VIII. Write up a dialogue between Emma and Kerry when Emma blurted out everything she thought about Kerry and her obsession with success (Chapter 17) in the narrative form.

Hints.

A narrative presents a connected series of events, either imaginary or based on your own experience, in a vivid descriptive style. It may be written in the first person (I/ we) or third person (he/she, etc), and often includes the thoughts, reactions, etc of the main characters), describing the action as it would be seen through their eyes.

A good narrative should consist of:

a. an Introduction which sets the scene (place, time, character(s), etc), creates an interesting mood/ atmosphere to make the reader want to continue reading, and/ or begins dramatically to capture the reader's attention;

b. a main body which develops the series of events clearly, gives vivid description of the people/places involved, etc; and

c. a conclusion which completes the story, perhaps in an unexpected way, and may describe people's feelings/reactions, the consequences of what happened, etc.

Points to Consider

Before you start writing, you must first think of a suitable story outline, then you should decide on a detailed plot, including how the story will begin, who the characters will be, where the story will happen, the events in the order you will present them, and how the story will end.

Writing techniques include the use of vivid description of people, places, objects, etc, especially to set the scene at the beginning of the story; description of feelings and actions, suggesting a certain mood/ atmosphere: the use of direct speech and a variety of adjectives, adverbs, etc. This will make your writing more interesting.

Narratives are normally set in the past, and therefore use a variety of past tenses. For example, Past Continuous is often used to set the scene (e.g. The wind was howling...); Past Simple is used for the main events (e.g. He entered the room, looked around, and...); Past Perfect is used to describe an event before the main event (s) (e.g. She had set out in the morning, full of hope, but now she felt...)

The sequence of events is important; therefore you must use time words such as before, after, then, in the beginning, later, in the end, until, while, during, finally, etc.

Introduction

Paragraph 1

set the scene

(who/ what/ when/ where)

Main Body

Paragraphs 2-3-4

develop the story

(describe incidents leading up to the main event and the event itself in detail; describe people/ place/ emotions/ actions etc)

Conclusion

Final Paragraph

end the story

(complete the plot; describe feelings/ reactions: explain the consequences)

IX. Express your personal opinion on the following points.

1. And part of … fun derives from seeing our fellow employees and family in amusing outfits [on a fun day].

2. Jack Harper is an international multimillionaire. He must have dated models and . . . and gymnasts . . . women with enormous perky breasts . . . kinky stuff involving muscles I don't even think I possess.

3. If a day doesn't turn out as you intended, you should go back, charting the differences between your Goals and your Results, and this will help you learn from your mistakes.

4. Millionaires don't eat crisps from the packet!

5. Ever since you've arrived in this family you've tried to squash me down. You tease me about my crap career. You boast about yourself. I spend my entire life feeling small and stupid. Well, fine. You win, Kerry! You're the star and I'm not. You're the success and I'm the failure. But just don't pretend to be my best friend, OK? Because you're not, and you never will be!