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Writing assignment:

  1. Activate words and collocations from your student’s book:

a few days later

It’s completely unrealistic.

a few weeks passed

It’s very moving.

abandon

It’s really scary.

adventure

It’s very imaginative.

amazing coincidence

It’s got a moral.

after a while

It has a happy ending.

at last

It made me cry.

attempt

immediately

commit the crime

ingenious

desperate to escape

isolated house

detective stories

myths and legends

discover

newspaper headline

eventually

obviously

fairy tales

one day many years ago

feeling tired / terrified

robbery

final draft

romances

fortunately /unfortunately

science fiction and fantasy

fraud

The plot is complicated

ghost stories

The plot is really clever.

gradually

to their surprise / horror

in the end

unemployed

  1. Memorize extra vocabulary: proverbs / words of wisdom

One story is good till another is told.

A tale never loses in the telling.

There are no dull subjects, there are only dull writers.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Words are loaded pistols. (J. Sartre, French philosopher)

  1. Make up as many sentences as you can using words and phrases suggested above.

  2. Perform the following pre-writing tasks:

Pre-writing task 1

Read the story. Number the sentences in its summary in the correct order.

8… A fire engine appeared

…. .Bob picked Fay up in his car.

…. .The balloon landed in a tree.

1... .Fay woke up.

….. Bob radioed for help.

….. Firefighters helped Bob & Fay to the ground.

….. They climbed into the basket of the balloon.

5.... Fay hit her head.

….. The balloon shook violently from side to side.

Unforgettable Birthday!

As soon as Fay woke up, she knew this birthday was going to be very special, It was a sunny morning and a gentle breeze was blowing in through the window. “A perfect day for a balloon ride!” Fay said excitedly to herself. Half an hour later, her friend Bob, a pilot, was taking Fay for a ride in a hot-air balloon.

Fay was thrilled when she saw the huge, bright yellow hot-air balloon. Bob made sure that everything was okay, then they climbed carefully into the basket. Moments later, the balloon began to rise slowly into the air. “This is fantastic!” she shouted cheerfully to Bob. “Happy Birthday! I’m glad you like your present!” he replied.

Suddenly the smile disappeared from Bob’s face. Dark clouds were racing towards them and, before he could say anything, there was a loud rumble of thunder. The balloon shook violently from side to side. ”Oh, no!” screamed Fay. “We’re going to die!” Just as Bob was reaching for the radio, there was a bright flash of lightning. Fay fell backwards and hit her head, and everything went black.

When Fay opened her eyes, she saw Bob’s worried face in front of her. ”Are you alright?” he asked anxiously. ”The balloon went down”, he explained, “but fortunately we’ve landed in a tree. I’ve already radioed for help.” Fay looked over the side of the basket and realized that they were hanging from a branch. “Don’t worry,” said Bob calmly. “It’ll hold us.”

At that moment a fire engine appeared. Its siren was wailing and its red lights were flashing brightly. Two firefighters jumped out and five minutes later, Fay and Bob were standing safely on the ground.

“We’ve safe at last!” she cried. “Fay, I’m so sorry,” replied Bob. “It wasn’t quite what I had in mind, but I’m sure you won’t forget this birthday!”

Pre-writing task 2

Write a humorous story based on the letter below. Give the story an appropriate heading.