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Writing A story 2f
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Read the rubric and then the model. Put the
paragraphs in the correct order.
1
Your favourite English magazine is having
a short story competition. The story should
start with the sentence: I was really looking
forward to my first trek in the Amazon
Rainforest. Your story should include:
• a guide • crocodiles
Write your story (120-160 words).
The guide had told us to stay close to him, but
there were so many amazing things to see that I got
distracted. I came across a small river. I started following
it. As I was walking I saw huge crocodiles drifting lazily in
the water. I had to walk carefully and stay far away from
the riverbank.
I was really looking forward to my first trek in the
Amazon Rainforest. I was in Brazil on holiday going on a
group tour to look for exotic animals.
It was beginning to grow dark. Suddenly, I heard
people shouting my name and saw lights coming towards
me. The guide had put together a rescue team and they
had eventually found me. I’ve never been so glad to see
anyone in my life!
When I finally looked up, the group had gone.
I started shouting loudly, but no one answered. I couldn’t
remember which direction we had come from and I didn’t
see any obvious paths to follow. I was terrified.
A
B
C
D
Expand the prompts into full sentences.
1 • It be/rainy day/yesterday
• I/finish/shopping
• I/look for/café/have a drink
2 • Yesterday afternoon we/sit/restaurant/
next/beach
• The sun/set/and/cool breeze/blow
• Ted/decide/walk/along the shore
2
Fill in the gaps with the adjectives: worried,
frustrated, relieved, amazed, sad .
1 I felt very ........................... when I realised
I couldn’t do anything to help.
2 Luckily, my long journey was over. I’ve never
been more ........................... to get home!
3 George couldn’t believe his eyes. He was
........................... that they made it through
the jungle by themselves.
4 She was ........................... that the forest
fire would spread to other areas.
5 Tracy felt .................................. that so many
people had died in the tsunami.
4
Complete the sentences with these adverbs:
thickly, tightly, anxiously, strongly, greatly,
suddenly.
1 The volcano nearby had .........................
erupted an hour before.
2 I closed the doors and windows ................ .
3 An announcement on the radio ...................
advised people to stay indoors.
4 I waited ......................... in the basement
all night.
5 Everything was ......................... covered in
ash.
6 I was ......................... relieved that no one
had been hurt.
5
Replace the adjectives in bold with those in
the list.
• short • sunny • tall • strange • ferocious
• huge • friendly
3
It was a 1) nice day, perfect for a walk in the forest.
As I was wandering through the 2) big trees, I heard
a 3) bad sound. I turned around and behind me was
a bear cub. I knew that the mother would be nearby
and that she would be 4) big and 5) bad. I was only
a 6) small way from the ranger’s station so I ran
there as fast as I could. The ranger was very 7) nice
and drove me back home.
Introduction
(Para 1) set the scene
Main Body
(Paras 2 & 3) sequence of events leading to the
climax event of the story
Conclusion
(Para 4) end of story, feelings about the events
Writing
Read the rubric. Follow the plan below and
write your story (120-160 words).
6
An online English magazine has asked
students to submit a story starting with the
words: I was extremely worried as I was
driving back home. It must include:
• a volcano • a car
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