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Proff’s English World

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Your teacher has asked you to write a story for an international magazine. The story must begin with these words:

As soon as I saw the danger they were in, I knew had to do something.

Your story must include:• a river• a mobile phone

Underline keywords

Your teacher has asked you to write a story for an international magazine. The story must begin with these words:

As soon as I saw the danger they were in, I knew had to do something.

Your story must include:• a river• a mobile phone

Crossing bridge – see 2 objects

in water – children!

Dive into water – Who shall I save? – girl climbs onto branch – get

boy & swim to riverbank

Reach riverbank – children pull us out – taken a

video on phone

Brainstorm Ideas

Beginning Copy the prompt sentence the exactly the same as it is written. Set the scene: describe who was there, where was it and when it happened using a range of past tenses.

Middle Start the action and describe what happened – develop your story with a clear plot with a dramatic, funny or unexpected ending.Use: adjectives – adverbs – action verbs - time words – direct speech

End Explain the ending and say how the character(s) feel.

Select ideas & think of useful expressions

Beginning Copy the prompt sentence the exactly the same as it is written.

Crossing bridge – see 2 objects in water – children!

fast-running river – white water - spotMiddle Dive into water – Who shall I save? – girl climbs

onto branch – get boy & swim to riverbank

dive into swirling, freezing water - face an awful dilemma – exhausted, gasping for breath

End Reach riverbank – children pull us out – taken a video on phone

drag us out of the water – 'you’ll be on the news'

Select ideas & think of useful expressions

ActionVerbs

TimeWords

Adverbs

Adjectives

As soon as I saw the danger they were in, I knew I had to do something. I was crossing a bridge over a fast-running river when I spotted two objects in the white water, and to my horror I realised they were small children.

Prompt sentence

Paragraph 1: Beginning

Prompt sentence

Where? When?

Time Words

Action Verbs & Vivid Phrases

Adjectives - Adverbs

Adjectives – Adverbs

Without thinking, I dived into the swirling, freezing water. Somehow I managed to swim towards the children until I was halfway between them. There I was faced with an awful dilemma: ‘Which one do I save?’ I thought to myself.

Paragraph 2: Middle

Direct Speech

Paragraph 2: Middle

Direct Speech

Fortunately, the decision was made for me as the girl suddenly grabbed a thick branch overhanging the river and climb onto it. The boy was still being rapidly swept away, but eventually, I got hold of him, and I struggled against the current to reach the river bank. I was exhausted, I was gasping for breath and I thought my lungs were going to explode.

Paragraph 3: Middle

Time Words

Paragraph 3: Middle

Time Words

Paragraph 3: Middle

Paragraph 4: End

At last I made it to the riverbank, and some older children dragged us out of the water. One of them showed me his mobile phone and said cheerfully, 'I filmed all that. You’ll be on the news tonight!' I smiled weakly, just happy to be alive.

Surprising Ending

Character’sfeelings

Paragraph 4: End

Surprising Ending

Character’sfeelings

Paragraph 4: End

Time Words

Paragraph 4: End

Time Words

Paragraph 4: End

Direct Speech

Paragraph 4: End

Direct Speech

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