Conversation Gambits - Eric Keller, Sylvia T Warner 1988

6. Telling a Story
1. Opening Gambits

The sketches below show a bank robbery.

If you are in class —

Make up a story where each student introduces one step of the story using a suitable phrase from the list

If you are working alone — write out the story in such a way that it could be read on the radio.

Someadditional vocabulary is given at the bottom of the page. If you are unsure of the meaning of a word, check in a dictionary

First,

First of all,

To begin with,

Then,

After that,

So,

So then,

At the end,

Finally,

Additional vocabulary

Nouns: robbers, hoods, balaclavas, van, bag, gun, manager, bank clerk, counter, bundles, notes, alarm, closed-circuit television

Verbs: park, rush, threaten, hold, fill, count, terrify, lie, hand over, make a getaway, run, start the engine.