Telling a story in English

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Telling a story in English

What is a short story/ anecdote ? A story is a piece fiction or real narration that has a limited number of words, only a few characters and one theme. Anecdotes are short stories about something that happened to you or to someone you know. parts of a story: Usually a story has beginning, plot and end.

ELEMENTS OF A STORY

How to start Traditional stories often start with the phrase "Once upon a time". Other expressions: Long ago when…: hace mucho tiempo cuando… There was a time when… hubo una epoca en que…

How to tell your story First of all, your story should be quite short. Try to keep it grammatically simple as well, so that it is easy to follow.

Sequencing words These words show the chronological sequence of events. First of all, I (packed my suitcase) () Secondly, I …. (made sure I had all my documents) Previously (before that) ….. I changed some money Then… I (called a taxi for the airport) Later (on)… (when we were stuck in traffic, I realised…) But before all that… (I had double checked my reservation) Finally… (I arrived at the wrong check-in desk at the wrong airport for a flight that didn't go until the next day)