WRITING
Writing tips
First-person narratives
First-person narratives are written in the first-person (l/we) about a series of events, real or imaginary, which happened to us.
A first-person narrative should consist of:
• an introduction in which you set the scene (who was involved, time, place, etc.) in an interesting way to make the reader want to continue reading;
• a main body where you develop your story, presenting the events in the order they happened;
• a conclusion which includes what happened at the end of the story, as well as people's feelings, final comments or reactions.
Use past tenses in such pieces of writing, as well as a variety of adjectives or adverbs to make your story more attractive to the reader.

1 | Look at the picture and discuss the question with a partner. What do you think is happening?

2 | Read the story and check your guesses. Then label the paragraphs with the headings below. a) End of the story: feelings and comments b) Setting the scene c) Development of the story