Writing SkillPractice

Writing narratives

Contents

•Task 1

•Task 2

•Task 3

Task 1

Rewrite the sentences as one sentence, beginning with

the part in bold

Example: She won $2000 in a competition. Last night Sally was celebrating.Last night Sally was celebrating because she won $2000 in a competition

1. He got up at dawn. He was driving for 10 hours. Peter was tired when he arrived home. 2. He wasn’t always poor. He has a successful buiness. Unfortunately, it went bust. Mick was a homeless beggar.3. They were shopping all day. They spend all their money on clothes. Jane and Peter arrived home, they were broke. (When....)4. He saw a house in Scotland. He first saw it while he was driving on holiday. Last week, John moved to the house.

Task 2Read through the story of

two British mountain climbers, Rachel Kelsey and Jeremy Colenso.

Where were they? What went wrong?

How were they saved? What does the text message mean?

Task 3 Put the adverbs or adverbial phrases in

the correct place in these sentences.

1. I used to go skiing2. I enjoyed going to Colorado.3. I had a bad accident.4. I skied into a tree.5. I broke my leg.6. I’d like to go skiing again.7. But I don’t feel confident.8. My family goes skiing

In winter, frequentlyWith my family,

especiallyTwo years ago, then, really

HeadfirstIn three places, unfortunantely

Definitely, one dayYet, enough

However, still, every February

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