How to Tell a Story in English Using Past Tense
How to Tell a Story in English - Using Past Tense
In this course. How to tell a story in English Story is powerful,and in lots of situations(e.g.when you meet someone new,in a job interview,or in a speaking test)you have to tell a story. If you want to tell a good story,you need to become a convincing speaker. Learning how to tell a better story can help you become a better speaker and communicator. How to build your story step by step
In this course. How to tell a story in English Story is powerful, and in lots of situations (e.g. when you meet someone new, in a job interview, or in a speaking test) you have to tell a story. If you want to tell a good story, you need to become a convincing speaker. Learning how to tell a better story can help you become a better speaker and communicator. How to build your story step by step
Part one setting the scene:how to start your story A clear story needs to start with some background. 5"W"and H questions(who was involved,what happened, when did it happen,where did it happen,why did it happen, how did it happen) Keep it simple in the beginning (who,when,where,what), then add one or two more sentences to give more background details. You also need balance here.(you have to give enough background details to make your story feel real;you also have to get to the heart of your story quickly.Because they will lose their interests if you don't get to the point.)
Part one setting the scene: how to start your story A clear story needs to start with some background. 5 “W” and H questions (who was involved, what happened, when did it happen, where did it happen, why did it happen, how did it happen) Keep it simple in the beginning (who, when, where, what), then add one or two more sentences to give more background details. You also need balance here. (you have to give enough background details to make your story feel real; you also have to get to the heart of your story quickly. Because they will lose their interests if you don’t get to the point.)
Starting your story Story one:It was summer,and I went with some friends to a beach in Crimea which you could only get to by boat. -who were your friends? -why did you go to this beach? -what was the place like? -were there any other people there? Story 1:It was summer,and I went with some friends to a beach in Crimea which you could only get to by boat.People had been going there for years, and there were benches and tables,places to camp,fire places and so on.It was kind of a hippy place,with everyone walking around naked and doing whatever they felt like. The focus of the beginning is the place(providing lots of interesting and unusual details)
Starting your story Story one: It was summer, and I went with some friends to a beach in Crimea which you could only get to by boat. -who were your friends? -why did you go to this beach? -what was the place like? -were there any other people there? Story 1: It was summer, and I went with some friends to a beach in Crimea which you could only get to by boat. People had been going there for years, and there were benches and tables, places to camp, fire places and so on. It was kind of a hippy place, with everyone walking around naked and doing whatever they felt like. The focus of the beginning is the place (providing lots of interesting and unusual details)
Story 2:At university,I shared a flat with three other guys.We were all good friends,but like lots of guys in that situation,we played a lot of pranks (practical jokes)on each other. In this story,the focus is people.You can add more details to your friends or roommates. Story 3:I was travelling in Kyrgyzstan,and I decided to go hiking in mountains. What's the focus of this story?What kinds of details you will add to this story?
Story 2: At university, I shared a flat with three other guys. We were all good friends, but like lots of guys in that situation, we played a lot of pranks (practical jokes) on each other. In this story, the focus is people. You can add more details to your friends or roommates. Story 3: I was travelling in Kyrgyzstan, and I decided to go hiking in mountains. What’s the focus of this story? What kinds of details you will add to this story?
Part two Set a goal in your story What makes a story a story? A story needs two things: Goal(people in the story should want something) Tension (the goal is not that easy to reach) The heart of your story is what did the people want in your story
Part two Set a goal in your story What makes a story a story? A story needs two things: Goal (people in the story should want something) Tension (the goal is not that easy to reach) The heart of your story is what did the people want in your story
The goal of the story It was summer,and I went with some friends to a beach in Crimea which you could only get to by boat.People had been going there for years,and there were benches and tables,places to camp,fire places and so on.It was kind of a hippy place,with everyone walking around naked and doing whatever they felt like. On the last day,we had to catch a train in the evening I was travelling in Kyrgyzstan,and I decided to go hiking in the mountains.I planned a route which I hoped I could do in five days.I took a tent,food and a stove,but I mostly ended up staying with local people in their yurts.To reach Issyk-Kul lake, which was the end of my journey,I had to cross a mountain pass, almost 400om high
The goal of the story It was summer, and I went with some friends to a beach in Crimea which you could only get to by boat. People had been going there for years, and there were benches and tables, places to camp, fire places and so on. It was kind of a hippy place, with everyone walking around naked and doing whatever they felt like. On the last day, we had to catch a train in the evening I was travelling in Kyrgyzstan, and I decided to go hiking in the mountains. I planned a route which I hoped I could do in five days. I took a tent, food and a stove, but I mostly ended up staying with local people in their yurts. To reach Issyk-Kul lake, which was the end of my journey, I had to cross a mountain pass, almost 4000m high
Part three adding tension to your story Every story needs tension.(your goal shouldn't too easy to reach) I was travelling in Kyrgyzstan,and I decided to go hiking in the mountains.I planned a route which I hoped I could do in five days.I took a tent,food and a stove,but I mostly ended up staying with local people in their yurts.To reach Issyk-Kul lake, which was the end of my journey,I had to cross a mountain pass, almost 400om high.It was so hard,because the air is thin up there and I was carrying a very heavy pack.It seemed to take forever,but finally I got close to the top.and then a storm boiled over the ridge and landed right on my head.There was lightning all around me,even below me!The noise was unbelievable
Part three adding tension to your story Every story needs tension. (your goal shouldn’t too easy to reach) I was travelling in Kyrgyzstan, and I decided to go hiking in the mountains. I planned a route which I hoped I could do in five days. I took a tent, food and a stove, but I mostly ended up staying with local people in their yurts. To reach Issyk-Kul lake, which was the end of my journey, I had to cross a mountain pass, almost 4000m high. It was so hard, because the air is thin up there and I was carrying a very heavy pack. It seemed to take forever, but finally I got close to the top. and then a storm boiled over the ridge and landed right on my head. There was lightning all around me, even below me! The noise was unbelievable
At university,I shared a flat with three other guys.We were all good friends, but like lots of guys in that situation,we played a lot of pranks (practical jokes) on each other.One weekend,I was going home to visit my parents.I said bye to my flatmates,and told them not to do anything to my room."Don't worry,we won't.Have a good weekend,"they said.I knew they were going to do something,but I couldn't believe they actually did. Structure background+goal(visit my parents)+tension (told them not to do anything to my room.)+foreshadowing (I knew they were going to do something,but I couldn't believe they actually did) Foreshadowing:you know there is something bad to happen,but you are not sure what it is.And that creates the tension. Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story,or a chapter,and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story.There are various ways to create foreshadowing. There are 2 ways to add tension:One is to add problems and difficulties between you and your goal,another is to add foreshadowing
At university, I shared a flat with three other guys. We were all good friends, but like lots of guys in that situation, we played a lot of pranks (practical jokes) on each other. One weekend, I was going home to visit my parents. I said bye to my flatmates, and told them not to do anything to my room. “Don’t worry, we won’t. Have a good weekend,” they said. I knew they were going to do something, but I couldn’t believe they actually did. Structure background+goal (visit my parents)+tension (told them not to do anything to my room. )+foreshadowing (I knew they were going to do something, but I couldn’t believe they actually did) Foreshadowing: you know there is something bad to happen, but you are not sure what it is. And that creates the tension. Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story, or a chapter, and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story. There are various ways to create foreshadowing. There are 2 ways to add tension: One is to add problems and difficulties between you and your goal, another is to add foreshadowing
Part four how to finish your story How to finish your story:you need to resolve the tension.Explain what happened in the end,and whether you reach your goal or not. It was summer,and I went with some friends to a beach in Crimea which you could only get to by boat.People had been going there for years,and there were benches and tables,places to camp,fire places and so on.It was kind of a hippy place,with everyone walking around naked and doing whatever they felt like. On the last day,we had to catch a train in the evening,so the boat was supposed to pick us up in the morning,but the boat never came.It was hard to get a phone signal,but finally we heard news:there was an old world war 2 mine in the harbor, and no boats could leave!What could we do? We loaded our stuff onto a kayak and swam almost a kilometer around the cliffs. A naked hippy paddled the kayak,which was piled high with our things and looks like it could sink at any minute.We made it to land,and after several hours of hitchhiking and walking,we caught our train.It was stressful at the time,but looking back now it makes a good story!
Part four how to finish your story How to finish your story: you need to resolve the tension. Explain what happened in the end, and whether you reach your goal or not. It was summer, and I went with some friends to a beach in Crimea which you could only get to by boat. People had been going there for years, and there were benches and tables, places to camp, fire places and so on. It was kind of a hippy place, with everyone walking around naked and doing whatever they felt like. On the last day, we had to catch a train in the evening, so the boat was supposed to pick us up in the morning, but the boat never came. It was hard to get a phone signal, but finally we heard news: there was an old world war 2 mine in the harbor, and no boats could leave! What could we do? We loaded our stuff onto a kayak and swam almost a kilometer around the cliffs. A naked hippy paddled the kayak, which was piled high with our things and looks like it could sink at any minute. We made it to land, and after several hours of hitchhiking and walking, we caught our train. It was stressful at the time, but looking back now it makes a good story!