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Write a Scene from a Story

C Work with a partner. Look at the storyboard and tell your partner which part of the text in
exercise A matches each picture. Draw a picture in the last square fo match the scene.
Then compore your drawings.

2 BEFORE YOU WRITE.

A Think of a scene in a movie or TV show in which two characters have an emotional
conversation, or make up an imaginary scene. Draw four parts of the scene in your
notebook. Use the storyboard in exercise 1C as a model.

B_ Work with a partner. Share your storyboard from exercise A and describe the scene. Tell your
partner what the characters are saying in each part.

WRITING FOCUS Using Quotation Marks

Notice how quotation marks ¢“...") and commas (,) are used in the story in exercise 1A. Quotation
marks are used around someone's exact words. Verbs such as say and ask often indicate quotes.
Commas are used to separate the quote and the verb.

When the quote is first, put the comma inside the quotation marks and before the verb.
“Hello, Rosa,” says Pierre.
When the quote is second, put the comma after the verb and outside of the quotation marks.
She asks, “You want to borrow my old Mayan caves book? Why?”
When the verb is in the middle of the quote, put the comma in both places.
“Look,” says Pierre slowly, “! don’t want to fight... .”

3 WRITE your scene as if it were part of a story. Make sure that the characters use the best
question types to express their emotions. Use the scene from exercise 1A and your storyboard
from exercise 1C to help you.

4 SELF ASSESS. Read your scene and underline the questions. Then use the checklist to assess
your work.

OOOO
I used negative Yes/No questions and answers correctly. [4.1]
I used statement questions correctly. [4.2]

I used tag questions and answers correctly. [4.3, 4.4]
I used commas and quotation marks correctly. [WRITING FOCUS]

CONNECT THE GRAMMAR TO WRITING
UNIT 4.
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