WRITING 12 – Stories 3
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.
Descriptions
En esta última unidad sobre las stories vamos a centrarnos en aprender a describir a los personajes, los objetos y las situaciones que aparecen en nuestra story
Describing characters
Appearance
Emotions
General
Beautiful / pretty / good-looking
Ugly
Tall / shortÂ
Fat / bulky / slim / fit
Mysterious / strange
Specific
Her eyes were…
His hair was…
He was wearing…
He had a …
He lacked …
Verbs
She was
She became / got / turned
She looked
She appeared to be
She seemed to be
Adjectives
Angry / nervous / worried
Happy / cheerful / delighted
Sad / emotional / upset
Disappointed / confused
Hopeful / excited / intrigued
Describing situations
Actions
Settings
She didn’t know what to do
she was not sure that it was the right decision
She was determined to get it done
She thought about the consequences before acting
She didn’t care what the others thought about it
She was happy to help them
She struggled to finish it / She had a hard time doing it
She wasn’t sure whether she should trust him or not
She had long been waiting for that moment
His house was cosy and well-decorated
The park was packed with parents playing with their children
The views were absolutely stunning
The chairs, the carpet, the staircase… everything looked old
It was a busy street, with people running to work and cars driving by very fast
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