Put the following six texts into the correct order.
| 1 It concerns my best friend at college who became a famous rock and roller after he had failed completely at trying to become a stock broker on Wall Street. |
2 I guess this all just shows how you can never stop believing in yourself, even if everyone around you thinks you are crazy! |
| 3 This is a great story about a guy who everyone said was a loser. |
4 First of all, Jack immediately went to New York after he had graduated. He then got a job as a stock broker in a small trading company. After a few months, and a lot of lost money, he decided to bet his future on a new Internet company by convincing his clients that it was a fantastic investment. |
| 5 In the end, he decided to start playing his guitar again in a nightclub with a group of friends. Well, they were discovered and signed a contract with a major recording company three months later! The rest is history and Jack is currently enjoying a wonderful career as a rock and roll star. |
6 Unfortunately, that was in April of 2001 - right at the moment of the Internet bust! Needless to say, the company went bankrupt and all his clients were furious with him! He eventually was fired and found himself in New York City without a job. |
Answer the following questions:
- Think of a story that has happened to you or a friend of yours that is remarkable. What happened?
- Was this a happy or sad story? Why?
- What were the main events of the story? In what order did they happen?
- How have things changed because of this story? What are things like now?
- What lessons did you learn from the story?
Look at how we tell stories in English.
- Introduction: Introduce the story by telling what kind of story it is
- Beginning: How the story started
- The Story: The main events related in order
- The End: What has changed or how things are now
- Moral: Final comments or moral conclusions about the story