D.WRITING ( Viết)
Task 1: Read the following passage and find all the verbs that are used in the simple past and the connectors (time expressions) in the story. (Đọc đoạn văn sau và tìm tất cả động từ được dùng ở thì Quá khứ đơn và từ nôi (cụm từ chi thời gian) trong câu chuyện.)
stared was arrived got took off began thought were told seemed realized were screamed thought had felt announced was were landed was
Connectors: On that day when At first Then Then, just when A few minutes Inter One hour later
Task 2: Work in groups. Identify the events, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. Then report your results. (Làm việc theo nhóm. Xác định những sự kiện, điểm đỉnh và kết thúc của câu chuyện. Sau đó tường thuật kết quả của em.) The events: got on plane, plane took off. hostesses were just beginning to serve lunch when the plane began to shake, plane seemed to dip, people scrcamed in panic
The climax: We all thought we had only minutes to live.
The conclusion: pilot announced that everything was all right. we landed safely.
Task 3: Use the prompts below to build up a narrative about a hotel fire.
(Dùng từ đề nghị dưới đây viết một câu chuyện về cuộc hỏa hoạn ở khách sạn.)
Last year. I spent my summer holidays in a seaside town. The hotel was modern and comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until the fire.
It was Saturday evening and everybody was in the discotheque on the ground floor, It was crowded with people. They were dancing and singing happily. Suddenly, we felt smoke. The black smoke began to fill up the room. Everybody began to scream in panic. People ran towards the fire exits. One door was blocked. Many people began to cough and choke.
Then, just as we all Ihoughl we had only minutes to live, the fire brigade arrived. Firemen fought their Way into the room, and soon, everyone was safely out of the building. Luckily, nobody was seriously hurt. It was the most frightening experience of my life.
Last year. I spent my summer holidays in a seaside town. The hotel was modern and comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until the fire.
It was Saturday evening and everybody was in the discotheque on the ground floor, It was crowed with people. They were dancing and singing happily. Suddenly, we felt smoke. The black smoke began to fill up the room. Everybody began to scream in panic. People ran towards the fire exits. One door was blocké. Many people began to cough and choke.
Then, just as we all Ihoughl we had only minutes to live, the fire brigade arrived. Firemen fought their Way into the room, and soon, everyone was safely out of the building. Luckily, nobody was seriously hurt. It was the most frightening experience of my life.