60 acast.com UNIT 4 CHALLENGES https://shows.acast.com/challenges en Concepción Rivera short stories, sequence words ,time expressions Concepción Rivera A short story This is my very interesting podcast, here we are going to learn how to structure a short story with some helping questions and ideas. It is going to contain different categories such as time expressions and sequence words.


First of all, tell me;

What is an interesting story in the news at the moment? Is it good or bad news?



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]]> This is my very interesting podcast, here we are going to learn how to structure a short story with some helping questions and ideas. It is going to contain different categories such as time expressions and sequence words.


First of all, tell me;

What is an interesting story in the news at the moment? Is it good or bad news?



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]]> false Concepción Rivera info+632e8df5c59c7200121fe169@mg-eu.acast.com 632e8df5c59c7200121fe169 challenges episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1663994736540-75cfc0c2ed93b34550774ecebcc2411c.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/challenges UNIT 4 CHALLENGES Time expressions-sample Time expressions-sample Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:00:57 GMT 0:09 632ea33dd577300012d1552c false https://shows.acast.com/challenges/episodes/time-expressionssample 632ea33dd577300012d1552c 632e8df5c59c7200121fe169 time-expressionssample Time phrases full 1 3 4 Time expressions help the structure of a story. Look at the example and highlight the other time expressions in the story.


Boys survive 50 days lost at sea 


The islands of Atafu are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean , and the people there go fishing every day. One day...


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]]> 4 Time expressions help the structure of a story. Look at the example and highlight the other time expressions in the story.


Boys survive 50 days lost at sea 


The islands of Atafu are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean , and the people there go fishing every day. One day...


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]]> Writing skill Writing skill Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:00:27 GMT 0:24 632ea17d3afd150012eb3776 true https://shows.acast.com/challenges/episodes/writing-skill 632ea17d3afd150012eb3776 632e8df5c59c7200121fe169 writing-skill Structure your writing full 1 2 3 The story has a five-part structure. Number the parts below in the correct order (1–5).


__An important moment when something goes wrong, and what happens next.

__A surprising (and often positive) change in the story after a long time.

__The place and the typical lives of the people.

__There is a happy (or sad) ending.

__The day the story starts, the background events (such as the weather), and what happened first.



Correct answers



1_The place and the typical lives of the people.

2_The day the story starts, the background events (such as the weather), and what happened first.

3_An important moment when something goes wrong, and what happens next.

4_A surprising (and often positive) change in the story after a long time.

5_There is a happy (or sad) ending.




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]]> 3 The story has a five-part structure. Number the parts below in the correct order (1–5).


__An important moment when something goes wrong, and what happens next.

__A surprising (and often positive) change in the story after a long time.

__The place and the typical lives of the people.

__There is a happy (or sad) ending.

__The day the story starts, the background events (such as the weather), and what happened first.



Correct answers



1_The place and the typical lives of the people.

2_The day the story starts, the background events (such as the weather), and what happened first.

3_An important moment when something goes wrong, and what happens next.

4_A surprising (and often positive) change in the story after a long time.

5_There is a happy (or sad) ending.




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]]> How to write a short story-sample How to write a short story-sample Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:00:17 GMT 3:31 632e9fc4c3c6fd0013333b38 true https://shows.acast.com/challenges/episodes/how-to-write-a-short-story-sample 632e9fc4c3c6fd0013333b38 632e8df5c59c7200121fe169 how-to-write-a-short-story-sample A story for survival full 1 1 Listen to the recording and follow instructions; read and answer the questions


  1. What is an interesting story in the news at the moment? Is it good news or bad news?


2 Stories in the news answer some or all of these questions. Read the short story and answer the questions.

1. Where did it happen? 

2. What was the weather like? Who was there? What were they doing?

3. What went wrong?

4. What surprising event happened? Who was there? What were they doing? 

5. Did the story have a happy or sad ending?



Check your answers

Answers:

  1. 1. The islands of Atafu in the Pacific Ocean
  2. 2. The sun was shining; three teenage boys were there; they were fishing.
  3. 3. They didn't come home in the evening, and nobody could find them.
  4. 4. Fifty days later, some fishermen found a boat with the boys in it; the fishermen were sailing in the ocean; the boys were living on fish and rainwater.
  5. 5. Happy—the boys were alive and well.





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]]> Listen to the recording and follow instructions; read and answer the questions


  1. What is an interesting story in the news at the moment? Is it good news or bad news?


2 Stories in the news answer some or all of these questions. Read the short story and answer the questions.

1. Where did it happen? 

2. What was the weather like? Who was there? What were they doing?

3. What went wrong?

4. What surprising event happened? Who was there? What were they doing? 

5. Did the story have a happy or sad ending?



Check your answers

Answers:

  1. 1. The islands of Atafu in the Pacific Ocean
  2. 2. The sun was shining; three teenage boys were there; they were fishing.
  3. 3. They didn't come home in the evening, and nobody could find them.
  4. 4. Fifty days later, some fishermen found a boat with the boys in it; the fishermen were sailing in the ocean; the boys were living on fish and rainwater.
  5. 5. Happy—the boys were alive and well.





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]]> Planning and writing a short story Planning and writing a short story Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:00:03 GMT 0:41 632ea4363afd150012eb3b4d false https://shows.acast.com/challenges/episodes/planning-and-writing-a-short-story 632ea4363afd150012eb3b4d 632e8df5c59c7200121fe169 planning-and-writing-a-short-story Your own life- a story in the news full 5 You are going to write a short story. Use a story from your own life or a story in the news. Plan the story using the five-part structure. Make notes to answer the questions in Exercise 2.


1. Where did it happen?

2. What was the weather like? Who was there? What were they doing?

3. What went wrong?

4. What surprising event happened? Who was there? What were they doing?

5. Did the story have a happy or sad ending?



6 Write your short story in about 80–100 words. Use some time expressions to help the structure.

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]]> 5 You are going to write a short story. Use a story from your own life or a story in the news. Plan the story using the five-part structure. Make notes to answer the questions in Exercise 2.


1. Where did it happen?

2. What was the weather like? Who was there? What were they doing?

3. What went wrong?

4. What surprising event happened? Who was there? What were they doing?

5. Did the story have a happy or sad ending?



6 Write your short story in about 80–100 words. Use some time expressions to help the structure.

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