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Warm up
UNIT 1: A DAY IN A LIFE OF…
LESSON D: WRITING
Task 1: Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.
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 11 a.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 realized 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 announced 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.
VOCABULARY
thắt, buộc
cất cánh
1. take off
2. fasten
3. seat-belt
4. announce
5. air- hostess
6. land
hạ cánh
nữ tiếp viên hàng không
thông báo
đai an toàn
(v)
(v)
(n)
(v)
(n)
(v)
Work in pairs. Read the passage in the book and find all the verbs that are used in past simple and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.
Simple past
S +V ed +…
2
land
landed
stare
stared
Regular verb
Irregular verb
announce
announced
begin
take
took
began
Task 1: Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.
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 11 a.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 realized 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 announced 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.
Task 1: Reading the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors (time expressions) in the story.
Verbs: stared, was, arrived, got, took off, were, began, thought, were, told, seemed, realized, screamed, had, felt, gained, announced, landed.
Connectors: on that day, at first, then, just, a few minutes later, one hour later.
ANSWER
Task 2: Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. Then report your results.
NARRATIVE
Definition:
Narrative is a description of events. (You tell/ relate an accident or an experience.)
Structure:
- The events
-The climax
- The conclusion
Task 2: Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. Then report your results.
The events: Got on plane, plane took off, the air-hostesses were just beginning to serve lunch when plane began to shake, plane seemed to dip, people screamed in panic, etc.
The climax: We thought we had only minutes to live.
The conclusion: The pilot announced that everything was all right, we landed safely.
Task 3: Use the prompt 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.
Example:
Last year , I spent my summer holidays at a seaside town.
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 the room. / Everybody/ start / scream / in panic. / People/ run toward / fire exists. / 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.
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Task 3: Use the prompt below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
Suggested answer
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.
Homework
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Rewrite task 3 in your exercise notebook.
That’s enough for today!!!
Thank you
good bye
See you again
nguon VI OLET
