Feedback for the FCE Story assignment

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Please have a pen and your notebook available!

Answer all points in the text:

•  First sentence has to be: He had warned me that it would be dangerous but I didn't believe him..
  
• Story must contain a request
• Story must contain a storm

Tips:

• Use the past tense.
• Be creative - Use your imagination
• Be descriptive - make good use of adjectives and adverbs......

He walked into the forest to see his friend

He walked slowly into the cold, dark forest and was relieved to see his friend

Use direct speech

"Oh no! he screamed".  

"Don't move", he whispered

Use three paragraphs

Title

Who, what, where, when

Story

Ending

Always, always make a plan.....

Leave a blank line between each of your paragraphs

Keep to the word count of 140-190 words

Tenses for storytelling

Useful Tip

Language:

Descriptive words for a storm

The word stormy describes weather conditions like thunder, lightening, dark clouds, wind, and pelting rain.

 approaching, imminent, 

impending,

 oncoming,

brewing

severe: bad, devastating, ferocious, fierce, heavy, howling, huge, intense, mighty, severe, terrible, terrific, violent

During a fierce thunder storm a house at Pentlow was struck by lighting.

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