2F- Speaking - Narrating events

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

 Speaking

Cooking up a short story!

Goal

In today's lesson  you'll learn about the main ingredients of a story and a way to structure a story using the plot diagram.

By the end of this lesson you will be able to react to a story

What to do?

Watch the video in the next slide and be ready to answer the questions 

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What is the right order?

1. Denouement, raising action, exposition, climax, falling action
2. exposition, raising action, climax, falling action, denouement
3. Exposition, climax, falling action, raising action, denouement

Harry Potter

You have all probably watched Harry Potter. If you haven't, you should! 

😉

On the next slide the plot of the first movie - The Philosopher's stone - has been divided in text fragment.

Drag and drop the plot phase to the correct text fragment. 

INTRODUCTION

RAISING ACTION

CLIMAX

FALLING ACTION 

RAISING ACTION

RESOLUTION

Now

In the next slide you will be watching David Heathfield telling a Thai fairy- tale .

Make a drawing while listening to him. 

You will have to retell this fairy-tale afterwards

Now what 

Tell the story to your neighbour, I'll be walking around, listening to you

02:11

"And they lived happily ever after."

1. Falling action
2. Resolution
3. Exposition

02:11

When the story is at it's most exciting and the battle between the protagonist and antagonist is decided

1. Rising action
2. Climax
3. Falling action

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What is 'Exposition'?

1. The beginning of the story
2. When the story is at it's most exciting
3. When the main problem has been solved

Speaking strategy (page 20)

How.............!	What.............!	That.............!
-How exciting! -How funny! -How frightening!	-What a laugh! -What a nightmare! -What a terrible experience! -What a surprise!	-That was lucky! -That was unlucky! -That was a mistake!

When you react to a story, you can use the following phrases:

Reacting to a story

What do you know about the origins of Coca-Cola?

What were the ingredients?

When was it first made?

In a moment, you will see a video clip about the invention of Coca-Cola.

I want you to react to this story, please keep in mind the phrases. 

First reactions.....

Raise your hand, give your first reaction. Use what, how, or that.

Phrases while telling a story.

Think of three more phrases on how you can start. 

Introducing the story

Did you hear what happened to my friend.....?

Setting the scene

_______________Christmas Day/ her birthday / the first day of term, etc.

We were on holiday /  at the cinema / in town, etc.

Moving the story on

So that evening / a few days later / the next day / a while_______, etc

Finishing the story

__________... eventually,.....

-ed / -ing Adjectives 

Adjectives - how a person feels = -ed

Adjectives - describes what causes the feeling -ing

I was bored (feeling) because the film was boring (this is why I was bored)

This map is confusing (the cause why I am confused). I'm confused (feeling)

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