1. STORIES
AN OLD STORY
(realistic, a fairy-tale)
THE PLOT : Who? When? Where? How? Why? etc. 1
P1 : Where did your grandfather work?
P2 : He worked with the railway most of his life. He had a hard life.
1 2 3
? did work + worked ? + has/have worked
- didn’t work - hasn’t worked
? did have + had ? + has/have had
- didn’t have hasn’t had
A NEW STORY
(personal, public)
A. INTRODUCTION : What? 2
P1 : You look sad. What has happened?
P2 : My cat has not come home.
1 2 3
happen happened ? + has/have happened
- hasn’t/haven’t happened
come came ? + has/have come
- hasn’t/haven’t come
B. DETAILS : Who? When? Where? How? Why? etc. 1
P1 : When did she disappear?
P2 : She disappeared yesterday. I last saw her in the morning.
1 2 3
? did disappear + disappeared ? + has/have disappeared
- didn’t disappear - hasn’t disappeared
? did see + saw ? + has/have seen
- didn’t see hasn’t seen