This document provides instructions on how to write an essay reporting an incident. It includes sections on brainstorming the key details of the incident, identifying important linguistic elements to include, creating a draft outline, revising the draft, and writing the final essay. As an example, it provides a draft outline and essay about a car accident involving the author and their boyfriend. The three-paragraph essay describes how their car fell into a hole while swerving to avoid a pedestrian, the arrival of police and medical assistance, and concludes by noting they were unharmed after being examined.

1. HOW TO WRITE THE ESSAY
UNIT 1:
REPORTING AN INCIDENT

2. What could you say?
Brainstorming….
●Protagonistas: mi novio y yo
●Lugar: carretera camino de casa
●Más participantes: peatones, policía, médicos…
●Orden de los hechos:
- vamos en el coche
- se cruza el peatón
- giramos y caemos
- llega la ambulancia
- hicimos la foto, volvimos a casa en taxi
●Datos accesorios:
gente asombrada alrededor, policía vigilando, llega coche
grúa…

3. LINGUISTIC ELEMENTS IN THE UNIT
ADJECTIVES:
Colourfoul
Spontaneous
Peaceful
Dramatic
Amusing
Unusual
Striking
Romantic
Disturbing
Natural
Moving
Powerful
VERBS TO
EXPRESS FEELINGS:
Hug
Kiss
Smile
Stare
Frown
Laugh
Pose
Cry
Scream
Make a face
VERB TENSES TO
EXPRESS PAST EVENTS:
Past simple
Past continuous
Past perfect
WORDS TO LOOK UP
IN THE DICTIONARY:
All the vocabulary that we
don’t know
TIME CONNECTORS:
After, as, at first, later, while,
as soon as, finally

4. WRITE THE DRAFT
(borrador)
(Cada párrafo debe expresar una idea principal)
First paragraph: INTRODUCTION (presentación del tema)
This picture shows a dramatic situation in my life. It happened two years ago.
My boyfriend and I were going to visit a friend. We had an accident.
Next paragraph: Explain how it happened (cómo ocurrió)
We were driving. A pedestrian crossed the road. My boyfriend turned right.
The car fell into a hole. There were a lot of people on the pavement. They
helped to get out of the car. They called the police and an ambulance.
Next paragraph: Explain what happened next (lo que ocurrió después)
The police arrived. They did not let people get near the car. They called a
vehicle to tow the car. The ambulance arrived. The doctor examined us. He
said that we were fine.

5. DRAFT REVISION
(REVISA EL BORRADOR)
●Se revisan las frases:
- ¿tienen verbo?
- ¿está en el tiempo adecuado?
- ¿tiene sujeto?
- ¿el orden de la frase es “sujeto, verbo, complementos”?
●Se revisa la ortografía.
●¿Es un texto o un conjunto de frases?:
- ¿las ideas están estructuradas en párrafos?
- Revisar los conectores, los enlaces entre frases y párrafos

6. Write the essay
(Añade conectores, adjetivos etc. Convierte el borrador en un texto)
An unusual car accident
This picture shows a dramatic situation in my life. It happened two years ago
when my boyfriend and I were going to visit a friend. We had an accident as
we tried to avoid running over a pedestrian.
That day we felt very happy when we left home. However, while we were
driving a pedestrian appeared in the middle of the road. To avoid running over
him, my boyfriend had to turn right. Then, the car fell into a big hole in the
road. Fortunately, the pavement was full of people who were watching the
striking accident. Firstly, they helped us to get out and then, they called the
police and an ambulance.
Some minutes later, the police arrived and a policeman called the vehicle to
tow the car. They did not let people to get near the car and made room to the
ambulance. It arrived very quickly and the doctor examined us. When he
finished, he told us we were perfectly.
After one hour, a vehicle arrived to tow the car. As soon as it got there, we took
a photograph to show our friends. Finally, we took a taxi and went back home.

7. Fin