5. 1 A NARRATIVE; LEARN TO USE TIME PHRASES

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Question English Answer English
Read the true story. What do you think was in the box?
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love letters
Which features are often found in narrative writing?
to set the scene; people, places or objects; feelings/actions; impact; the sequence of events.
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an introduction to set the scene; detailed descriptions of people, places or objects; descriptions of feelings/actions to suggest mood;
direct speech and adjectives/adverbs for impact; narrative tenses and time phrases to show the sequence of events; an unexpected end to the story
During that time, you shouldn't see each other, speak to each other or write each other letters.
Underline the time phrase.
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During that time
Underline the time phrases in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the story.
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after a year; subsequently; eventually; From then on; Years later.
Complete with the time phrases in the box: (1) she entered the room, she knew there was something wrong.
after as soon as the moment afterwards meanwhile ever since originally while previously subsequently eventually immediately in the meantime from then on instantly
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As soon as/The moment she entered the room, she knew there was something wrong.
As soon as/The moment
The experience haunted me for years (2).
after afterwards meanwhile ever since originally while instantly previously subsequently eventually immediately in the meantime from then on
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The experience haunted me for years afterwards.
afterwards
Cromwell, (3), picked up his hat and dusted it off.
after meanwhile ever since originally while instantly previously subsequently eventually immediately in the meantime from then on
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Cromwell, meanwhile/in the meantime, picked up his hat and dusted it off.
meanwhile/in the meantime
They recognised him (4).
after ever since originally while instantly previously subsequently eventually immediately from then on
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They recognised him instantly/immediately.
instantly/immediately
She knew she could never trust her boss again and (5) she left the job.
after ever since originally while previously subsequently eventually from then on
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She knew she could never trust her boss again and subsequently/eventually she left the job.
subsequently/eventually
He (6) escaped and made his way back to France.
after ever since originally while previously from then on
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He subsequently/eventually/immediately escaped and made his way back to France.
subsequently/eventually/immediately
She has been terrified of the sound of aircraft (7) the crash.
after ever since originally while previously from then on
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She has been terrified of the sound of aircraft ever since the crash.
ever since
They met in 1998, and (8) they were firm friends.
after ever since originally while previously from then on
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They met in 1998, and instantly/immediately/from then on they were firm friends.
instantly/immediately/from then on

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