Unit 1. A day in the life of

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Unit 1: a day in the life of ....
Lesson 5: Writing.
Unit 1: a day in the life of ....
Lesson 5: Writing.
I. Before you write.
* New words
stare death in the face
take off (v)
land (v)
air-hostess (n)
fasten seat belts
discotheque ground floor
choke (v)
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Unit 1: a day in the life of ....
Lesson 5: Writing.
I. While you write.
* Task 1: Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used. in the past simple and the connectors ( time expressions) in the story.
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 11 a.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 realized 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 announced 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.
Unit 1: a day in the life of ....
Lesson 5: Writing.
I. While you write.
* Task 2: Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. Then report the results.


+ The conclusion: the pilot announced everything was all right, we landed safely


+ The events: got on plane, plane took off, hostesses were just beginning to serve lunch
when the plane begin to shake, plane seemed to dip, people screamed in panic,...

+ The climax: we thought we had only minutes to live.

Unit 1: a day in the life of ....
Lesson 5: Writing.
I. While you write.
* Task 3: use the prompts below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
+ Last year, I spent my summer holiday 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 discotheque on the ground floor. It was crowded with people. They were dancing and singing happily. Suddenly we smelt the smoke. Then black smoke began to fill the room. Everybody started to scream in panic. People ran toward the fire exits. One door was blocked. Many people began to cough and choke.
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.