Unit 3 - Writing 4ESO

A NARRATIVE

Connectors of Sequence:

When writing a narrative, we often use connectors of sequence to make the order of events clear:

      • At first, / In the beginning,

      • In the beginning, / At first,

      • In the end, (=al final de la historia) / Finally,

      • Eventually, (=finalmente, con el tiempo)

      • Finally, / In the end,

      • Previously,


Connectors of Sequence and other useful language:

· as son as

· At first, / In the beginning,

· by the time

· Eventually,

· Finally, / In the end,

· Firstly,

· In the beginning, / At first,

· In the end, / Finally,

· it started in

· it was a/an frightening / amazing / unforgettable experience

· last week/year, I was at

· Later,

· Next,

· Previously,

· Secondly,

· Suddenly,

· that’s when

· the next thing we knew

· We were

Vocabulary:

Mysteries:

asume

attempt

develop a theory

disturbed

get to the bottom of

look into

missing

notice

occurrence

research

reveal

source

turn out

vanish

wonder


Natural and Supernatural phenomena:

anxious

corpse

dust

eruption

flame

flashing

glowing

haunted

laughter

proof

relief

roar

Shadow

Smoke

Wave

whisper

Write at least three paragraphs including:

· Paragraph 1: background information:

- when the events took place

- where the events took place

- who was involted in the events

· Paragraph 2: the sequence of events

- what happened

- details about the people or characters

· Paragraph 3: people’s feelings about the events

- what happened in the end

- how the people felt

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