Imagine that you were with a friend when you found a wallet with €1,000 inside it. Write a
narrative to explain what happened. Include the
conversation which you had with your friend.
B THINK AND PLAN
1 Who were you with and what were you doing
when you found the wallet?
2 How did you feel and what did you say to each other?
3 What happened after that?
4 Did you tell anybody about your actions? What did
they say
5 How did you feel about the experience in the end?
C WRITE
Paragraph 1: Introduction - the situation
Something happened
Paragraph 2: Action - what happened?
We were ... when ...
Paragraph 3: Action - what happened next
and what people said
Just then, ...
Paragraph 4: Conclusion - what happened in
the end and how people felt
In the end
D CHECK
• punctuation in dialogues
time connectors
• past tenses
- 'No, I haven't. I used to have one, but I sold it last year.'
4. George used to be a waiter. Now he's the manager of a hotel.
5. 'Do you go to work by car ?' 'Sometimes, but most days I go by train.'
6. When I was a child, I never used to eat meat, but I eat it now.
7. Mary loves watching TV. She watches TV every evening.
8. We used to live near the airport but we moved to the city center a few years ago.
9. Normally, I start work at 7 o'clock, so I get up very early.
10. What games did you use to play when you were a child?
- 'No, I haven't. I used to have one, but I sold it last year.'
4. George used to be a waiter. Now he's the manager of a hotel.
5. 'Do you go to work by car ?' 'Sometimes, but most days I go by train.'
6. When I was a child, I never used to eat meat, but I eat it now.
7. Mary loves watching TV. She watches TV every evening.
8. We used to live near the airport but we moved to the city center a few years ago.
9. Normally, I start work at 7 o'clock, so I get up very early.
10. What games did you use to play when you were a child?