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Holiday Romance

Name:

Who was the man?

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Where did he go on holiday and who did he go with?

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Where did they stay?

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Who was the woman?

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Where did the man meet the woman?

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What did the woman say to the man?

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What did the man say to the woman?

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Where did they go together and what did they do?

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What happened next?

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At the end of his holiday, what did the man decide to do?

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Written by Marco Olivo for Teach-This.com 2013

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Holiday Romance In this fun writing task, students create a story by inventing answers to questions and writing them down. The language focus is on past simple regular and irregular verbs as well as holiday vocabulary. Before class, make one copy of the worksheet for each student. Procedure Divide the class into groups of five or six and have them sit in a circle. Tell the students that they are going to write a story about a holiday romance by inventing answers to questions. Give a copy of the worksheet to each student and tell them to write their name at the top and then fold the paper as indicated. The students then hand their paper to the person on their right. The student on the right answers the first question (Who was the man?) by inventing details and writing the answer in the past simple tense in the space provided. The student then folds the paper and passes the paper to the person on the right who answers the next question and so on. Make sure the students fold the paper correctly. They shouldn't be able to see what was written before. This continues until all the questions have been completed. Encourage the students to be as imaginative or as amusing as they like. When the last question has been answered, tell the students to give the story back to the person whose name is at the top of the worksheet. This person corrects any mistakes they find and then reads the story to the group. When everyone has finished, ask the students to choose the best story from their group. This story is read aloud to the class. The class then votes for the best story.

Written by Marco Olivo for Teach-This.com 2013