1. Writing a story using 5W1H questions
Primary Longman Elect
3B Chapter 6
Writing a story using 5W1H questions

2. ? Now, which picture shows the beginning of the story?
A story has 3 sections: beginning, middle and ending.
Look at these pictures and write about Mike’s trip in the time machine. 1 2 3 4
Beginning go
take ?
see

3. ? Which picture shows the middle? 1 2 3 4 Beginning Middle Middle go
take
Middle ?
see

4. ? Which picture shows the ending? 1 2 3 4 Beginning Middle Middlego
take
Middle
Ending ?
see

5. ? Use 5W1H questions to help you brainstorm ideas.
What can you write about in each section? 1 2 3 4
Beginning
Middle go
take
Middle
Ending ?
see

6. 5W1H questions
When
When was it?
Who
Who was in the story?
What
What did Mike do?
Where
Where did Mike go?
Why
Why did he do this?
How
How did the man look?

7. Now, can you think of the answers to these questions?
Think of some 5W1H questions for the beginning.
When
Who
What
Where
Why
How
Beginning
Questions
Who was in the story?
Mike
Where did Mike go in the time machine?
Sai Kung go
When was it?
1842

8. Do the same thing for the middle.
When
Who
What
Where
Why
How
Middle
Questions
What did Mike do?
saw a beautiful beach and took some photos
What happened next?
take
saw a man
How did the man look?
unfriendly, had a knife and a big fork
What did the man do?
see
walked to Mike

9. ? Can you think of a solution to the problem?
What is the problem in the story?
Now, think of an ending for the story.
An unfriendly man walked to Mike.
When
Who
What
Where
Why
How
Ending
Questions
What did Mike do?
ran away
Why did he do this? ?
he was afraid
What happened next?
The man said, ‘Don’t be afraid. I want to cook you some fish.’
How did Mike feel?
surprised

10. Well done! Now you can use your answers to the 5W1H questions to write the story.

11. You can add details to make the story more interesting.
Questions
Answers
Beginning
Who was in the story?
Where did Mike go in the time machine?
When was it?
Mike
Sai Kung
1842
Middle
What did Mike do?
What happened next?
How did the man look?
What did the man do?
saw a beautiful beach and took some photos
saw a man
unfriendly, had a knife and a big fork
walked to Mike
Ending
Why did he do this?
How did Mike feel?
ran away
he was afraid
The man said, ‘Don’t be afraid. I want to cook you some fish.’
surprised
Mike went in the time machine to Sai Kung in 1842.
He saw a beautiful beach and took some photos. Suddenly he saw a man. The man was unfriendly. He had a knife and a big fork. He walked to Mike.
Mike ran away because he was afraid. The man said, ‘Don’t be afraid. I want to cook you some fish.’ Mike was surprised. He stayed and ate some fish. The man was kind. Mike had a good time with him.
You can add details to make the story more interesting.
Link the sentences using words like Suddenly and because.

12. Mike’s Trip in the Time Machine
Mike went in the time machine to Sai Kung in He saw a beautiful beach and took some photos. Suddenly he saw a man. The man was unfriendly. He had a knife and a big fork. He walked to Mike. Mike ran away because he was afraid. The man said, ‘Don’t be afraid. I want to cook you some fish.’ Mike was surprised. He stayed and ate some fish. The man was kind. Mike had a good time with him.

13. The End