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READING & WRITING

1 READING

a Answer the following questions.
1. Do you like reading stories?
2. What kind of stories do you like reading?

3. Do you prefer printed books or e-books?
4. Have you ever read a digital story?
5. Do you know how to create a digital story?
b Read what Mike has written about the digital story
creating process for his Information Technology lesson
and put the steps in the correct order.
2 SPEAKING
a. Record the script. _____
b. Come up with an idea. _____ a Imagine that you are preparing
a digital story on food and
c. Put it all together. _____
drinks. Talk about the process
d. Write the script. _____
of it.
e. Share. _____
b Share your thoughts, ideas
f. Gather/ create images, audios, or videos. _____
and/or experiences about
Creating a digital story is not a difficult process as it is thought. creating a digital story with
If you have a story to tell, you can do it in a few easy steps. your friends.
1 If you want to write a story, you should have a story first. It c Work in pairs to talk about
can be anything you want. You can tell the story of your family, your favourite story from your
best friend, favourite sportsperson, or even the story of your childhood. Ask and answer;
pet. The characters might be fictional or real. ◆ Which one was your favourite?

2 Write a draft of your story and ask some people to read it ◆ What is it about?
and get feedback. ◆ Why was it your favourite?

3 When your script is ready, your next step will be to record ◆ Which character in the story
your story. You need a quiet place for this. It is better to have a had an impact on you?
good microphone, too. ◆ What conclusions did you

4 Selecting and editing the images is the third step. You can draw from the story?
take your images from various sources. You can take photos
with a digital camera or find on the Internet. Make a folder and
Cinderella was my
put your images into it. It is a good idea to organize the pictures favourite childhood
in the order that you will use them in your story.
story. It was about a
5 Use a video editing program to combine the sound and the bad stepmother and
images. Bring your audio clips in order. It is done by placing the stepsisters. Cinderella was
cursor on the timeline where you want the audio to be placed. so patient and kind that a
Then, bring the images as the same way; place them on the miracle happened.
timeline on the video track. I’ve always believed in
being good and patient.
6 Insert background music, titles, and effects. If you want to
publish this digital story on the Internet, you should be careful That’s why it is my
favourite.
about commercial things because of the copyrights.
Your digital story is ready to be shared in 6 easy steps.

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