Вернуться к урокам
A2

English Speaking Exercises for A2 – Narrating events

6 упражнений

1. Put the words and punctuation marks in the correct order to make phrases for reacting and showing interest.

  • 1)
    envious / I’m / so / really / ? / !
  • Really? I’m so envious!
  • 2)
    sounds / that / terrifying / !
  • 3)
    to / cool / a / what / do / thing / !
  • 4)
    what / really / relief / a / ? / !
  • 5)
    amazing / that’s / !
  • 6)
    like / sounds / nightmare / a / that / !
  • 7)
    what / oh / shame / no / a / ! / !
  • 8)
    kidding / you’re / !
  • 9)
    that / like / sounds / fun / !
  • 10)
    upsetting / how / !

2. React to these sentences. Use phrases from exercise 1. More than one answer is possible for each sentence.

  • 1)
    I lost my mobile phone!
  • 2)
    I went scuba diving when I was on holiday.
  • 3)
    I’m going to be on TV tonight!
  • 4)
    I got a new moped for my birthday!
  • 5)
    I left my wallet in a shop, but they returned it to me.
  • 6)
    I got 95% in my French exam.

3. Read the forum post about an event and complete the notes.

  • littlehelen It was the last day of the summer holidays and I was at my friend Alice’s house. She said, ‘Everyone is wearing fancy dress to school tomorrow to raise money for charity.’
  • So the next day, I went to school in fancy dress. But it was a joke! No one was wearing fancy dress! I had to go home and change, and I missed the first two lessons.
  • I was very embarrassed, but Alice thought it was really funny and couldn’t stop laughing. The teacher was a bit cross with me and Alice!
  • 1)
    Set the scene
  • Who? Helen,
  • Where?
  • When?
  • 2)
    What happened?
  • Alice – said tomorrow – fancy dress
  • 3)
    How did people feel?
  • Alice – amused – laughed
  • Helen –
  • Teacher –

Speaking Strategy

Follow a simple structure for narrating events. For example:

1 Set the scene (Where? When? Who?).

3 Say how you (and / or others) felt about it.

4. Read the Speaking Strategy and the task. Then write notes.

  • Tell the story of an event that happened in the school holidays.
  • 1)
    Set the scene.
  • Who?
  • Where?
  • When?
  • 2)
    What happened?
  • 3)
    How did you (and / or other people) feel? Think of at least three adjectives.

5. Now do the task using your notes from exercise 4.

Extra exercises

6. Decide who is Student A and who is Student B. Read your own role in the exam task. Make a list of ideas and think about ways of suggesting them to your partner. Then do the role-play.

Strategy

When you are doing a role-play task, remember to ask questions, make suggestions, and agree or disagree with your partner. Include all the information in the task.

  • Student A
  • You and a friend want to go to see a new film together. Discuss what your friends have told you about the new films they’ve seen recently and decide which one to see with your friend. Tell your partner about a friend who saw a comedy.
  • Student B
  • You and a friend want to go to see a new film together. Discuss what your friends have told you about the new films they’ve seen recently and decide which one to see with your friend. Tell your partner about a friend who saw an action film.

Как практиковаться

  1. 1Внимательно прочитайте каждый вопрос
  2. 2Напишите свой ответ или выберите правильный вариант
  3. 3Нажмите 'Показать ответ' для проверки
  4. 4Изучите ошибки и попробуйте похожие упражнения
  5. 5Переходите к следующему упражнению, когда готовы

Связанные практические упражнения

Посмотреть все упражнения по Говорение