … Give your story a personal touch by telling how you felt about something: I was really shocked, I was surprised, I was angry, I felt (un)happy, … End your story with a conclusion: How was the problem solved? What happened in the end? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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