Question

3 Read the Prepare to write box. Then read Ellen's story again and put events a-e in order. Decide which events belong to the beginning, middle and end of the story. PREPARE TO WRITE A story (1) When you write a story: make sure there is a beginning, middle and end give the story an interesting title • use verbs in the past simple and past continuous • use adjectives and adverbs to make your story interesting, a Ellen saw the pickpocket. b The police caught the pickpocket. c Ellen got off the coach. d The story appeared on the internet. e The coach left school.​

Answer 1

In Ellen's story, the events can be put in the following order:

a) The coach left school. c) Ellen got off the coach. e) Ellen saw the pickpocket. b) The police caught the pickpocket. d) The story appeared on the internet.

Now, let's divide these events into the beginning, middle, and end of the story:

Beginning: - The coach left school.

Middle: - Ellen got off the coach. - Ellen saw the pickpocket. - The police caught the pickpocket.

End: - The story appeared on the internet.

Now that we have the events in order and categorized, we can proceed to write the story. Remember to follow the mentioned guidelines when writing the story. Make sure there is a clear beginning, middle, and end, give the story an interesting title, use verbs in the past simple and past continuous, and use adjectives and adverbs to make the story interesting.