Unit 1. A day in the life of

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Unit 1: A day in the life of.

Lesson 4: Writing / P 17- 18
Content of the new lesson
Writing a narrative
Narrative and the past simple.
Stages of a narrative.
I. Before you write.
Vocabulary:
narrative (n): truyện được kể
stare (v): nhìn chằm chằm ( stare at sb):
stare death in the face: sợ xanh mặt
to be due to+ V infi: dự định làm gì
Ex: I am due to meet her at 8: 00 a.m in the evening.
air- hostess: nừ tiếp viên hàng không
shake (v): rung chuyển
fasten the seat belt: thắt dây an toàn
dip (v): dìm xuống; chìm, chúi xuống
scream (v): la hét
panic (adj): hoảng sợ
overjoyed (adj): quá vui mừng
relieved (adj): nhẹ nhõm
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I. Before you write.
Task 1. Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors ( time expression) in the story.
A narrative:
14th July 1995 is a day I shall never forget . On that day, I stared death in the face.
Our flight was due to leave at 11a.m, and i arrived at the airport quite early. We got on the plane at 10: 30 and the plane took off on time. The air- hostesses were just beginning to serve our lunch when the plane began to shake.
At first, we thought we were flying in bad weather. We were told to stay seated and fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly the plane seemed to dip. We realised we were in danger. Many people screamed in panic. We all thought we had only minutes to live.
Then, just when we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained height. A few minutes later the pilot annouced that everything was all right.We were all overjoyed and relieved. One hour later we landed safely. It was the most frightening experience of my life.
I. Before you write.
Task 1. Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the past simple and the connectors ( time expression) in the story.
II. While you write.
Task 2. Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. Then report the result.
 The events: got on the plane, the plane took off on time, the air- hostess served our lunch when the plane began to shake, the plane seemed to dip, manry people screamed in panic.
 The climax: we thought we had only minutes to live and had given up all hope.
 The conclusion: the pilot announced that everything was all right, we were all overjoyed and relieved.
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II. While you write.
Task 3. Use the prompts below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.

Last year /I / spend / summer holidays / a seaside town. / The hotel / be modern / comfortable. / I / have / wonderful holiday / until / fire.
It / be / Saturday evening / and / everybody / be / the discotheque / ground floor. / It / be / crowded / with people. / They / dance /and / sing happily. / Suddenly / we / smell / smoke. / Then / black smoke / begin / fill / room. / Everybody / start / scream / in panic. / People / run toward / fire exits. / One door / be / block. / Many people / begin / cough / choke.
Then / just as we / think / we / have / only / minutes / live, / fire brigade / arrive. / Firemen / fight / their way / into / room / and soon / everyone / be / safely out of the building. / Luckily / nobody / be / seriously hurt. / It / be / most frightening experience / my life.

II. While you write.
Task 3. Use the prompts below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
* Answer key:

Last year, I spent my summer holidays at a seaside town. The hotel was modern and comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until the fire.
It was Saturday evening and everybody was sitting in the discotheques (which was) on the ground floor. It was crowded with people. They were dancing and singing happily. Suddenly we smelt smoke. Then black smoke began to fill in the room. Everybody started to scream in panic. People ran toward the fire exits. One door was blocked. Many people began coughing and choking.
Then, just as we thought we had only minutes to live, the fire brigade arrived. Firemen fought their way into the room and soon everyone was safely out of the building. Luckily nobody was seriously hurt. It was the most frightening experience of my life.
Homework
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Rewrite task 3 in your exercise notebook.
- Prepare the new lesson "Unit 1- Language Focus".
Thank you for your attention
See you again !
Teacher: Nguyen Hoang Huy