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a narrative
HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE (CÓMO ESCRIBIR UN TEXTO NARRATIVO)
A NARRATIVE
A.- PLAN
PARAGRAPH 1
· Where did the story take
place? When did the story take place?
· Explain how the
story starts.
· Introduce the main characters.
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PARAGRAPH 2
· Make a list of the main
events in the order they happened.
· What did the characters do?
· How did they feel?
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PARAGRAPH 3
· What happened in the end?
· How did the characters
feel?
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.- USEFUL
LANGUAGE
NARRATIVE TENSES
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We usually use past tenses when
writing a narrative text:
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PAST SIMPLE
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Two years ago Tom met a very
attractive woman.
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PAST CONTINUOUS
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I was speaking to Mary when…
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PAST PERFECT
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I had just bought a present
when…
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PRESENT PERFECT
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I have never
been back again…
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USED TO
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We used to go there every
year.
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TIME EXPRESSIONS
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PAST SIMPLE
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When (cuando)
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Last
year, etc.
(el año
pasado)
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Five years ago,…
(hace cinco años)
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PAST CONTINUOUS
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While (mientras que)
As (mientras )
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PRESENT PERFECT
PAST PERFECT
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Already (ya)
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Ever (alguna vez)
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For
(durante, desde hace)
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Just (acabar de)
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Never (nunca)
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Since(desde)
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Yet (todavía)
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LINKERS
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ALTHOUGH
(aunque)
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AND
(y)
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AS
(cuando)
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AS A
RESULT
(como
resultado)
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BUT
(pero)
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CONSEQUENTLY
(por
consiguiente,
y
entonces)
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He wanted it, consequently, he bought it.
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FOR THAT REASON
(por esa razón)
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HOWEVER
(sin embargo)
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IN ORDER TO/THAT
(para)
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SO AS TO
(para)
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SO
(así que)
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SEQUENCING WORDS
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MEANING
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SENTENCE
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After a while
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Después de un rato
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After that
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Después de eso
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Afterwards
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Después
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As soon as
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Tan pronto como
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First /firstly
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En primer lugar
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Last of all
Lastly/ Finally
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Finalmente, por último
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Later (on)
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Más tarde
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Next
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A continuación
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The next day
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Al día siguiente
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Then
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Después
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In the end
eventually
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Al final
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ADVERBS USED TO DESCRIBE AN EVENT
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You can make your narrative more interesting by
using adverbs:
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Amazingly
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Soprendentemente
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Fortunately
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Afortunadamente
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Incredibly
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Increíblemente
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Luckily
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Afortunadamente
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Luckily we arrived on time to take the flight.
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Suddenly
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De repente
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Unfortunately
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Desafortunadamente
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ADJECTIVES USED TO DESCRIBE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
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ADJECTIVES
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MEANING
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SENTENCES
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Amazed
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Sorprendido, alucinado
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Angry
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Enfadado
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Anxious
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Preocupado
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Cold
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Frío
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Confused
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Confundido
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Delighted
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Encantado
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Dry
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Seco
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Excited
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Emocionado
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Exhausted
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Agotado
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Freezing
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Congelado
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Glad
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Content
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I was glad to hear he was coming.
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Guilty
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Culpable
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Grateful
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Agradecido
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He was grateful for the gift.
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Happy
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Feliz
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Hot
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Acalorado
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Hungry
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Hambriento
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Lonely
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Solo
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Miserable
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Desdichado
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Pleased
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Encantado
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Proud
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Orgulloso
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Relieved
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Aliviado
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Sad
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Triste
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Scared
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Asustado
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Shocked
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Impactado
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Surprised
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Sorprendido
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Terrified
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Aterrorizado
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Tired
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Cansado
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Warm
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Tibio
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Worried
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Preocupado
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Wet
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Mojado
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