The Big Question

Mapping Our Journey 🗺️

How can we turn our holiday memories into an exciting story? What parts do we need?

我们怎样才能把假期的美好回忆变成一个精彩的故事呢？一个完整的故事需要哪些部分？让我们一起来探索故事的地图吧！我們怎樣才能把假期的美好回憶變成一個精彩的故事呢？一個完整的故事需要哪些部分？讓我們一起來探索故事的地圖吧！

故事结构故事結構 | Story Parts

一个好故事必须包含这三个部分：一個好故事必須包含這三個部分：

Beginning

Who? 👤 Where? 📍

Events

What happened? ⚡

Ending

How it felt? ❤️

避坑雷达避坑雷達 | Grammar Radar

🚨 高频易错点高頻易錯點 Warning!

Mr Green sleeping when the monkey arrived.

过去进行时漏掉了 be 动词。過去進行時漏掉了 be 動詞。

✓

Mr Green was sleeping when the monkey arrived.

千万别忘了 was/were + V-ing！千萬別忘了 was/were + V-ing！

通行证通行證 | Can-Do Goals

学完本课，你能做到：學完本課，你能做到：

组织故事结构組織故事結構

Beginning, Events, Ending

连接过去动作連接過去動作

Use "while" and "when"

自我检查写作自我檢查寫作

Use a checklist

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Culture Bit: Travel Journals

在许多国家，学生们在假期旅行时会带着一本 Travel Journal (旅行日记)。他们不仅会写下每天发生的趣事 (events)，还会贴上门票、照片，甚至画下美丽的风景。这不仅是练习写作的好方法，更是珍贵的童年回忆！在許多國家，學生們在假期旅行時會帶著一本 Travel Journal (旅行日記)。他們不僅會寫下每天發生的趣事 (events)，還會貼上門票、照片，甚至畫下美麗的風景。這不僅是練習寫作的好方法，更是珍貴的童年回憶！

Level 3: Practice

Apply what you've learned to build your skills.

1. Knowledge Check 基础闯关基礎闖關

2. Reading Comprehension 阅读理解閱讀理解

Shell Island

Shell Island was a beautiful small island. It had white sand and many colorful shells. One sunny morning, Mr Green went to the island. He wanted to collect shells for his collection.

While he was walking on the beach, he saw a big monkey. The monkey was hungry. Mr Green gave the monkey some fruit.

Later, Mr Green was tired. He sat under a tree. While Mr Green was sleeping under a tree, the monkey found his bag. The monkey looked inside and found a sandwich. The monkey ate the sandwich quietly.

When Mr Green woke up, he saw the monkey. Mr Green smiled and let the monkey sleep inside his sleeping bag.

Foundation for Reading

Before reading about Shell Island, remember that a story needs a setting (where) and events (what). Look for what the character was doing "while" other things happened.

3. Think of an Ending 构思结局構思結局

Foundation for Ending the Story

Every good narrative needs a conclusion. Think about how Mr Green felt or what happened the next day.

Think of an interesting ending for the story. Give short answers to the questions below.

4. Theme Writing 主题写作主題寫作

Foundation for Writing:

Now it is your turn to be an author! You will use a writing plan to organize your ideas. Remember to use sequence adverbs (First, Next, Finally) and the past tense.

Task:

In the Writing Booklet, write about Patrick's and Jenny's day in London. Plan a day out in Hong Kong and talk to your friend about it. (Required Output: 150 words).

0 / 150 words

5. Self Assessment 自我评价自我評價

Check what you know and draw the faces.

I can organize a story using a Beginning, Events, and Ending.

I can use "while" and "when" to link past actions.

I can use a checklist to check my own spelling and grammar.

6. Review & Recap 复习回顾複習回顧

Let's review the Shell Island story one more time.

Shell Island was a beautiful small island. It had white sand and many colorful shells. One sunny morning, Mr Green went to the island. He wanted to collect shells for his collection. While he was walking on the beach, he saw a big monkey. The monkey was hungry. Mr Green gave the monkey some fruit. Later, Mr Green was tired. He sat under a tree. While Mr Green was sleeping under a tree, the monkey found his bag. The monkey looked inside and found a sandwich. The monkey ate the sandwich quietly. When Mr Green woke up, he saw the monkey. Mr Green smiled and let the monkey sleep inside his sleeping bag.

Level 1: Core Words

Level 2: The Rules

Level 3: Practice

Shell Island