Listening and Speaking

Ⅰ.Listen to the passage and tick the correct answers.

How to Write a Short Story

To write a story about anything you want, you need to follow the basic rules.

Each story has a beginning, a middle and an end.

Every story needs a main character.It can be any animal, human or thing you want it to be.As you begin to write your story, ask yourself some questions:

•Who is the main character?

•What does your character look like?

•What are the main traits of the character’s personality?

Every story needs to take place somewhere.It is called the setting of the story.Ask yourself these questions:

•Where does your story take place?

•When does your story take place: in the past, present or future?

•How much does your setting affect your main character’s problem?

Ready to start your story? Yes? Then find a pencil and paper, or open up a new file on your computer.Here we go!