B1 Escritura

B1Historias25 min

Una historia con final sorpresa

A story with a surprise ending

Escribe una historia corta que vaya creando tensión hasta un final inesperado, usando tiempos pasados, palabras de enlace y lenguaje descriptivo.

Las historias cortas son una tarea de escritura habitual en los exámenes y una buena forma de practicar los tiempos pasados. Una historia con final sorpresa hace que el lector espere una cosa y luego muestra algo distinto al final. Presenta el escenario en el primer párrafo, desarrolla la acción en el centro y guarda la sorpresa para las últimas frases. Combinar tiempos pasados y usar algunas palabras descriptivas hace la historia más viva.

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The note under the door

It was a cold, windy evening in November, and Kofi was reading on the sofa when he heard a quiet noise at the front door. Someone had pushed a small white envelope under it.

Inside there was a note in neat handwriting: 'I know what you did last Tuesday. Meet me at the bus stop at eight.' Kofi's heart was beating fast. What had he done last Tuesday? He had been to work, he had cooked dinner and he had gone for a walk in the park. Nothing strange at all.

At eight o'clock, he walked nervously to the bus stop. An old woman was standing there, holding a large cake. 'You're the young man who rescued my cat from a tree in the park last Tuesday,' she said with a smile. 'This cake is to say thank you.'

Lenguaje útil

Tiempo verbalUsoEjemplo
Past simplethe main events, one after anotherHe opened the door and looked outside.
Past continuousbackground, or an action in progressIt was raining and the wind was blowing.
Past perfectan action before another past actionSomeone had left a parcel on the step.
  • Suddenly, the lights went out.
  • At first, nothing happened. Then the door slowly opened.
  • She held her breath and opened the box.
  • To his surprise, the room was full of people.
  • It was only then that she realised the truth.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Tiempos pasados y lenguaje narrativo

Elige la mejor forma o frase.

  1. I _____ along the beach when I saw something shiny in the sand.

  2. When we arrived at the station, the train _____.

  3. She opened the box, _____ inside and screamed with joy.

  4. While Aiko _____ dinner, someone knocked on the door.

  5. _____, the lights went out and the room became completely dark.

  6. He was sure he _____ the key in his pocket, but it wasn't there.

  7. To _____ surprise, the shop was completely empty.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Completa la historia

Escribe la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis: pasado simple, pasado continuo o pasado perfecto.

  1. It (snow) heavily when Lena left the house.

  2. When she got to the bus stop, the last bus (already / leave).

  3. She (decide) to walk home through the park.

  4. While she (cross) the bridge, she heard a strange sound.

  5. A small dog (sit) under a tree, shaking with cold.

  6. She (pick) it up and carried it home.

  7. The next morning, she discovered that the dog (run) away from a farm two days earlier.

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Tarea de escritura

Escribe una historia corta para un concurso de la revista del colegio. Tu historia debe empezar con esta frase: 'When Sofia opened the door, she couldn't believe her eyes.' Procura que el final sea una sorpresa para el lector.

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When Sofia opened the door, she couldn't believe her eyes. Her small flat, which she had left tidy that morning, was full of boxes, balloons and paper chains.

At first she thought she was in the wrong flat. She checked the number on the door twice. Then she heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen. Someone was moving around and whispering. Her heart was pounding as she walked slowly towards the sound.

Suddenly, the kitchen door flew open and her younger brother jumped out. 'Surprise!' he shouted. Sofia laughed with relief and hugged him. 'It isn't my birthday until next month!' she said.

Her brother's face went red. He had read the date on the calendar wrong, and the party guests were arriving in ten minutes.

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Fuente

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