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5 a) Listen to an experience Ben had while he was in
Rio de Janeiro and answer the questions in the plan.
b) Which adjectives does the
author use to describe the
following?
ñ the rooms ñ the castle
ñ the floor ñ the man
ñ the man’s clothes
ñ the workman ñ the guide
b) Imagine you are Ben. Use ideas from Ex. 5a to write
his story for the college magazine (120-200 words).
Writing
Sequence of events in stories
Always write the events in a story in
the order they happened. This helps
the reader follow the story.
c) List all the adverbs used in
the story.
The Haunted Castle by Ben Smith
One afternoon last winter, my friend Danny and I decided to visit Holroyd
Castle. When we arrived, it was freezing cold and starting to rain, so we
quickly went inside.
We walked slowly through the dark, cold rooms and corridors. The castle
was huge and empty and all we could hear was the sound of our footsteps on
the stone floor. We wandered around for half an hour before we realised that
we were lost.
Luckily, as we turned a corner, we saw a tall man wearing old-fashioned
clothes and carrying a lantern. He asked for us to follow him. As we walked he
told us about the paintings on the walls. He spoke in a strange, old-fashioned
way and when I asked him a question, he didn’t answer. Back in the entrance
hall, we turned around to thank our guide, but he wasn’t there any more.
Outside, we chatted to a friendly workman about our visit and our helpful
guide. “Ah, you met the castle’s ghost, Lord Fredrick! He was an artist and the
owner of the castle in the 18th century. He sometimes helps visitors and tells
them all about his paintings,” he told us excitedly.
Danny went white and I started shaking. We felt very shocked and scared.
We’ll never forget this experience.
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Using adjectives & adverbs
Use a variety of adjectives and
adverbs to make your story more
interesting.
A tall thin man walked slowly towards
us.
3 a) Read the Writing Tip.
2 Read the story and answer the
questions.
1 How does the writer set the scene?
character – place – time – weather
2 Which is the climax event in the
story?
3 How did the characters feel in the
end?
A story
1 Read the rubric. What should
you write? Should it be a first-
or a third-person narrative?
Your college English club has
asked its members to send in
stories about strange experiences
they had. Write your story in
120-180 words and submit it. The
best story will appear in next
month’s club newspaper.
4 Replace the adjectives and adverbs in the paragraphs
below with: quickly, roaring , horrible , extremely, heavily,
relaxing, terrifying, chilly.
It was a(n) 1) very cold evening. I was hurrying home and looking
forward to a(n) 2) good night in front of a(n) 3) nice fire. Suddenly, it
started raining 4) a lot and I decided to get a taxi.
We were 5) very lucky to escape and ran away as 6) fast as we could. It was
a(n) 7) scary experience for all of us, and we promised never to go back to that
8) bad house again.
Writing Bank p. WB2
Plan The Best Dancer
Para 1: Who were the main characters? Where were they?
What were they doing? What was the weather like?
Paras 2 & 3 : What happened? (The events of the story in the
order they happened.) What was the climax event?
Para 4: What happened in the end? How did the main
character(s) feel?