Listening and speaking 1 Take turns with your partner to retell the story in your own words. Remind each other, if you forget any important bits! 2 In a small group, talk about what might happen next in the story. Is it really the end? • Discuss your ideas and agree on a good follow-up story. • Act out the story in your group. Make sure everyone has a part!
Story structure You’ve already seen that many stories have five stages: introduction ➞ build-up ➞ climax ➞ resolution ➞ conclusion. We can also show this as a ‘story mountain’! climax
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3 Think about the story you acted out in your group.
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Does it fit the five stage pattern? introduction ➞ build-up ➞ climax ➞ resolution ➞ conclusion If not, how could you change it so that it follows the pattern? Act it out again. Alternative endings. Perform a story.
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