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    The document provides exercises for narrative writing. It begins with definitions of narrative writing and examples of narrative paragraphs with different styles. It then gives exercises to identify the structure of narrative paragraphs, including beginning, middle, and end. Further exercises include filling in a sample paragraph with details, identifying transition words, and choosing a suitable voice for different narrative examples. The document aims to help learners understand and practice key elements of writing narrative paragraphs, such as structure, style and use of transitions.

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    The document provides exercises for narrative writing. It begins with definitions of narrative writing and examples of narrative paragraphs with different styles. It then gives exercises to identify the structure of narrative paragraphs, including beginning, middle, and end. Further exercises include filling in a sample paragraph with details, identifying transition words, and choosing a suitable voice for different narrative examples. The document aims to help learners understand and practice key elements of writing narrative paragraphs, such as structure, style and use of transitions.

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    The document provides exercises for narrative writing. It begins with definitions of narrative writing and examples of narrative paragraphs with different styles. It then gives exercises to identify the structure of narrative paragraphs, including beginning, middle, and end. Further exercises include filling in a sample paragraph with details, identifying transition words, and choosing a suitable voice for different narrative examples. The document aims to help learners understand and practice key elements of writing narrative paragraphs, such as structure, style and use of transitions.

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    NARRATIVE WRITING - EXERCISES

    I. Definition
    1. Exercise1: Look at 2 examples and tell me differences between them.
    The first example: "I stood in a dark storeroom in a cold, damp corner of the cellar. The two tiny windows just above the top shelves were dust covered slits, like the eyes of an ancient snake. The lamp that swung menacingly from the ceiling was dim, producing more shadows than light." The second example: "I cautiously felt my way through the dark cellar storeroom. My hand groped the top shelves for latches to open the narrow windows above and hopefully let a bit of air and light inside. Realizing that the windows were sealed shut, I backed away from the shelf, knocking my head on a swinging overhead lamp with a dim bulb. I retreated from the storeroom, scratching my arm on a rusted cage on the way out, and ascended back up the stairs to prop open the door with an empty crate."

    2. Exercise 2:
    Fill in the gaps in this paragraph with information about what you did yesterday evening. Yesterday evening ______________ at ________ o'clock. I immediately ______________. After ______________, I (or we) ________________. Then I (or we) __________________________.When I______, ______. I (or we) _________________a while. Later I (or we) _______________________________. I (or we) finally _______________. After a long day, I felt_____.

    II. Structure of a narrative paragraph


    Exercise1: Identify the beginning, the middle and the end of this paragraph:
    My most embarrassing moment happened when I was working in a Mexican restaurant. I was a hostess working on a busy Friday night. As usual, I was wearing a blouse and a long Mexican skirt. While I was taking some menus to a table, one of the waiters accidentally stepped on the hem of my skirt. This made my skirt come off. However, I did not feel it fall off, and I walked through the whole dinning room in my slip. Almost every customer in the restaurant saw me without my skirt on! I was so embarrassed by the event that I had a hard time showing my face there the next day.

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    III. How to write a narrative paragraph


    1. Exercise1:
    Read these paragraphs and choose a suitable voice used. Circle the key words that make you choose that voice. Hints: There are many voices: Funny, Serious, Mysterious, Frightening Para1: Have you ever seen two Martians in a play before? Well you should have been at the same show as I was. I never laughed so hard in my life. These two green creatures were trying to back to their land safely, but came across many strange people. They never saw humans before. They kept trying to act like us. Well, that is where the fun begins. You should go see the Martian's On Earth if you get a chance. It is your chance to sit back and laugh! Para2: Halloween night was finally here. I was very excited to trick or treating with my friends. There is always one house that everyone is afraid to go to and this year we decided we would go. We slowly crept up the steps and tap lightly at the door hoping nobody would hear us and we could get out of there quickly. Before we could turn around there she was. There were bats flying around her head, a frog in one hand, a broom in the other hand and a black cat next to her leg. Before she could speak my friends and I let out a scream and ran all the way home. That is one house we will NEVER go to again. Para3: The first day of school is always a tough one. You are always waiting to see who is in your class, what your teacher will be like and how your day will run. Usually everyone is very quiet trying to set a good example. We all get out our books, sit in our seats nice and tall and do everything the teacher says with very little noise. I bet this is the teachers favourite day of the year! Para4: I will never forget my 5th birthday. My mom surprised me with a clown to entertain my friends and I. This clown was very funny and had many tricks up his sleeve. When his show was over he made everyone at my party a balloon animal. This was a great day for me!

    2.Exercise 2: Underline all the transition words in these paragraphs:


    1. There was once a boy who lived in a very small village in the countryside. 2. He went to school every day by bicycle, and when he eventually arrived, he was always very tired. 3. After school, he had to ride back home again, but the journey was easier because it was downhill. 4. One day he was riding quite quickly when suddenly, a buffalo walked onto the road. 5. Immediately, the boy squeezed his brakes, then tried to go round the huge animal, but it was too late. 6. First, the boy hit the animal. 7. Then, he rolled down the road for a long time. 8. Gradually, he slowed to a stop, but he was hurt quite badly.

    3. Exercise3:
    Choose suitable transition words from the box to complete the story below. You can use some words more than one.
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    Immediately Gradually

    after first

    then simultaneously

    Before Eventually

    suddenly later

    There was once a boy who lived in a very small village in the countryside. He went to school every day by bicycle, and when he 1 . arrived he was always very tired. 2 . school he had to ride back home again, but the journey was easier because it was downhill. One day he was riding quite quickly when 3 . a buffalo walked onto the road. 4 . the boy squeezed his brakes, and 5 . tried to go round the huge animal, but it was too late. 6 ., the boy hit the animal, 7 . he rolled down the road for a long time. 8 . he slowed to a stop, but he was hurt quite badly. 9 . he could move, someone ran over to him and crouched down by his head. Are you ok? a sweet voice asked. I think so. the boy replied. The boy looked up and looked at the girl helping him up. She took him back to a place near the buffalo where he sat on the road, and 10 . fell unconscious. 11 ., the farmer who owned the buffalo found the boy, and because he recognized him, took him to his house. The next day the boy woke up with a very sore head, but otherwise ok. 12 . school that day, the boy walked home, but stopped where he had fallen off his bike. Exactly where he had come off, there was a shrine with beautiful flowers and a photo. While the boy knew it was for a girl who had died in a traffic accident a long time ago, he had never stopped to look. This time, the boy stopped to say a prayer of thanks for his lucky escape. Standing very still, he looked at the photo, when his jaw dropped and he 13 . screamed, turned around and ran home as fast as he could. He had recognized the picture in the shrine. There was no mistaking that it was the same beautiful girl who had helped him.

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    4. Exercise 4: Underline all the verbs in this paragraph. Notice the consistency in verb tense.
    What is it? Mihai's Surprise Mihai knew how difficult it was to get a student visa for the United States. However, he gathered all the important paperwork, including his I-20 document, passport, bank statements, and even a letter from his doctor. On the morning of his interview, he jumped on a bus to the capital. Forfive long hours he rode in silence, looked out the window at the gray landscape, and wondered about the interview when he arrived at the embassy, he saw a line of more than one hundred people. He patiently waited until a guard gave him a number to enter the warm building. The faces of the embassy personnel frightened him, except for an older woman who reminded him of his grandmother. she was working at window number 4. He hoped that she would be the one to look at his paperwork. when it was his turn, he looked up quickly. The baby-faced worker at window number 3 was calling him to come up. Mihai stepped up to the window and gave all his documents to the young embassy employee. He glanced at "grandma" and thought his chance was gone. Then he heard her say to another man, "You will not get a visa in a thousand years! Next in line, please." He was shocked. He turned to the embassy worker tn front of him and heard him say, " Here you are, sir. Your student visa is valid for one year." Mihai could not believe it.The impossible had happened. Happily, he took his passport and left the building. One day soon he would write about this experience in English in the United States

    IV. Checklist
    Check to see if: Yes 1. all of your sentences are strong, clear and varied - some long and some short, all interesting 2. the order of the story is correct; if you forgot some key information, it will be difficult to tell the story well 3. your story has a beginning, a middle, and an end 4. your transitions help explain the sequence your reader will have to follow 5. your main idea is clear; if the moral of the story is right at the beginning of your paragraph 6. your conclusion restates what you said in your main idea 7. you have any spelling or grammatical mistakes 8. your reader will easily understand how or why the event is taking place 9. you need to add details such as time, location, or anything else needed for your reader to understand the story No

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