Telling Tales Robin Walker Trinity Trainer, Spain www.englishglobalcom.com robin@englishglobalcom.com
The Magic Finger (Roald Dahl) the farm next to ours is owned by mr and mrs gregg the greggs have two children both of them boys their names are philip and william sometimes I go over to their farm to play with them I am a girl and I am eight years old philip is also eight years old william is three years older he is ten what oh all right then he is eleven last week something very funny happened to the gregg family I am going to tell you about it as best I can now the one thing that mr gregg and his two boys loved to do more than anything else was to go hunting every sunday morning they would take their guns and go off into the woods to look for animals to shoot even philip who was only eight years old had a gun of his own I can't stand hunting I just can't stand it doesn't seem right to me that men and boys should kill animals just for the fun they get out of it so I used to go
Rule 1: Pauses make thought groups (and thought groups make sense)
Rule 1: Pauses make thought groups (and thought groups make sense) Rule 2: Every thought group has a focus word. (the most stressed word)
Rule 1: Pauses make thought groups (and thought groups make sense) Rule 2: Every thought group has a focus word. (the most stressed word) Rule 3: Some thought groups have two focus words. (The second focus word is always more stressed.)
Rule 4: The focus word is usually the last word in the thought group. (But not always!)
Now the water is getting cold. I want to get out, Max wails. But he can t! What am I going to do? he cries. Suddenly Mix hears Max shouting. Oh, no, Max is in trouble! she thinks. She jumps up and races to the rescue. I m coming, Max, she says. When Mix sees Max she laughs. How silly! she giggles. Your toe s stuck! Max doesn t think it s very funny. Help me get my toe out! he says. Mix looks carefully and thinks hard. Hurry up! says Max. I m freezing!
Suddenly Mix has an idea. I know! she says. Mix fetches her tool box. Don t worry, Max, she says. I ll get you out. She empties out the box. Which tool will work best? she wonders. The screwdriver, the spanner or...... Yes! The hammer! STOP! shouts Max. That won t work. So, Mix tries to pull Max s toe out. Pull harder! yells Max. Let s pull together, says Mix. One...Two... Three... PULL! Suddenly Max s toe comes out of the tap... And Mix falls into the bath with a huge splash! Whoops!
Telling tales African elephants! Mr Green: Look at the picture on page thirty-five. Andy. What s this animal? Andy: It s an elephant. Mr Green: I know it s an elephant. But where s it from? Andy: India. Mr Green: No, you re wrong. It s from Africa. It s an African elephant. Look at its big ears. Now look at the next picture. What s this animal? Andy: I know. It s an Indian tiger. Mr Green: Good. Thank you, Andy.
Telling tales African elephants! Mr G: Look at the picture / on page thirty-five / Andy / What s this animal / Andy: It s an elephant / Mr G: I know it s an elephant / But where s it from / Andy: India / Mr G: No / you re wrong / It s from Africa / It s an African elephant / Look at its big ears / Now / look at the next picture / What s this animal / Andy: I know / It s an Indian tiger / Mr G: Good / Thank you, Andy.
Telling tales African elephants! Mr G: Look at the PICTURE / on page thirty-five / ANDY / What s THIS animal / Andy: It s an ELEPHANT / Mr G: I know it s an ELEPHANT / But where s it FROM / Andy: INDia / Mr G: NO / you re WRONG / It s from AFRICA / It s an AFRICAN elephant / Look at its big EARS / NOW / look at the NEXT picture / What s THIS animal / Andy: I know / It s an Indian TIGER / Mr G: GOOD / THANK you, Andy.
Telling Tales Robin Walker Trinity Trainer, Spain www.englishglobalcom.com robin@englishglobalcom.com