Lesson 54: Unit 52 - Reading/Listening and Speaking. Retelling Stories.
The lesson develops the skills of listening to, reading and retelling stories in English. Learners work with two authentic texts and practise key vocabulary and grammar for retelling.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will develop the ability to retell stories in English by listening to and reading two amusing texts. You will learn important words and expressions related to hotels, travel and job interviews. You will practise the Present Simple as a narrative tense and get to know irregular verbs from the dictation. By practising speaking, reading and writing at the same time, you will improve your ability to relate events logically and clearly in English.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand and retell short stories in English
- Use the Present Simple to retell past events
- Recognise and use key vocabulary from the two texts
- Tell true statements from false ones after reading a text
- Know the basic irregular verbs from the dictation
Lesson vocabulary
- retell We retell the story in our own words.
- lift The lift in the hotel isn't working at that moment.
- clerk The clerk in the hotel offers to make beds for them.
- walk up We can walk up to our room.
- step by step Step by step they reach the 44th floor.
- reach They reach the 44th floor.
- downstairs Our keys are still on the receptionist's desk downstairs.
- receptionist's desk The keys are on the receptionist's desk downstairs.
- reliable I have a small but reliable car.
- traffic jam I hope there aren't any traffic jams.
- motorway As I'm driving on the motorway, suddenly my car stops.
- helpless I am so angry and helpless that I'm ready to start crying.
- skip I skip my breakfast and have just a cup of black coffee.
- treasure Today we are going to look for the treasure.
- save life I saved your life yesterday, and today you have saved my life.
In other languages: Български