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๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต: ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ
Question 9 asks for a story of around 120 words about one incident. Here is a model story, and why it works.
https://www.bright.mu/psac-english-french-compositions/
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐
1. One paragraph for each guiding question, in order: who kicked the ball, how we reacted, what the neighbour said, what happened in the end.
2. The story starts in the first sentence. No long introduction.
3. It stays in the past tense from start to finish. Only the words people say are in the present ("Let's run!").
4. It uses direct speech, punctuated correctly: a comma, then the words inside inverted commas, with the ! or full stop inside.
5. The sentences vary: long ones ("While my friends and I were playingโฆ", "As soon as he opened itโฆ"), short ones for effect ("We were panic-stricken."), and an exclamation ("What a relief it was!").
6. It uses expressions instead of "very": panic-stricken, with all his might, my heart skipped a beat.
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป (see image 2)
with all his might: using all his strength
panic-stricken: terrified
My heart skipped a beat: I had a sudden fright
said firmly: said strongly
With trembling hands: hands shaking with fear
apologised: said sorry
frowned: looked annoyed
calmed down: stopped being angry
What a relief it was!: the worry was over
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
Don't ask your child to learn this story by heart. The situation changes every year, and the examiners give little credit to learnt compositions that do not fit the question. Learn the phrases and the shape instead.
๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป
During a heavy downpour, the roof of your classroom started leaking. Write a story of about 120 words to say what happened on that day.
The following may help you: What were you doing in class? How did you and your classmates react? What did your teacher do? What happened in the end?
