Developing speaking
Describing a past event 1
38 Where is the main stress in these words and expressions? Listen to check your answers and repeat the examples. 1 afterwards 2 At first 3 In the end Pronunciation
Choose the items which you wouldn’t usually find in a museum. exhibition stage tour guide statue pitch sculpture displays works masterpiece orchestra
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39 Complete the poster. Listen and check
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36 Listen to Amy talking about a school
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trip. What was her opinion of it? a She was disappointed. b She was fascinated. c She was bored.
Think about a school trip (real or imagined) to a museum or art gallery/a concert/a play, etc. Make notes following the steps below. you were with, etc. 3 Say how you felt about the experience. Was it (d) or negative? 4 Use expressive words with modifiers to make the story more exciting, e.g. (e) amazing, brilliant . 5 Use a variety of adjectives to describe things or places, e.g. a (f ) little gift shop . 6 Join sentences using linking words or phrases to show a (g) of actions or events, e.g. At first, then, next. 1 Use a wide variety of narrative (a) (past simple, past continuous, past perfect). 2 Give details about where and (b) it happened, (c) FOR DESCRIBING PAST EVENTS SIX TOP TIPS
3 Write the expressions for reporting past events in the correct place in the sequence (beginning → end). Afterwards • a while • hours • In the end • L ater • minutes • Next • T o start with
1 2 At first / First 3 4 Then 5 6 After that / 7 A few seconds /
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/ days later 8 After ten minutes/half an hour/
9 Finally 10 11 At the end of (…)
37 Read the sentences. Predict the missing words using the expressions in 3. Then listen and complete the sentences. 1 , I was a little bit disappointed, but our teacher explained it had been a real movie studio. 2 , the guide explained the technical history of film-making. 3 , we went up to the third floor where there was an impressive collection of TVs, microphones and cameras. 4 , we did a workshop where we learned about game design. 5 we practised using programming software. 6 , we had built our own ping-pong style video game. 7 , we all went to the café on the first floor. 8 I said that, although I hadn’t thought I was going to like it, , I’d had a great day. 7 8
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Where:
When:
Why:
What happened:
Something special about the trip:
What you felt:
Why you felt that way:
Practise describing your school trip.
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