Unit 0 Revision

Important expresions for you to use in your essay.

To be nervous about
At one time or another
to take a gap year
It doesn't sound very exciting
huge oral exam
Actually
I haven't seen much of _____________lately
I'd better go
I'll see you around



Present simple links

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/prestensum.html

Use the present simple to tell what happens in this film in a more dramatic way

Or here you have another go.




Create a comic strip and use simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous and past perfect.

Stative  Verbs

Telling an anecdote

Here are some phrases you can use to introduce an anecdote:

Did I ever tell you about the time I………?

Have I ever mentioned the time when I….?

I’ll never forget the time I……?

Funny you should say that.  Have I told you about the time I……..?

Talking about / of …………, that reminds me of the time I …………..?

Setting the context

t’s quite a few years ago now 

I was on my way to (place) to (verb)…. , when….

Do you know .(person or place)?  Well, we were

I’m not sure if you know ….. but it’s …….. 

I’m sure you all know about….. /I’m sure you’ve all been to……

Adding emphasis

You’re not going to believe this, but…..

You should have heard / seen…….!

And the strangest thing / funniest thing / best thing / worst thing was…..

I’ve never heard / seen such a ……. thing in my life…..

End it in a memorable way

nd then, to top it all,…..

Just when I thought things couldn’t get any better / worse / stranger, ……..happened

And, you’ll never guess what happened at the end, well……

However, sometimes we decide to end with a kind of explanation about what had happened:

Anyway, to cut a long story short,…..

So, in the end, what happened was………

Anyway, it turns out that…………

Taken from: http://britishenglishcoach.com/how-to-tell-anecdotes-in-english/