4. Her silence encouraged him to speak and … 5. He spoke well, but unfortunately, he did not… 6. In spite of her powerful dislike for him, Elizabeth… 7. Then, as he continued to insult her family, she began to … 8. When he at last finished speaking, she … 9. Unfortunately, I have no desire to … 10. However, I never meant to do so, and I …
T: Besides connectives, we should also pay attention to use correct tenses to develop a story. The proper use of tenses in the story makes the story develop logically. Therefore we should consider using correct and suitable tenses when we develop a story. When we read the story we find different speeches are used to organize the two extracts. Go through the story again and find out the functions of the two different speeches. Sample answers:
Sa: In the extracts, Elizabeth and Darcy talk a lot when they are dancing. The dialogue（direct speeches） reveals their characters more clearly. In extract 2 there are two scenes which use direct speeches: Darcy asks Elizabeth to marry him, Elizabeth rejects his request. From the dialogue we can see direct speeches make the passage more readable.
Sb: In extract 2 the author uses a lot of indirect speeches. I find indirect speeches make the novel more story-like and continuous. After this, show the following. Skills to develop a story 1. 2. 3.
Make sure to use connectives when necessary. Pay attention to the use of different tenses.
Use different kinds of speeches to make your story readable.
Activity five: Start a story
T: We have learnt how to end and develop a story. Now I’ll show you some examples to start a story. Read the examples carefully and try to use them in your writing. Show the following. Examples:
Skills 1. Come to the theme Examples Mr. Wang owned his business and worked very hard. He seldom stopped work until late in the night every day and his fame as a workaholic was known to all. 2. Raise the common sense It was a cold winter Christmas night. Everyone was enjoying the delight of family gathering except Mr. Norton, who stayed alone in his shabby small room, signing and drinking. 3. Raise a question Who doesn’t love sitting beside a cozy fire on a cold winter’s night? Who doesn’t love to watch flames curling up a chimney? 4. Cites People used to say: “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” 5. Comparison Today Newtown is a very clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats in Newtown
Step Ⅳ Present a story Activity one: Write a story
T: Now please think out a story that happened to you or your friend. Next list the points you want to write down. Then learn to use the skills we have learnt to organize your story. Sample version:
I had always expected that my visit to Mount Tai would be quite an experience. However, my expectation failed because of the bad weather and my illness. (Comparison to open the passage) On arriving at the foot of Mount Tai on May 1st, it began to rain heavily. We had to stay in the hotel waiting until it became sunny. The bad weather continued till the next evening. We were about to celebrate the coming sunny day when I caught a bad cold. I coughed and coughed. I got so sick that I had to be sent to hospital. My illness cast anxiety over the whole family. Besides, my cold also cost our family the whole holiday because it lasted 5 days. When I was getting better in the hospital, we had no time left to climb Mount Tai. Thus we had to leave Mount Tai with regret.
Activity two: Tell a story
T: Now you have learnt to organize a story. This time you can present your story in front of our class. But make sure to use the key points.
1. Change your voice to indicate different characters. 2. Look at the audience and speak slowly and clearly.
Step Ⅴ Homework Ask students to 1. revise their stories.
2. preview READING AND VOCABULARY (2).
