Telling a story

1. Order.

Order the words to make sentences.

2. Listen and repeat.

Here are the same sentences. Listen and repeat.

1. I saw a woman.
2. I opened a window.
3. I got home very late.
4. He called the police.
5. I was helping her.
6. But a man saw me.
7. I was walking home.
8. The police wanted to arrest me.
9. She was standing outside her house.
10. She had lost her keys.

3. Listen.

The sentences are part of a story. Listen to the story and put the sentences in order.

4. Listen, read and repeat.

Here is the story again. Listen and read.

I was walking home last night when I saw a woman. She was standing outside her house. She had lost her keys. I offered to help her. I opened a window and climbed in. But a man saw me. He thought I was a burglar, and he called the police. The police wanted to arrest me. But the woman explained that I was helping her. I got home very late!

 

Now listen again and practise repeating the story.