What do we need?
“Dates”
 They met on June, 1980.


 They met on June 7th, 1980.


 They met the Monday, 7th of June in 1980.


 They met in 1980.
“Places”


- She was born in Chile.
- She was born in San Fernando, Chile.


- He saw her at the bus station.
- He saw her at the school.
The setting
              What was happening?
      Nature
 the wind was blowing
 the sun was shinging
      People
 people were sleeping
 a man was walking his dog
 two young women were going to work
 a dog was barking
A Story talks about:
A Strange Story
 Jorge and Jane _____(meet) at the bus station, on April 10th, 1990. She
  _____ (be) waiting a bus to go to Santiago, when Jorge _______ (arrive)
  beside her.
 He ____ (ask) her if she _____ (can) lend him her cell phone, but she
  ______(say) “no, I can’t”. He really ______ (need) to make a call, so he
  _____(try) to convince her by telling to Jane that she ______ (look)
  absolutely beautiful like a model.
 After that, Jane _____(lend) her cell phone to Jorge. She also ________
  (think) he was very handsome. Then, Jorge ______(take) a bus and
  _______(disappear).
 She _____(be) thinking of him many days. She _______(decide) to
  phone to the same number he ___(do) that day trying to find him.
  However, Jorge _____(not) answer and she ______(hear) a terribly scary
  voice that said " don't call again, Jorge is died“.
Correct the Mistakes
1.- He is born on April 10th, 1960.
2.- Michael goes to Brazil.
3.- They meet at the bus station.
4.- Camila and Marcos get married in 1990.
5.- He doesn’t think of her.
                            6.- At the bus station they met.
                            7.- They a beautiful baby had.
                            8.- Carmen bought a house big.
                            9.- Didn’t he love her.
                            10.- They met in Chile, Santiago.
Sentence Structure
 Subject + verb     +    complement/adverb

 Jorge    arrived        at home.

 Jorge    fell in love   with her.

 They     had             a big dog.

 They     didn’t         have a beautiful baby.
Join the verbs in present with
            their forms in past
   Meet                Tried
   Be                  Wrote
   Write               Decided
   Think               Looked
   Walk                Met
   Decide              Needed
   Say                 Was/were
   Try                 Walked
   Need                Said
   Look                Thought

How to-write-a-story

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  • 3.
    “Dates”  They meton June, 1980.  They met on June 7th, 1980.  They met the Monday, 7th of June in 1980.  They met in 1980.
  • 4.
    “Places” - She wasborn in Chile. - She was born in San Fernando, Chile. - He saw her at the bus station. - He saw her at the school.
  • 5.
    The setting  What was happening? Nature  the wind was blowing  the sun was shinging People  people were sleeping  a man was walking his dog  two young women were going to work  a dog was barking
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    A Strange Story Jorge and Jane _____(meet) at the bus station, on April 10th, 1990. She _____ (be) waiting a bus to go to Santiago, when Jorge _______ (arrive) beside her.  He ____ (ask) her if she _____ (can) lend him her cell phone, but she ______(say) “no, I can’t”. He really ______ (need) to make a call, so he _____(try) to convince her by telling to Jane that she ______ (look) absolutely beautiful like a model.  After that, Jane _____(lend) her cell phone to Jorge. She also ________ (think) he was very handsome. Then, Jorge ______(take) a bus and _______(disappear).  She _____(be) thinking of him many days. She _______(decide) to phone to the same number he ___(do) that day trying to find him. However, Jorge _____(not) answer and she ______(hear) a terribly scary voice that said " don't call again, Jorge is died“.
  • 8.
    Correct the Mistakes 1.-He is born on April 10th, 1960. 2.- Michael goes to Brazil. 3.- They meet at the bus station. 4.- Camila and Marcos get married in 1990. 5.- He doesn’t think of her. 6.- At the bus station they met. 7.- They a beautiful baby had. 8.- Carmen bought a house big. 9.- Didn’t he love her. 10.- They met in Chile, Santiago.
  • 9.
    Sentence Structure  Subject+ verb + complement/adverb  Jorge arrived at home.  Jorge fell in love with her.  They had a big dog.  They didn’t have a beautiful baby.
  • 10.
    Join the verbsin present with their forms in past  Meet  Tried  Be  Wrote  Write  Decided  Think  Looked  Walk  Met  Decide  Needed  Say  Was/were  Try  Walked  Need  Said  Look  Thought