WRITING ABOUT AN EVENT

A NARRATIVE

STORY PLAN

• PLACE AND TIME OF THE ACTION• PEOPLE WHO WERE INVOLVED• STRIKING INCIDENT• OTHER PEOPLE’S REACTION• END-OF-THE-STORY

INPUT

• CONNECTORS OF SEQUENCE

• PAST AND PRESENT VERB FORMS

• SPECIFIC VOCABULARY

AT THE BEGINNINGAT FIRSTBEFORE AFTERTHEN NEXT

EVENTUALLYFINALLY

IN THE END

An unforgettable experience:

I have just arrived home after travelling around Ireland for two weeks. I visited different companieswhich produce emergency equipment for natural disasters.

Last Friday, I went on the way to say bye to the general manager of this project but I could never do it. First, the weather was so miserable that I couldn’t drive further than ten miles. Police had blocked the road because of a heavy blizzard. Then, many cars parked everywhere and it was impossible to continue driving. Next, I called the manager’s secretary and asked her to postpone our meeting but she reacted in a very aggressive way and threatened me not to sign the contract between our companies if I wasn’t punctual. I couldn’t react and after some seconds I redialled the manager’s personal mobile phone number and I noticed that the line was always engaged.

Eventually I sent a whatsapp to my assistant manager in Spain explaining what had happened to meand he tried to keep me calm. By surprise, one of the police officers came towards me and offered a cup of tea. I smiled at her.

TASK: Write your own story. Use this guide and your SB (pp. 26, 27 & 162)