Unit 1. A day in the life of

Welcome to
our
class
Unit 1: A day in the
life of…
Lesson 4: Writing / P
17- 18


Content of the new lesson
-Writing a narrative
- Narrative and the past
simple.
- Stages of a narrative.


I. Before you write.
Vocabulary:
- narrative (n): truyện được kể
- stare (v): nhìn chằm chằm ( stare at sb):
- stare death in the face: sợ xanh mặt
- to be due to+ V infi: dự định làm gì
Ex: I am due to meet her at 8: 00 a.m in the evening.
- air- hostess: nừ tiếp viên hàng không
- shake (v): rung chuyển
- fasten the seat belt: thắt dây an toàn
- dip (v): dìm xuống; chìm, chúi xuống
- scream (v): la hét
- panic (adj): hoảng sợ
- overjoyed (adj): quá vui mừng
- relieved (adj): nhẹ nhõm

I. Before you write.
Task 1. Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used
in the past simple and the connectors ( time expression) in the story.
A narrative:
14th July 1995 is a day I shall never forget . On that day, I stared death in
the face.
Our flight was due to leave at 11a.m, and i arrived at the airport quite
early. We got on the plane at 10: 30 and the plane took off on time. The
air- hostesses were just beginning to serve our lunch when the plane
began to shake.
At first, we thought we were flying in bad weather. We were told to stay
seated and fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly the plane seemed to dip.
We realised we were in danger. Many people screamed in panic. We all
thought we had only minutes to live.
Then, just when we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained
height. A few minutes later the pilot annouced that everything was all
right.We were all overjoyed and relieved. One hour later we landed
safely. It was the most frightening experience of my life.


I. Before you write.
-Task 1. Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used
in the past simple and the connectors ( time expression) in the story.

Verb in the past
stared / seemed/ announced
was/ were
arrived / screamed/ landed

got / had

Connectors
when
at first
then
just when

took / given

a few minutes later

began / felt

one hour later

thought / gained


II. While you write.
Task 2. Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax,
and the conclusion of the story. Then report the result.
 The events: got on the plane, the plane took off on
time, the air- hostess served our lunch when the plane
began to shake, the plane seemed to dip, manry people
screamed in panic.
 The climax: we thought we had only minutes to live
and had given up all hope.
 The conclusion: the pilot announced that everything
was all right, we were all overjoyed and relieved.

II. While you write.
.Task 3. Use the prompts below to build up a narrative
about a hotel fire.
Last year /I / spend / summer holidays / a seaside town. / The hotel
/ be modern / comfortable. / I / have / wonderful holiday / until /
fire.
It / be / Saturday evening / and / everybody / be / the discotheque /
ground floor. / It / be / crowded / with people. / They / dance /and /
sing happily. / Suddenly / we / smell / smoke. / Then / black smoke
/ begin / fill / room. / Everybody / start / scream / in panic. / People
/ run toward / fire exits. / One door / be / block. / Many people /
begin / cough / choke.
Then / just as we / think / we / have / only / minutes / live, / fire
brigade / arrive. / Firemen / fight / their way / into / room / and
soon / everyone / be / safely out of the building. / Luckily / nobody
/ be / seriously hurt. / It / be / most frightening experience / my
life.


II. While you write.
Task 3. Use the prompts below to build up a narrative
about a hotel fire.
* Answer key:

Last year, I spent my summer holidays at a seaside town. The hotel
was modern and comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until the
fire.
It was Saturday evening and everybody was sitting in the

discotheques (which was) on the ground floor. It was crowded with
people. They were dancing and singing happily. Suddenly we smelt
smoke. Then black smoke began to fill in the room. Everybody
started to scream in panic. People ran toward the fire exits. One
door was blocked. Many people began coughing and choking.
Then, just as we thought we had only minutes to live, the fire
brigade arrived. Firemen fought their way into the room and soon
everyone was safely out of the building. Luckily nobody was
seriously hurt. It was the most frightening experience of my life.


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Teacher: Nguyen Hoang