HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE (CÓMO ESCRIBIR UN TEXTO NARRATIVO)

A NARRATIVE

A.- PLAN

PARAGRAPH 1 ·         Where did the story take place? ·         Explain how the story starts. ·         Introduce the main characters.

PARAGRAPH 2 ·         Make a list of the main events in the order they happened. ·         What did the characters do? ·         How did they feel?

PARAGRAPH 3 ·         What happened in the end? ·         How did the characters feel?

 

B.- USEFUL LANGUAGE

NARRATIVE TENSES
We usually use past tenses when writing a narrative text:
PAST SIMPLE	Two years ago Tom met a very attractive woman.
PAST CONTINUOUS	I was speaking to Mary when…
PAST PERFECT	I had just bought a present when…
PRESENT PERFECT	I have never been back again…
USED TO	We used to go there every year.

TIME EXPRESSIONS
PAST SIMPLE	When (cuando)
	Last year, etc. (el año pasado)
	Five years ago,… (hace cinco años)
PAST CONTINUOUS	While (mientras que)
PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT	Already (ya)
	Ever (alguna vez)
	For (durante, desde hace)
	Just (acabar de)
	Never (nunca)
	Since(desde)
	Yet (todavía)

LINKERS
ALTHOUGH (aunque)
AND (y)
AS (cuando)
AS A RESULT (como resultado)
BUT (pero)
CONSEQUENTLY (por consiguiente, y entonces)	He wanted it, consequently, he bought it.
FOR THAT REASON (por esa razón)
HOWEVER (sin embargo)
IN ORDER TO/THAT (para)
SO AS TO (para)
SO (así que)

SEQUENCING WORDS
	MEANING	SENTENCE
After a while	Después de un rato
After that	Después de eso
Afterwards	Después
As soon as	Tan pronto como
First /firstly	En primer lugar
Last of all Lastly/ Finally	Finalmente, por último
Later (on)	Más tarde
Next	A continuación
The next day	Al día siguiente
Then	Después
In the end	Al final

ADVERBS USED TO DESCRIBE AN EVENT
You can make your narrative more interesting by using adverbs:
Amazingly	Soprendentemente
Fortunately	Afortunadamente
Incredibly	Increíblemente
Luckily	Afortunadamente	Luckily we arrived on time to take the flight.
Suddenly	De repente
Unfortunately	Desafortunadamente

ADJECTIVES USED TO DESCRIBE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
ADJECTIVES	MEANING	SENTENCES
Amazed	Sorprendido, alucinado
Angry	Enfadado
Anxious	Preocupado
Cold	Frío
Confused	Confundido
Delighted	Encantado
Dry	Seco
Excited	Emocionado
Exhausted	Agotado
Freezing	Congelado
Glad	Content	I was glad to hear he was coming.
Guilty	Culpable
Grateful	Agradecido	He was grateful for the gift.
Happy	Feliz
Hot	Acalorado
Hungry	Hambriento
Lonely	Solo
Miserable	Desdichado
Pleased	Encantado
Proud	Orgulloso
Relieved	Aliviado
Sad	Triste
Scared	Asustado
Shocked	Impactado
Surprised	Sorprendido
Terrified	Aterrorizado
Tired	Cansado
Warm	Tibio
Worried	Preocupado
Wet	Mojado