Looking very unhappy, a poor man entered a doctor’s consulting-room(诊室).
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The poor man said, “doctor, you must help me! I swallowed(吞下) a penny about a month ago."
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The doctor said: “Good heavens, man! Why have you waited so long? Why don't you come to me on the day you swallowed it?”
The poor man replied, “To tell you the truth, doctor, I didn't need the money so badly then."
Wife: “How would you describe me?”
Husband: “ABCDEFGHIJK.”
Wife: “What does that mean?”
Husband: “Admirable, beautiful, cute, diligent, elegant, friendly, generous, and hot.”
Wife: “Wow, thank you, but what does IJK mean?”
Husband: “I’m just kidding.”
What's the style of the passage?
Narration (记叙文)
B. Exposition (说明文)
C. Argumentation (议论文)
who
when
where
what
how
why
Step 1:Thorough Reading
reading
content
who
when
where
what
Why
Arthur helped a young man to carry a suitcase;
A bank robbery happened; Arthur thought the young
woman mistook him as the bank thief and started to run.
The young man couldn’t get the car moving;
a bank robbery just happened and he was
carrying a suitcase.
Arthur, a young man
One day when Arthur was on the way to work.
Park Avenue near the First National Bank
Main idea
One day, at Park Avenue, Arthur helped a
young man carry a _______ when he was on the
way to work. Suddenly, he heard the sound of
an alarm and found a _______ happened in the
bank. When a young woman looked at his
suitcase, he thought he might be _________ for
the bank thief … …
suitcase
robbery
mistaken
Classify the 10 underlined words and phrases.
Park Avenue
the young man
suitcases
in the back seat
loud noise of an alarm
the bank
robbery
the shouts
people
the bank thief
When
Where
Who
What
Why
How
Step 2:Logical Plotting
Paragraph 1:
As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop! ”……
Paragraph 2:
The taxi stopped in front of the Police Station and Arthur…….
Tip1: Focus on the given sentence of paragraph2 first. Because some information in it must be mentioned in paragraph 1.
Tip2. Make use of the key words in the given sentences to infer more information.
Para1: As he was running, Arthur heard the
young man shouting behind, “stop, stop!”
Arthur
the young man
the taxi driver……
purpose
dialogue
feelings
destination……
Para2: The taxi stopped in front of the Police
Station and Arthur……
Arthur
the policeman
the real robber……
dialogue
response
truth……
What kind of ending would you prefer for this story?
A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day. …...
Tip3. Sometimes, the general key word can guide us to imagine reasonably.
surprising
interesting
1. At that time, the young man also appeared in the
Police Station. He looked very angry and shouted
at Arthur: “Why did you take away my suitcase?
Because of you, I have missed the plane.”It turned out that there were only some clothes in the suitcase.(侯施蔓)
2. The policeman arrested him and announced that
Arthur robbed the bank with the young man.(倪珊)
3. The policeman found that young man, the young
woman and the taxi driver planned the bank
robbery together. The suitcase was filled with
money. The policeman praised Arthur for his
bravery.(顾锦菲)
4. However, the young man was not a thief. The real
thief was caught by the policeman just now. Arthur
made an apology to the young man. What a funny
thing he met.(周旋)
self-evaluation
(plot)
Be well connected to the given passage
and the beginnings of the two paragraphs.
Be well organized with at least 5 of the
10 given underlined words.
Make sure the story develops logically
and reasonably.
Never ignore the basic tone of the article.
Forget to mention “the taxi”.
2. Arthur ran even faster and hurried back home.
3. Arthur asked the young man: “Did you rob the
bank?” The young man was afraid and nodded.
Arthur wrote down a sentence on the taxi driver’s hand “He is the bank thief. Please drive us to the Police Station.”
As he was explaining, the two suitcases ran
into the Police Station.
Step 3:Vivid Writing
By using linking words effectively.
By adding some details reasonably.
By using different sentence structures.
Three tips:
Paragraph 1:
As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop! ” “Give my suitcase back to me!” Hearing this, Arthur immediately realized that the young man was the bank thief. So he continued running until he stopped a taxi. Then he quickly got into it and sat in the back seat. Out of breath, Arthur said to the taxi driver, “Please go to the Police Station as soon as possible. I have a robbery to report to the policeman.” The moment the taxi driver got the request, he drove straight to the police station without hesitation.
add some details
Use different structures
Proper linking words
The taxi stopped in front of the Police Station and Arthur ran into it, shouting, “There is a bank robbery and I know who the bank thief is.” On hearing Arthur’s story, the policeman decided to head for the bank to investigate the case. However, Just at that moment, the young man came to the police station in a hurry. Out of breath, He told the whole story. As a matter of fact, he was not the bank thief and what in the suitcase were only some clothes. How embarrassed Arthur was when he learned the truth!
add some details
Proper linking words
Use different structures
How to complete a narrative article
Step one: thorough reading
(who; when; where; what; why; how)
Step two: logical plotting
(the plot, the underlined words, the given two sentences, reasonable ending)
Step three: vivid writing
(linking words, details, sentence structures)