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Unit 5
Storytelling Reading
Warmer
Ask the class to stand up. Nominate
a student to say the name of a 5 STORYTELLING OBJECTIVES
favourite book. Students who have FUNCTIONS:
telling a story
read this book sit down. Keep going GRAMMAR:
until everybody is sitting down. relative pronouns; defining and non-
defining relative clauses; relative clauses
with which
Watch the video and think: VOCABULARY:
12 Get ing 12 what makes a really good story? elements of a story; types of story
Play the video and discuss the
question with your class.
1 Check/clarify: thriller, grabbed,
anecdote.
To get students started on
Exercise 1, give some examples
of your own. Allow students three
minutes to think of an example of
each of the four things.
2 As a follow-up, students can READING
discuss the statements as a class 1 SPEAKING Think of an example of each of these things.
SPEAKING
and come up with a definitive list. Then work in pairs and share one or two of your ideas.
Write their ideas on the board. • a story or a favourite fairy tale from your childhood
• a favourite film
• a thriller (either a book or a film) that really grabbed you
3 5.01 Tell students not to • an anecdote or a joke you’ve heard recently
worry about unknown words, but 2 SPEAKING What are the ingredients of a good story?
SPEAKING
to focus on getting an overall Discuss with a partner. Then compare your ideas with the
understanding of the main points rest of the class.
of the article and on checking 3 5.01 Read and listen to the article on the next page.
which of their ‘ingredients’ were Were your ideas the same as the writer’s?
mentioned. 4 Choose the correct answers to the questions.
1 What advice does the writer give about getting started? 4 What does the writer suggest about the
A Think carefully about how all the events in the story characters?
4 Check/clarify: novel, self-belief, will develop. A Get to know them as you write.
plot, conflict, struggle, B Choose your best idea and just start writing. B Make sure you tell your reader exactly what
they look like.
C Write the first thing that comes into your head.
presumably. 2 What does the writer say is important for a good plot? C Let them make mistakes.
Ask students to try to answer A a happy ending 5 What advice does he give about writing style?
the questions from memory B a fight between good and bad A Keep your reader in mind.
C a situation where there is conflict
before looking back at the article 3 What does the writer suggest about the theme of a novel? B Take your time to think of the right words.
C Try to copy the style that other writers use.
to check. Encourage them to A You should try to make it as clever as possible.
underline the key parts of the text B It is more important than your plot.
that gave them their answers. 48 C Your reader should work it out for themselves.
1 B 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 A
Objectives Resources for this unit
All available online
Functions and speaking Telling a story
Grammar Relative pronouns; defining and non-defining Videos Worksheets
relative clauses; relative clauses with which ● Get ing: What makes a really good ● Grammar and vocabulary: Basic, Standard
Vocabulary Elements of a story; types of story story? and Extension Worksheets
Culture Storytelling in the Caribbean ● Grammar rap!: Relative pronouns ● Project: Great books
Train to Thinking about different writing styles ● Culture: Storytelling in the Caribbean ● Communication: What a story!
Tests ● Literature Worksheets: Tom Jones
● Unit, extension and skills test 5 ● Grammar presentation: Defining and
non-defining relative clauses
● Get ing and Grammar rap! video
Worksheets
T48 Storytelling | Unit 5
