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Speaking Telling a story

Warm-up

1 In pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

1 When is your birthday?

2 What did you do on your last birthday?

3 What presents did you get?

4 Did you have a party?

5 Do you enjoy going to parties? Why?/Why not?

Speaking T

2 a T4 17 Listen and repeat the phrases in the box.

Make it naturalFirst...

Then...

Next...

After that...

Finally...

Unfortunately...

Then, guess what happened...

b In pairs. Look at the pictures (1–6) and describe Martha’s day. Use Past simple verbs and the phrases in the box to make it natural!

Telling a story: An unusual day You need…Past simple

Past time expressions

Time sequencers3 profetizza (L.00)

c What do you think happened after picture 6? Invent an ending to the story.

3 Change pairs. Tell your stories to each other. Which ending do you prefer?

Listening 4 T4 18 Listen to the complete story. What

really happened at the end?

5 a Choose one of the titles below. Think about what happened to you and make notes.

An unusual day

A wonderful surprise

My last birthday

b In pairs. Use your notes to tell your stories to each other.

A Last month I had a wonderful surprise.

B What happened?

A Well,...

1 4

2 5

3 6

Last Friday...

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