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Una storia con un finale a sorpresa

Nome:Data:

Scrivi una breve storia che porta a un finale inaspettato, usando i tempi del passato, parole di collegamento e un linguaggio descrittivo.

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.'

I tempi del passato e il linguaggio delle storie

Scegli la forma o l'espressione migliore.

  1. I ___ along the beach when I saw something shiny in the sand.
    • a) walked
    • b) was walking
    • c) had walked
  2. When we arrived at the station, the train ___.
    • a) had already left
    • b) has already left
    • c) already leaves
  3. She opened the box, ___ inside and screamed with joy.
    • a) was looking
    • b) had looked
    • c) looked
  4. While Aiko ___ dinner, someone knocked on the door.
    • a) was cooking
    • b) cooks
    • c) has cooked
  5. ___, the lights went out and the room became completely dark.
    • a) Although
    • b) Suddenly
    • c) Firstly
  6. He was sure he ___ the key in his pocket, but it wasn't there.
    • a) had put
    • b) has put
    • c) puts
  7. To ___ surprise, the shop was completely empty.
    • a) me
    • b) my
    • c) mine

Completa la storia

Scrivi la forma corretta del verbo tra parentesi: past simple, past continuous o past perfect.

  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.

Compito di scrittura

Scrivi una breve storia per un concorso della rivista della scuola. La tua storia deve iniziare con questa frase: 'When Sofia opened the door, she couldn't believe her eyes.' Assicurati che il finale sia una sorpresa per il lettore.

120–180 parole

Controlla il tuo testo

  • La mia storia inizia con la frase data.
  • Ho chiarito dove si svolge la storia e chi c'è.
  • Ho usato il past simple, il past continuous e il past perfect.
  • Ho usato parole come suddenly, at first o to her surprise per creare suspense.
  • Ho tenuto la sorpresa fino alla fine.
  • Ho usato i paragrafi per separare le fasi della storia.

Soluzioni

I tempi del passato e il linguaggio delle storie

  1. b) was walkingUsa il past continuous (passato progressivo) per un'azione in corso quando ne è successa un'altra.
  2. a) had already leftIl treno è partito prima del nostro arrivo, quindi usiamo il past perfect (trapassato): had already left.
  3. c) lookedSono eventi principali uno dopo l'altro, quindi usiamo il past simple (passato semplice): opened, looked, screamed.
  4. a) was cookingWhile + past continuous indica l'azione di sfondo più lunga che è stata interrotta.
  5. b) SuddenlySuddenly indica che qualcosa è successo in fretta e in modo inaspettato. Crea suspense.
  6. a) had putHa messo la chiave lì prima di questo momento della storia, quindi usiamo il past perfect (trapassato): had put.
  7. b) myL'espressione fissa è to my surprise (oppure to her, his o our surprise).

Completa la storia

  1. was snowingLa neve cadeva già sullo sfondo, quindi usiamo il past continuous (passato progressivo).
  2. had already left / 'd already left / had left alreadyL'autobus è partito prima che lei arrivasse, quindi usiamo il past perfect (trapassato): had already left.
  3. decidedQuesto è il successivo evento principale della storia, quindi usiamo il past simple (passato semplice).
  4. was crossingWhile + past continuous descrive un'azione in corso quando ne è successa un'altra.
  5. was sitting / satIl past continuous descrive la scena che ha visto. Anche il past simple sat è possibile qui.
  6. pickedQuesto è un evento principale in una sequenza, quindi usiamo il past simple (passato semplice): picked ... carried.
  7. had run / 'd runIl cane è scappato prima che lei lo scoprisse, quindi usiamo il past perfect (trapassato): had run.

Risposta modello

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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