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1 | CHECKTHE BASICS
1 Tick the three most important things you need to include in a narrative essay. Then quickly read the essay
to check your answers.
adjectives and adverbs [7] linkers of contrast
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LasP SaPurday I had Phe worsP day ofmy Ufe! I had agreed
PO looK a/Per my lipple sisper while nty parenps were away
My siSPer is usually quipe well-behaved, so I was nop POO
apprehensive. BuP ort SaPurday morning, afper she had fed her
phree peP raps, she lefp Phe cage door wide open
MnforPunaPeiy, by Phe Pinte i WPiced, Phe raPS had already
escaped. APfirsP, i did noP Know whap Po do. UnKe my sisPer,
I ant abso/uPeiy pemfied ofraPs! BUP i was even more a f raid
of whaPmyparenps wottld say if Phey foundouP whaPhad
happened. So, slowiy artd carefuiiy, IsearchedPhe whoiehouse.
In Phe end, I managed Po caPch ali Phe raPs, even phough
pickjng Phem up made me feeiili The spory ended happiiy for me,
phough. M y sisper has agreed PO do ali my chores for a week.!
2 Read the essay again and answer the questions.
1 What is the main event in the story?
2 How did it happen? ,Ihs.!!n^t^^.k..^.!^.^.QRIl
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EXAM PRACTICE Listening
1 ( ) Listen and(circe) the best answers.
3 | WRITE
Wnte a narrative essay about a time when you or
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another person did something brave. Write about
1 2 0 - 1 5 0 words. Before you start ...
5 THINK Read the Task box. Then think of an dea for
your narrative. Choose one of the following:
a brave action that you, your family or your friends
have done. For example: rescued a pet, tried an
extreme sport, did something you were scared of,
helped someone in danger.
a brave action that you have seen n a film or on TV,
or read about in a book or newspaper.
6 Write down your idea in your notebook.
7 Write notes about the event. Think about:
where it happened.
when t happened.
who it happened to.
what happened first.
what happened next.
what happened in the end.
how you / the people n the story felt during the
event
how you / the people in the story felt after the event.
8 PIAN Write notes for each paragraph of your essay.
Read the narrative in exercise 2 again carefuiiy for
ideas.
Paragraph l Explain the background to the event.
1 Which one of these topics has previously been
discussed on Go Wild?
C/Ainteresting a n i m i s )
B the history of nature documentarles
C camera operators
2 What was unusual about Sid's childhood?
A He enjoyedphotographing wildlife.
B He hated being mdoors.
C He liked animis as much as football.
3 How does Sid react when Poppy calis hlm 'eccentric?
A He disagrees that his hobby is strange.
B He agrees that he s probably a bit unusual.
C He agrees immediately that he is extremely strange.
4 A career in nature photography ...
A is always exciting.
B requlres lots of dedlcation.
C s not very competitlve.
5 The Desert Cobra is ...
A only found n a part of the Egyptian desert.
B the rarest snake in the world.
( C a dangerous snake.]
6 What happened in the desert?
A It was three weeks before any snake appeared.
B Sid did not take any photographs.
C Sid got burnt by the sun.
7 Why did Sid go down to the river in Florida?
A He wanted to photograph the alligator.

3 How did it make the writer feel? Mm^rM^Mrrf>^.^u^he / Think about where and when it B He wanted to enjoy some peace and quiet.
happened, and whovjas involved. C He wanted to photograph some inseets on the water.
4 What happened in the end?
a week. Paragraph 2 Describe what happened. How did it 8 How did Sid escape?
make you / the people in your story A The alligator left when Sid cllmbed a tree.
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feel?
C B T h e film crew scared the alligator away.
3 Read the narrative again and find one example of each of the following:
Paragraph 3 Explain what happened in the end. C The film crew captured the alligator.
1 an adverb of degree: J$i!^l^S^.... 4 atimeexpressionforasimultaneousevent. How did you / the people in your
9 What happened after the incident?
story feel afterwards?
2 a comment adverb: :n:!^l:^.:M.y. 5 a time expression which means 'fmally': /A A crew member put a film of the event on the\
3 a manner adverb: j}^U.QmiMk 9 WRITE Write your narrative. Use the paragraph plan \. ^
above and suitable time expressions and adverbs. B Sid put the film of the event on MySpace.
4 Read the extracts from student essays. Correct the mistakes. One extract is correct.
10 CHECK Read your narrative carefuiiy and check it for C Sid and the crew watched a film of the event.
Afterwhiie, started tofeel roretf.. After a whiie.lstartedto feel bored.
mistakes. 10 How was Sid affected by the experience?
1 / was so frightened that I ran away. After, I felt embarrassed. Have you followed the paragraph plan? A He is cautious about making future nature
Have you used a variety of adverbs and time documentarles.
expressions?
2 iP was probably Phe besp day ofmy i/fe. B He was very amused.
Have you used the correct grammar, word order,
spellingand punctuation? C He no longer works with all of the film crew.

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