ESL resources
anecdotes
Anecdotes
Plane anecdote with narrative tenses
B1-B2
30 mins +
groups: 10 (minimum)
gap fill
ordering
Anecdotes topics
B1-B2
Past simple and continuous - anecdote - the Donkey Dog
Short anecdote about a frightening experience, gapped for past continuous and past simple plus 'enormous' and 'the biggest'
Short anecdote about a frightening experience, gapped for past continuous and past simple plus 'enormous' and 'the biggest'
Material from other sources
Unit 4 Adrenalin Page 38
Prompts and notes on structure for Ss to plan and tell an anecdote
Prompts and notes on structure for Ss to plan and tell an anecdote
Module 3 Adventures and mishap Pages 32 - 33 Telling a story from two points of view
Split listening: two versions of a minor incident
Split listening: two versions of a minor incident
Module 3 Adventures and mishap Pages 34 - 35 Verb forms in the narrative
Follow-up exercise and analysis of language in previous listening. Three short gapped stories with audio to check answers
Follow-up exercise and analysis of language in previous listening. Three short gapped stories with audio to check answers
Module 7 Big events Pages 74 - 75 Describing a memorable event
Students first listen to four people describing memorable events and then prepare and describe one themselves
Students first listen to four people describing memorable events and then prepare and describe one themselves
New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 4 Challenge Page 38 Listening and vocabulary
Listening passage about an encounter with a polar bear following on from the reading
Listening passage about an encounter with a polar bear following on from the reading
Unit 4 Challenge Page 39 Speaking: anecdote
Students tell anecdote about a time they did something challenging. [Question prompts]
Students tell anecdote about a time they did something challenging. [Question prompts]
