Which group of words shows the order of events in a recount?

• First, then, finally
• Maybe, perhaps, possibly
• Red, yellow, purple

Which information gives a listener the setting at the start of a personal recount?

• Everyone's favourite food
• A list of stories I might tell on a different day
• When and where the experience happened

A recount about the past must use exactly one past tense in every sentence.

Circle one:   True   False

You have drafted a recount of yesterday. Which check helps make its past time clear in the language you are learning?

• Use only dictionary forms.
• Remove all time words before reading the recount aloud.
• Check the taught time words and verb forms.

Your recount describes trying several times to fly a kite. Which ending gives the outcome?

• At last, the kite flew.
• There are many other days I could tell you about.
• Then I bought more string, and then some more.

Your recount runs well beyond a minute. What should you remove first while keeping the main events clear?

• All words showing the event sequence
• Details unrelated to the main events
• The outcome that explains how the experience ended

Which sentence gives a reason for an action, rather than another event or an opinion?

• I put on my boots.
• I took a coat because it was cold.
• I thought my new coat looked very nice.

You forget the word for 'library' but can describe it in your new language. Which meaning could you express to continue? These choices are English translations.

• A place where you borrow books.
• I must stop until I remember the exact word.
• I will tell an unrelated story about my lunch.