A scary story Focus on past simple 1 Complete the sentences with the past simple. 1 A long time ago, there was (be) a monster. 2 The ghost … (live) in a cabin by a lake. 3 The woman ... (see) a thin, white hand coming through the window. 4 Suddenly, we ... (hear) a loud bang! 5 One stormy night, we … (go) inside the abandoned house. 2 Read the story. Then close your book and remember the story in pairs. 3 Read and match the definitions. character climax twist 1 A surprising moment in a story. 2 A person in a story. 3 The most exciting part of a story. Writing 5.4 A story / Past simple 44 Do all exercises in your notebook One day, a sick boy went to a hospital. His doctor wanted to save him, but the boy died. The doctor was very sad. That afternoon, the doctor was talking to a woman in the hospital. Suddenly, the doctor screamed. ‘What’s wrong?’ asked the woman. ‘Look! That’s him!’ said the doctor, pointing to a boy. ‘Didn’t you see his red wristband? We put those on patients when they die!’ ‘You mean like this one?’ said the woman, showing her arm. LEARNING SITUATION There is a writing competition at your town’s annual horror festival. Write a scary story. 4 PLAN Choose one of the titles for your scary story. Imagine what the twist could be. A present for Samantha The uninvited guest The box The house on the mountain Write a plan like this: Story plan for ‘The uninvited guest’ Main characters: Me, Grandad, Mum and an old man who knocks on the door one day. Something goes wrong: My grandad doesn’t like the man and leaves the house because he is angry. Climax: The old man says that he is my real grandfather. Twist: We realise that my ‘grandad’ is gone and Mum’s car too. 5 WRITE Use your plan and the model to write your story. Remember to use the past tense and include time expressions. 6 CHECK Read your story and check that it includes everything in your plan. ❚ Check you used past tenses correctly. ❚ Make sure that you included time expressions. NOW YOU! Communication Student A: go to page 62 Student B: go to page 65 Unit 5 Review page 58 Wordlist page 70 THE RED WRISTBAND Richmond
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