WRITING 11 – Stories 2
The task
Sample article
How to go about it
Antes de empezar a escribir, piensa en los eventos que van a ocurrir en tu historia y en cómo acabará.
- Tu historia tiene que estar bien contada, por lo que lo lógico y más seguro es contarla en el mismo orden que los sucesos ocurren.
- Usa conectores y diferentes tiempos verbales para guiar al lector; usa adjetivos y adverbios para añadir viveza a las descripciones; usa el reported speech y expresiones de tiempo para sonar más dramático.
Linkers
Como en la unidad 7 ya vimos muchos linkers que podemos usar en nuestras stories, aquà vamos a centrarnos en time linkers.
Group 1
1- When means cuando
When he got to the airport, the plane had already taken off.
He got very angry when he found out about it.
2- While means mientras
While he was admiring the views, it began to rain
A thief broke into his house while he was doing some errands
3- As soon as significa tan pronto como, en cuanto, nada más
She ran home as soon as she heard the news
4- As means mientras and conforme/a medida que
He sat watching her as she got ready
She got more scared as she went deeper into the forest
5- By the time means para cuando
By the time we got to the airport, the plane had already taken off
6- Once means una vez que
Once you start, there’s no going back
Group 2
1- Before means antes, antes de
I thought carefully about it before making a decision
I had seen her two years before
2- After means después de
I regretted my decision after seeing the consequences
I regretted my decision after I saw the consequences
3- Until means hasta
They had to wait until the rain stopped
4- Afterwards means después
Afterwards she was sorry for what she had said
5- Then means después, entonces
We lived in France and then Italy before coming back to England
6- Next means a continuación
We were excited to see what she would do next.
Group 3
1- Since means desde
I hadn’t seen her since our last date
2- For means desde hace, durante
I hadn’t seen her for 2 years
3- From then on means de entonces en adelante
From then on, she was a completely different girl
4- Ago means hace (time)
I saw her two years ago
5- Back means antes, allá (time)
Back in the 90s there was nothing to worry about
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