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?