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THEME 7 NEWS STORIES

FUNCTIONS
F1 Narrating a past event/experience
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12 GRADE F2 Talking about sequential actions

4 What’s Next?

This activity enables students to narrate a past event. It also helps them practice four main language skills.

Materials and Preparation

Make a copy of the worksheet on page 163 for each student.

Procedure

1 Put students into pairs and give each student a worksheet.
2 Have students choose one of the opening sentences and write a story. Make sure they don’t choose the same
sentence as their partners. Set a time limit, e.g. 10 minutes.
3 After students have finished writing, get them to think of 5 questions about their stories. Explain the task. Student A
reads his/her story to Student B. However, during the reading process, Student A pauses and asks a question about
the next sentence. Student B tries to guess the answer and elicit how the story goes on. For example:
Student A: I had a strange dream last night. While I was on my way home, I saw a big green house. It was strange
because I had never seen it before. My instinct told me to go and open the door. Cautiously, I turned the handle and
“What did I see?”
Student B: A time machine?
Student A: That is correct. I saw a time machine and approached it slowly. Soon, I noticed a big red button. I couldn’t
resist the impulse to press it. Suddenly, “Where did I travel in time?”
Student B: …
4 For each correct guess, Student B scores 10 points. When Student A finishes reading his/her story, they change the
roles and do the same with Student B’s story.
5 When the activity is over, get some students to tell the class their partner’s story.

5 Unjumble the Story

This activity enables students to talk about sequential actions. It also helps them practice listening, speaking and
reading skills.

Materials and Preparation

Copy and cut out the worksheet on page 164 for each pair of students and put the slips of paper in an envelope. If you do not
have enough time for preparation, you may wish to give out the worksheet without cutting since the sentences are jumbled.

Procedure

1 Put students into pairs and give them the envelope which has been prepared in advance.
2 Get students to rearrange the jumbled story into the right order. Then, have them complete the missing parts with the
given words in the box.
3 The first pair to finish the task successfully is the winner.
4 Check the answers privately so that the other pairs can continue to work on the story.
5 When all the pairs have finished, give feedback to the class.
6 Then, ask the pairs to retell the story to each other as far as they can remember.

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