Narative writing

What we need for writing stories?

1. Time: last year / last summer holiday / six weeks ago / last Friday /
on my birthday
2. Characters: my family and I / my friends and I / my father and I /
some people and I / my classmates and I
3. Setting: in the desert / on the beach / in a village / in the wadi / in
the mountains / on an island
4. Reported speech: ‘’Let’s go …..’’ / ‘’Why don’t we go …..’’ / ‘’I’ll
bring …….’’ / ‘’You should ……..’’ / ‘’Did you bring ……” / ‘’Look at
those ……’’ ‘’Shall we start ……..’’
5. Past simple: We went to …. / I travelled to ….. / My father drove
to …. / My mother cooked the …… / I rescued ……. / my sister
gathered some …… / They bought …… / We climbed …… / I
learned …… / My friend swam …… / My parents asked me to ….. /
We played ….. / my sisters made …….
6. Past continuous: it was raining/snowing. The wind was blowing.
She was wearing ….. / while I was cooking ……, I cut ……… / I was
swimming in …… when a …… attacked me. / my father was
walking on …….. when he saw …….. / While we were climbing ……
, I broke my ……..
7. Past perfect: Before we left home, we had gone shopping. / after I
had started climbing, I fell down. / Before my mother cooked the
lunch, she had prepared the salad.
8. Past perfect continuous: We had been walking for two hours. /
My friends and I had been cleaning the beach for a long time. /
My father had been driving since 6 am. My friend had been
climbing for half an hour.
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
Imagine that you travelled abroad to spend your summer holiday. In a
restaurant you met a celebrity whom you didn’t expect to see there.
Tell us where you went, whom you met and what happened.

Your story should be lively and interesting.

Last year in my summer holiday, I travelled to Egypt with a friend. We visited

many beautiful places in Cairo. One day, my friend suggested to have lunch in a
traditional Egyptian restaurant in Al-Hosain. We took a taxi to Al-Hosain.
When we arrived at the restaurant the smell of the food was attractive. The
waiter brought us the menu. "What would you like to eat, sir? he asked. My friend
ordered fish with rice. "Bring me bread with fried chicken, please." I replied.
Later, a man with two body guards arrived. "Isn't that man the famous
Egyptian actor Adil Emam?" I asked. "Yes, he is." my friend said.
The famous man sat at the table opposite to us. His two guards stood behind
him. I left my seat and went to meet the celebrity. He was very friendly and he
welcomed me kindly. I asked him about his future works and he answered me.
We talked and he told me some jokes. I asked Adil Emam if I can take a selfie with
him. I took the selfie and it was interesting. "If you need any help please tell me."
Adil Emam said. "Thank you, Mr. Adil." I said "We are between our hospitable
Egyptian people." "Where do you come from?" Adil asked. "We are from Oman."
He was happy to know that we were Omanis.
Then, my friend and I left the restaurant joyfully. Later I sent the photo to my
friends and they were surprised to see me with that popular celebrity.
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
‘’My First Day at New School’’

Your story should be lively and interesting.

Three years ago, I finished my summer holiday and I had to start grade 10 in a
new post basic school. My previous cycle two school was small and less than 300
students were studying at that school.
When I arrived at my new school, I really was shocked. The number of students
made me surprised. An increasing number of strange students were crowding the
school. It was my first time to see those new students with different behaviours
and from various villages.
The number of new teachers was big too. I used to see less than 25 teachers in
my previous school, but they were more than 80 teachers in my new school from
different nationalities. Everything looked strange for me. The building itself was
massive and scary.
I tried to cope and adapt myself to the new situation. I didn't sit alone but I
started to discover the new school environment and to talk to some students who
were surprised too. We made a group and we did an inspection tour in the school.
During that first day I began to feel more confident and comfortable. With the
support of my new friends and classmates I could avoid my worry. I started to
memorize the names of some teachers and I chat with some of them. That first
day was the most memorable experience in my life.
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
Complete the following narrative writing task. Write at least 100 words.
‘’ A month ago, I was walking home late at night when I notice three people
standing outside the bank. I suspected them and thought for moment
……………………………………………….

Your story should be lively and interesting.

Four weeks ago, a was walking home after mid night when I saw three strange
people standing outside a bank. I really suspected them and thought for a
moment that they might be robbers. I immediately called the police and I directed
them to the place.
Suddenly, one of the three men started screaming. He was in pain of an illness.
The other two men were trying to comfort him. "We have been waiting for a car
for twenty minutes." one of them said sadly.
I was completely embarrassed when I recognized that those three men were
not thieves. The police arrived and arrested the three men. "Our friend has a
stomach ache." one man said. "We are students and we stay in this building."
I walked to them. "I am the person who called you. I am really sorry and shy." I
said. "No, you are not." a policeman said. "You brought us here in good time to
rescue this man."
The police decided to help the three men. They gave them a lift to the hospital.
For me, I learned that I must not judge someone without knowing the whole
story.
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
Write about a day that you never forget.
What happened? Who were with you?

Your story should be lively and interesting.

Last year in a rainy day I went with my family to the beach. When we arrived at
the beach we sat on the sand. My mother started to prepare the lunch. My father
walked on the beach. My sister and I made holes in the sand.
Suddenly, we heard our mother's screaming. We ran to her. She had burnt her
hand. We called our father for help but he was far away. I decided to run after
him.
I ran very fast. Finally, my father heard me. We ran back quickly to my mother.
I was very tired. My father drove fast to a nearest hospital.
When we arrived at the hospital, we took my mother to the emergency room.
Doctors looked after my mother. They gave her treatment. Then we returned to
our village.
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
Write about a place that you visited. What happened and what you did?

Your story should be lively and interesting.

Last summer holiday my family and I went to Salalah. My father was driving the
car when we had a tire puncture.
A police car came and some policemen helped my father to change the tire. My
father thanked the policemen. We arrived in Salalah in the evening.
The next day my father took us to Wadi Darbat. While I was walking along the
wadi, I saw a boy in the wadi. The boy was drowning.
I called the police and immediately the Civil Defiance arrived to the site. The
civil defiance men rescued the boy. The civil defiance men and the boy's family
thanked me.
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
Write a story about an experience that taught you a lesson. What type of
experience? When and where did it happen? What is the lesson?
You can include other details so that your story will be interesting. Your writing
should be organized.

Two years ago, in a village near the mountains, my friend and I were walking in
the wadi when we saw a leather bag. We opened the bag and we found some
money in it. " Let's take this bag to the mosque and find the owner." my friend
said.
" We should look after the person who lost this bag. “my friend said.
" This bag belongs to someone and we must find him.’’ I didn't agree with my
friend and I said " We need this money so we will keep it for ourselves. "
My friend was sad and upset and he said" You are a bad friend. “He left me
alone and went away. I became very embarrassed. I took the bag to the village
and I delivered it to some people and I asked them to look for its owner.
When I returned to my town I went to my friend's house and said " I am sorry
dear because I didn't listen to your advice." My friend became happy and he said "
You are now my best friend."
I learned from that situation that I must not take anything which is not for me
and to accept my friends' opinions which are good.
One day my school decided to organize a trip for my class to the beach. When I
returned home, I asked my father to give me the permission to go with my
classmates.
My father agreed and he said " Ok! but please don’t swim in the sea because
you are not able to swim."
The next day the school bus took us to the beach. We walked and spent a nice
time there and we were happy. Some of my classmates asked me to go swimming
in the sea. I refused. " I can't swim well." I said.
My friends laughed at me and said " You are a coward boy." I was very
embarrassed and shy. They continued asking me to join them. I tried to convince
them but they strongly insisted. " Ok friends. Let's go. " I said.
We started swimming. The sea was too rough. I couldn’t remember anything
but later I found myself in the hospital. " What happened? I asked. My parents
were near my head. They were very worried." This is the result for anyone who
doesn't listen to his parents' advice. “my mother said.
From that situation, I learned that we must obey our parents because they
always do good and useful things to us.
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
Ahmed was a grade 12 student. He studies Engineering in the UK now.
Write a story about Ahmed. What did he do before travelling abroad? How
could he cope with home sickness?

Your story should be lively and interesting.

Two years ago, Ahmed got a good result in grade 12 final exams. Therefore, he
was granted a full scholarship by the government to study engineering in UK.
Ahmed prepared well before he left Oman. First, he looked for people who had
studied in the same town and he also read the website of the university that he
was going to study in. He read about the accommodation, transport, services,
sports and the town itself. Furthermore, Ahmed bought the main things that he
would need there such as new clothes and a camera. He involved his family and
friends in planning his trip.
His first month in the UK was very difficult. He felt with homesickness and he
missed his family and friends. However, he coped with that by trying to discover
the town and learning about the new culture.
Ahmed also focused more on his new life by doing own tasks such as washing
and ironing his clothes. He looked for anew circle of good friends. He also focused
more on his new life by doing things like washing and ironing his clothes. He
looked for anew circle of good friends.

Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.

Movies and books often talk about the importance of loyalty and friendship.
Write a story about a time in your life when friendship proved to be of great
importance to you.

Your story should be lively and interesting.

One cold day last winter, my best friend Ali suggested to go camping in a nearby wadi. ‘Let’s
us go camping tomorrow.’’ He said. ‘’That’s a good idea.’’ I replied.
So, we went shopping and we bought some items for making tea and some food stuff for
preparing the meals. We were very enthusiastic.
The next morning, we rode our bikes to the wadi. When we arrived there, we had pitched
the tent. ‘’It’s colder here than the town.’’ My friend said. ‘’I agree with you.’’ I replied.
Before we discovered the place, we had prepared the tea. We drank our tea and walked
along the wadi and collected some wood for the fire. Then we returned to our camp after a
long walk.
‘’Let’s go mountain biking.’’ I said. ‘’Let’s do that after lunch.’’ Said my friend. ‘’I prefer to go
now. I replied. My friend refused to go with me and said ‘’We will be late for preparing the
lunch.’’ ‘’I will stay here in order to cook the lunch.’’ So, I insisted to go mountain biking without
my friend.
I rode my bike and started my journey through the narrow rocky gaps and over rocks. While I
was cycling to the top of a mountain, I lost the control of my bike. I hit my head on a rock.
Unfortunately, I was not wearing my safety helmet at that time. So, I had had a bad injury on
my head.
My friend realized that something wrong might had happened to me. He decided to look for
me. After a long time of searching, he found me unconscious. He carried me on his shoulder
and ran for a long distance to the main road.
A car stopped and took us to the hospital in our town. I had lost too much blood. My friend
donated blood and he stayed all the next three days with me in the hospital.
From that story, I recognized the real meaning of loyalty and the good friend s

Write a story about a trip you had when something bad happened. Give it the title
’’The bad trip I have ever had’’ Include details such as:
Where you went?
Who was with you?
Why was it bad?
The bad things that happened
What did you learn from this situation?

One sunny hot day, my classmates decided to go on a picnic in the mountains

at the weekend. They asked me to join them. ‘’I will ask my father.’’ I said.
When I met my father, I told him that I want to go with my classmates to the
mountains. ‘’Ok Ahmed.’’ He said ‘’but don’t practice dangerous activities there.’’
The next day, we rode our bikes and began our trip. When we arrived there,
we set up the tent. Then we collected some wood for the fire. Some of my
friends made tea.
Later, one of my classmates said ‘’Come with me Ahmed to look for beehives in
those caves.’’ ‘’No, I am not good at climbing mountains.’’ I replied. He insisted to
go with him. Without thinking, I agreed to join him.
We started climbing a high mountain. We moved from cave to another looking
for bee colonies. At least, we saw a small cave at a top of a mountain. I refused to
continue climbing but my friend said ‘’ Be brave! We can reach there easily.’’
We climbed for more than twenty minutes. We walked slowly and carefully
through the rocky steep slope path. Before we reached the cave, I had slipped
and fell down.
After four days, I came out of the coma in the intensive care unit room. There
were my parents and uncles around my bed. They were very happy when I
opened my eyes. I could see the blaming looks on my father’s face.
That situation taught me to listen carefully to what my parents say and to obey
them. They are only the persons who take care of us.
Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
You and a friend travelled to somewhere when something wrong happened.
When did you travel? Where did you go? Why did you go there? What
happened? How did you do to solve the problem? What lesson did you learn
from that situation?

Your story should be lively and interesting.

time setting characters problem

solution aim

Time
Last …………
Last year, / Last month, / Last summer / Last summer holiday
…… ago
Two years ago, / Three months ago / A long time ago
One day,
Last month, in a hot summer day/ in a cold winter day, my friend and I decided to
go to Muscat. We wanted to visit a friend. We were very happy.
We left our village early in the morning. We took a taxi to Muscat. My father took
us to Muscat in his car.
After an hour, my father’s car ran out of petrol. I felt very thirsty because of the
heat. My father tried to stop a car but nobody stopped. So, my father decided to
walk in order to gather some petrol. “Stay in the car.’’ My father said.
My father became very tired and thirsty. He couldn’t walk any more. ‘’I am going
to die’’ my father thought.
Fortunately,/ Suddenly, a police car stopped behind our car. A policeman came to
us. “What’s the matter?’’ he asked. We told him about our problem. “Where is
your father?’’ ‘’He went to bring some petrol.’’ I said.
The policemen took us to look for my father. After a long distance, we found him
unconscious. The police gave him little drinking water. Then, my father opened
his eyes. “Where am I?’’ The police told him about the story. My father became
better.
The police took us to a petrol station. They paid for the petrol too. After that, the
police took us to our car. They poured the petrol into our car. My father started
the car. “Always check the level of petrol before you start your journey.’’ A
policeman said. We thanked the police. We continued our journey to Muscat.
Time + setting:
(Last year – Last month – Last holiday – Last summer holiday – last
weekend – two years ago – two weeks ago – One day)
(into the desert – in the mountains – in a wadi – on the road – in
Salalah – at the zoo – in the park – in the funfair – in the jungle – into
the forest _ on an island)

Characters:
(my family and I – my friends and I – my classmates and I – my cousins
and I – a shark – a boy – a lion – policemen – fire fighters – a doctor)

Aim / goal:
(in order to discover …. – to find some …. – to reach the summit of ….. –
to meet some …. in order to buy …. – wanted to find some …. – planned
to improve …..)

Tension/ problem:
(someone stole my wallet/ passport – I broke my leg – some of my
friends injured – my friend was lost in the desert – my brother got lost
into the forest – our car broke down – the bus ran out of petrol – my
mother burned her hand – I broke an expensive ….)

Solution:
. happy end
. bad end
We need to use in writing a story
1. Direct speech
(‘’Look! A boy is drowning.’’ Ali said – My father asked ‘’Where did
you find that plant?’’ – ‘’I can’t find my wallet.’’ I said - ‘’We
should look for some fresh water.’’ A friend said – ‘’Help! Help!’’
someone shouted – ‘’Why don’t we go swimming?’’ my cousin
suggested)

Past simple:
( I saw a snake under the mat. – My father made some tea. – My
friend cooked a tasty food. – I fell from the top of the mountain. –
My mother cut her hand.

Past continuous:
(It was raining heavily. – I was wearing heavy clothes. – The wind
was blowing so hard.
Past continuous / past simple:
The driver fell asleep while he was driving.
While I was swimming in the sea, a shark attacked me.
My father was driving when a camel crossed the road.

Past perfect: (past perfect / past simple)

My parents had gone shopping before we started the journey.
Before we prepared the lunch, we had eaten some fruit.
My friends had cleaned the beach before we left the wadi.

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Write a story of at least 100 words based on the following topic.
Write about a day that you never forget.
What happened? Who were with you?
Your story should be lively and interesting.

1. Time:
Last week /month / year / weekend / summer holiday / Sunday
Two weeks ago /three months ago / four years ago / in 2018

2. Characters:
my friend and I / my family and I /my brother and I / my cousin and I

3. Aim (goal):
wanted to spend a nice time in the countryside - wanted to visit my /our
old friends – wished to discover the wonderful place - planned to get the
chance (opportunity) to reach the summit (top) of Jabal Shams – in order
to buy some new items for my project - to find a suitable place for our
next visit
I wanted a good future for myself by studying hard – to discover caves –
to explore the underwater sea life –

Place: in the forest / in the desert / in the mountains / on the beach / at

school / at the zoo / in a shopping mall / on the farm / in Oman / in a
village

4. Problem:
Some wild animals attacked us
A thief stole my wallet / passport
My friend broke his leg
We missed our way to the camp
The teacher saw me eating during the lesson
Our car broke down in the middle of the desert
 Our tent got fire
We forgot the matches
We had a car accident
My brother got sick
I burned the food
My friend was drowning
We got shortage of food / water
The tank ran out of water / our car ran out of fuel

5. Solution:
Happy end / bad end

Tenses to use in your story:

Past simple
We travelled to … We went to … My father decided to take us to
… My mother cooked / prepared …. We visited …. We saw ….
We planned to …. We ate ….. We forgot …. We did …. I swam in
…… We met …. We made …. We watched .. We observed … I went
walking. Suddenly, I saw a snake.

Past continuous
I was taking photos of some fish when I dropped my phone into the sea.
My father was driving the car at night when a camel crossed the road.
While I was walking in the wadi, I saw a snake.
While I was swimming in the sea, a shark attacked me.
I was cooking the lunch when the window was broken.
My friend was climbing a high mountain when he fell down.
Past perfect
My parents had gone shopping before we left home.
After I had done my homework, I watched TV.
The tree had fallen before we arrived.
After my parents had gone to bed, I watched TV.
After my dad had gone to the mosque, I played the piano.
Before my father went to the mosque, I had played the piano.
My dad had gotten sick before we took him to the hospital.
I was very happy when I passed my driving test. After five tries,
my dad finally accepted to give me the car key. I called my friends
and I told them that I got the driving license and my father bought
me a new car.
My friends were very surprised to hear that. My friends asked to
take them shopping in my car. The next day, we went to a famous
restaurant in our area and we had delicious foods. I paid the
money for the foods.
Before we visited the park, we had gone shopping. My friends
decided to surprise me with a special gift. They bought an iPhone
for me. We left the mall.
While I was driving to the park, I lost the control of the car and I
crashed into a tree. The police arrived. “Are you fine?” “We are
fine.” I explained that a careless driver crossed the road in front of
us and I lost the control of the car.
The police took our car to a garage and my father took us home. I
was very disappointed and upset because I didn’t tell the police
the truth. Actually, I was using my new phone when I did the
accident. I learned from that situation to be honest and to tell the
truth.
The most difficult decision in my life.

One day, when I was in grade ten, the vocational education

teacher brought us some papers to fill in. They were about our
choices of the next school subjects. My father wanted me to be a
doctor. However, actually I was not interested in Maths and
Science especially Physics.
Before I took my decision, I had discussed that with my family.
When I went home, I discussed my next decision with my father
and I told him that I didn’t like to be a doctor. My father insisted
that I had to study medicine when I go to the university.
I was really disappointed and I didn’t know what to do. I tried to
convince my dad but he refused. Then I talked to my uncles to
persuade my father. My uncles told me that my dad didn’t change
his mind.
When I went to school, I took my future decision and I selected
the subjects which I prefer. When I told my father he was very
angry at the beginning, but later my mother talked to him and he
accepted my own decision. At that time, I was very happy.
 The best day in my life.

One beautiful day, my father said “Let’s go on a picnic to the

desert.” We were very happy to hear that. The next day, my
parents had gone shopping before we started the journey.

My father drove the car carefully to the desert. We arrived at the

desert early in the morning. The view was stunning. The weather
was cold and cloudy. We were very glad to be in that calm place.
My father set up the tent and we sat inside to drink some water.

My mother started to bake some bread and my father prepared

some hot soup for us. We had eaten our breakfast before we
walked on the sandy dunes. My brothers played football and I
went dune skiing with my sisters.

At night, my father started a fire and we sat around it because the

weather was very cool. My brothers made some barbecue of
chicken and camel meat. My mother boiled some camel milk. The
sky was clear and decorated with shining stars.

It was the first time for me to sleep in a very calm place because we
were away from modernity and new technology. So, I woke up early in
the morning and I could see the golden sandy dunes in front of me.
We spent a very nice time there. It was the most interesting trip
for me and my family.