All About Stories

Class round

Choose a number, say the English word, then make a short sentence with it.

Example: Number 4: I can use this word in a classroom sentence.

Sort the words

Put 12 words from the vocabulary list into the groups of this unit.

Mini dialogue

Work with a partner. Use at least four new words and one grammar pattern from this unit.

Quick writing

Write 5 sentences about this unit. Underline the new vocabulary words.

A. was / were + -ing

1. I ______ walking.
2. She ______ reading.
3. They ______ hiding.
4. We ______ looking for the key.
5. The hero ______ running.
6. The children ______ telling a story.
7. You ______ writing a comic.
8. The dragon ______ sleeping.

B. Choose Past Simple or Continuous

1. She ______ when the wolf arrived. (sleep)
2. They were walking when they ______ a castle. (see)
3. The king ______ in the garden. (wait)
4. I was reading when the bell ______. (ring)
5. The fairy ______ the door. (open)
6. We ______ a story when Dana came in. (write)
7. The hero was running when he ______ the map. (drop)
8. The princess ______ when the dragon appeared. (sing)

C. Add connectors

1. ______ upon a time, there was a castle.
2. ______ the girl was walking, she found a key.
3. ______, the door opened.
4. The hero was tired, ______ he kept walking.
5. He shouted ______ nobody answered.
6. ______, they were safe.
7. ______ that, they crossed the bridge.
8. One day, the prince ______ a strange map.

D. Make Past Continuous questions

1. she / sleep?
2. they / hide / in the cave?
3. you / read / a fairy tale?
4. the dragon / fly?
5. the children / look for / treasure?
6. he / open / the door?

E. Join with when or while

1. The girl was walking. She found a key.
2. The hero was sleeping. The wolf arrived.
3. They were crossing the bridge. It broke.
4. I was writing a story. The phone rang.
5. The queen was waiting. The prince came back.
6. The children were playing. It started to rain.

F. Story starter

1. Use: once upon a time
2. Use: forest
3. Use: was walking
4. Use: suddenly
5. Use: found
6. Use: finally

D. Negative Past Continuous

1. The hero was running.
2. The children were sleeping.
3. The queen was smiling.
4. We were looking for the key.
5. The dragon was flying.
6. I was reading a fairy tale.

E. Join with when

1. The girl was walking / she found a ring
2. They were crossing the bridge / it broke
3. The king was sleeping / the bell rang
4. We were writing / the teacher came in
5. The hero was hiding / the villain opened the door
6. The children were singing / the lights went out

F. Plan a story

1. Character:
2. Place:
3. Problem:
4. Magic object:
5. Sudden event:
6. Ending:

G. Princess and the Pea

1. The princess was sleeping on many ______.
2. There was a small ______ under the bed.
3. She ______ feel comfortable.
4. The prince asked a ______.
5. The story was written by ______.
6. Write one sentence with while.

H. Scary story listening practice

1. Mark was playing a ______.
2. The Brown family heard a ______.
3. The children were ______.
4. The parents were ______.
5. Suddenly, someone ______.
6. In the end, they were ______.

I. Easter customs

1. In Greece, children carry ______.
2. In Norway, people read ______ stories.
3. In Mexico, people have colourful ______.
4. Karagiozis is a ______ puppet.
5. A tradition is something people ______ every year.
6. Compare two Easter customs.