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Writing
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Read Bob’s story and answer the questions.
Please read the ending of the story and find out the key elements of a story.
Read for basic elements of a story
Who
When
Where
After twenty years
Bob, a young man named Bob
a cold windy day
out of jail
What
Why
The young man waiting outside the jail gave a note to Bob. After reading it, Bob shouted in surprise.
friendship
How
How did Bob feel?
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Read for emotion line
lost and helpless
surprised
doubtful
astonished
moved
He was now 58 years old.
He was homeless and has no family.
He wasn’t sure whether Jimmy will be ashamed of having a friend like him.
He wasn’t sure whether Jimmy will be ashamed of having a friend like him.
He was surprised to find a familiar-looking man in his thirties.
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He didn’t know who this man is and who his father is.
He got to know that this man is Jimmy’s son.
Jimmy named his son the name of his.
Tip 1: A good ending must contain a good emotion line: negative----positive.
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Heard a voice; a familiar-looking man;
development
Read for the plot
The beginning
Climax
The ending
Not knowing where to go; Stepped out of jail; Smiled bitterly
a note for Bob; Finished reading
The young man smiled; Shouted in surprise
conflict?
Was Jimmy ashamed of Bob?
Conflict appears.
Conflict develops.
Conflict is solved.
Tip 2: A good ending must contain a complete plot: the beginning, development, climax, and the ending. Also the conflict must be solved.
settings:
characters:
actions:
out of jail; cold wind; dark night
stepped out of the jail, smiled bitterly, long for an answer
heard the voice, turned around, was surprised, replied, unfolded, shook, finished reading
shouted in surprise, smiled
Read the ending in Activity 5 again. Find the expressions that describe:
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settings
characters
actions
Tip 3
time, location and descriptions of the environment or surroundings help your readers picture the scene.
Tip 4
introducing characters means describing both appearance and personality.
Tip 5
characters’ actions, or their behaviors drive the plot forward and create a particular atmosphere
Tips: A good ending must contain these:
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2. What kind of ending is this? More than
one description may be suitable.
3. Do you like this
ending? Give your reasons.
A happy ending
A sad ending
A surprising ending
An open ending
Come up with your own ending to Jimmy and Bob’s story, twenty years after Bob was arrested. Answer the questions to help you.
What type of ending will it be?
Do you want to introduce other characters in the ending? If so, who are they?
Where will the ending take place?
What has happened to Bob and Jimmy over the past twenty years?
How will the story end?
A sample story
It was a cold winter night when Bob came out of jail. After twenty years behind bars, he felt like a stranger to the city and everyone in it. Lost and helpless, he didn’t know where to go or whom to go to. A year after he had been arrested, his wife had left him and taken their daughter with her. Former good friends had cut all contact with him.
Beginning
Development
“Is there anyone here who still thinks of me?” he wondered bitterly. Recalling the night twenty years earlier that had completely changed his life, he wandered blindly through the streets. In the dim light of a streetlamp, he noticed an old man sitting on a bench. “Another lonely man, just like me,” he thought to himself.
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Climax
“Bob”, the old man looked up. Although twenty years had passed, he could still recognise that face — Jimmy’s face. “I’m here for our meeting, though I don’t know if you still want it. Anyway, welcome home, buddy!”
A sample story
Ending
“Long time no see,” murmured Bob, his voice trembling. The uncertainty was gone. He now had a home.
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Language
points
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【Stepping out of jail into the cold wind】, Bob, now 58, felt lost and helpless.
Enjoy some beautiful sentences
1.分词作状语,使句子更灵动。
“Twenty years is a long time,”he smiled 【bitterly, not knowing where to go】.
【Recalling the night twenty years earlier( that had completely changed his life)】, he wandered 【blindly】 through the streets.
走出监狱,迎着寒风,58岁的鲍勃感到迷茫和无助。
“20年真长呀,”他苦笑着,不知道该去哪里。
回忆那个20年前(那个彻底改变了他一生)的夜晚, 他在街上盲目地徘徊。
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1.她慢慢走近(approach)她的母亲,轻轻(gently)的挽住她的胳膊(take her arm)。
Enjoy some beautiful sentences
请使用分词作状语翻译下列句子。
Slowly approaching her mother, she gently took her arm.
2.一想到她的数学分数,她的内心涌起(well up)一阵悲痛(sorrow)。
Thinking about her math masks, she felt a sense of sorrow welling up in her heart.
3. 我感到一丝希望(a glimmer of hope),松了一口气(breath a sigh of relief),喃喃地对她说(murmur):“为什么我们不重新开始呢?”。
Feeling a glimmer of hope, I breathed a sigh of relief, murmuring to him, “why not we restart”?
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1.她慢慢走近(approach)她的母亲,轻轻(gently)的挽住她的胳膊(take her arm)。
如何表现人物
请使用分词作状语翻译下列句子。
Slowly approaching her mother, she gently took her arm.
2.一想到她的数学分数,她的内心涌起(well up)一阵悲痛(sorrow)。
Thinking about her math masks, she felt a sense of sorrow welling up in her heart.
3. 我感到一丝希望(a glimmer of hope),松了一口气(breath a sigh of relief),喃喃地对她说(murmur):“为什么我们不重新开始呢?”。
Feeling a glimmer of hope, I breathed a sigh of relief, murmuring to him, “why not we restart”?
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