TASK EXAMPLE

Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.

Your story must begin with this sentence:

“Tom looked out of the window and couldn’t believe what he saw.”

Write your story.

PLANNING

Keywords:

• storm

• strange man

• police

• ambulance/emergency services

• run

• shout

• hurt

• rain

• help

• shocked

• safely

• quickly/luckily

Good Grammar and Use of English Structures:

• Past simple - Tom looked out of the window

• Past continuous - It was raining heavily / A strange man was running across the street

• Past perfect - A tree had fallen onto

• Sudden events - Suddenly, Tom heard a loud noise OR The man started shouting

• Sequencing events - After that... OR A few minutes later...

• Feelings and reactions - Tom went home feeling shocked about.... OR He couldn’t believe what he saw

Cohesive Devices and Connectors:

• (Suddenly,)

• (After that,)

• (A few minutes later,)

• (Finally,)

• because

• while

• but

STORY

The Strange Storm

Tom looked out of the window and couldn’t believe what he saw.*

It was raining heavily and a strange man was running across the street without shoes. (Suddenly,) the man started shouting for help because a tree had fallen onto a car.

Tom quickly put on his jacket and ran outside. (After that,) he called the emergency services while* another neighbour helped the driver get out safely.

(A few minutes later,) the police and an ambulance arrived. Everyone was wet and tired, but luckily nobody was seriously hurt.

(Finally,) Tom went home feeling shocked about the strange events of the evening.