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How To Make A Narrative Text

The document provides instructions for writing a narrative text, including how to plan and structure a narrative using an introduction, complication/knot, and resolution. It discusses using past tenses and time/linking words. It also gives examples of sequencing words, adverbs to describe events, and adjectives for feelings/emotions that can make a narrative more interesting.

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How To Make A Narrative Text

The document provides instructions for writing a narrative text, including how to plan and structure a narrative using an introduction, complication/knot, and resolution. It discusses using past tenses and time/linking words. It also gives examples of sequencing words, adverbs to describe events, and adjectives for feelings/emotions that can make a narrative more interesting.

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HOW TO MAKE A NARRATIVE TEXT

A.- PLAN

These three parts (introduction , knot and outcome ) appear but not always in the same
order . Sometimes you can start with the ending of the story which as you know, can be
closed or opened. The story can start with the knot too.

PARAGRAPH 1 - INTRODUCTION
         Where did the story take place?
         Explain how the story starts.
         Introduce the main characters.
PARAGRAPH 2- KNOT
         Make a list of the main events in the order they happened.
         What did the characters do?
         How did they feel?
PARAGRAPH 3- OUTCOME
         What happened in the end?
         How did the characters feel?

B.- USEFUL LANGUAGE

NARRATIVE TENSES
We usually use past tenses when writing a narrative text:
 
PAST SIMPLE Two years ago Tom met  a very attractive woman.
 
PAST CONTINUOUS I was speaking to Mary when…
 
PAST PERFECT I had just bought a present when…
 
PRESENT PERFECT I have never been  back again…
 
USED TO We  used to  go there every year.
 
TIME EXPRESSIONS
PAST SIMPLE When (cuando)  
  Last year, etc.  
(el año pasado)
Five years ago,…  
(hace cinco años)
PAST CONTINUOUS While (mientras que)  
 
PRESENT PERFECT Already (ya)  
PAST PERFECT Ever (alguna vez)  
For  
(durante, desde hace)
Just (acabar de)  
Never (nunca)  
Since(desde)  
Yet (todavía)  

LINKERS
ALTHOUGH  
(aunque)
AND  
(y)
AS  
(cuando)
AS A RESULT  
(como resultado)
BUT  
(pero)
CONSEQUENTLY He wanted it, consequently, he bought it.
(por consiguiente,
y entonces)
FOR THAT REASON  
(por esa razón)
HOWEVER  
(sin embargo)
IN ORDER TO/THAT  
(para)
SO AS TO  
(para)
SO  
(así que)
SEQUENCING WORDS
  MEANING SENTENCE
After a while Después de un rato  
After that Después de eso  
Afterwards Después  
As soon as Tan pronto como  
First /firstly En primer lugar  
Last of all Finalmente, por último  
Lastly/ Finally
Later (on) Más tarde  
Next A continuación  
The next day Al día siguiente  
Then Después  
In the end Al final  

ADVERBS USED TO DESCRIBE AN EVENT


You can make your narrative more interesting by using adverbs:
Amazingly Soprendentemente  
Fortunately Afortunadamente  
Incredibly Increíblemente  
Luckily Afortunadamente Luckily we arrived on time to take the flight.
Suddenly De repente  
Unfortunately Desafortunadamente  
     
     

ADJECTIVES USED TO DESCRIBE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS


ADJECTIVES MEANING SENTENCES
Amazed Sorprendido  
, alucinado
Angry Enfadado   
Anxious Preocupado  
Cold Frío  
Confused Confundido  
Delighted Encantado  
Dry Seco  
Excited Emocionado  
Exhausted Agotado  
Freezing Congelado  
Glad Content I was glad to hear he was coming.
Guilty Culpable  
Grateful Agradecido He was grateful for the gift.
Happy Feliz  
Hot Acalorado  
Hungry Hambriento  
Lonely Solo  
Miserable Desdichado  
Pleased Encantado  
Proud Orgulloso  
Relieved Aliviado  
Sad Triste  
Scared Asustado  
Shocked Impactado  
Surprised Sorprendido  

Terrified Aterrorizado  

Tired Cansado  

Warm Tibio  

Worried Preocupado  

Wet Mojado  

  etc    

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