Notes sur Telling a story, Notes de Langue Anglaise

Télécharge Notes sur Telling a story et plus Notes au format PDF de Langue Anglaise sur Docsity uniquement! Telling a story 1. how to tell a story 1. announcing - " Let me tell you a story... " - " I bet you don’t know what happened to Henry when... " - " This reminds me a good story... " 2. using time and tenses Organisation around a few events in chronological order. Frequent use of the past simple. Hinges (= charnières) are essential : Before, simultaneously, afterwards, prior to, meanwhile, ultimately,... Examples : Après qu’il eu reçu l’appel téléphonique du client, il vérifia ses dossiers. - " After he had received the call from the customer, he checked in the files. " A ce moment-là, il se rendit compte que la commande n’avait pas été traitée par le département comptabilité. - " And then, he realised that the order had not been processed by the accountancy department. " Normalement, on fait ça au même moment que les produits sont emballés avant d’être expédiés. - " Normally, this is done at the same time as the goods are packaged prior to dispatching. " 3. structuring Format : textual structure. Ex : a given story : - Start : presentation of the basic data. - Complications : the problem evolves. - Looking for means and ways to solve the problem. - Solution, ending. Conclusion, morale. Cause and result : effects between the events. docsity.com