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1.
Primary Longman Elect
Using 5W1H questions
to write a story
2.
Can you write a story about
these pictures?
1 2
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Mr Chan Mrs Chan go get lost
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km
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miss
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3.
Use
You 5W1H
can write
questions
your ideas
to help
in a
you
story
brainstorm
map like this.
ideas.
Setting
Time: Last Sunday afternoon Place: Lantau
Main Characters
Beginning
Middle
Ending
4.
5W1H questions
When When did the story happen?
Who Who are the people in the story?
What What happened to them?
How How did they feel?
Why did they feel this
way?
Where Where did they go?
5.
The
Wheninformation is given.
did the story The
happen?
story
Where happened lastplace?
did it take Sunday
afternoon on Lantau.
Setting
Time: Last Sunday afternoon Place: Lantau
Main Characters
Beginning
Middle
Ending
6.
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Who we remember
are theatpeoplethe three
Take
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come to the in
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events
1. Is
sections
story? of a story: beginning,
thethe
of information
story. given?
middle and ending?
Setting
Time: Last Sunday afternoon Place: Lantau
Main Characters
Mr Chan and Mrs Chan
Beginning
Middle
Mr Chan Ending
Mrs Chan go
7.
Which picture shows the
beginning of the story?
1 2
…
Mr Chan Mrs Chan go get lost
3 ? 1
km
4 5
?
sho
miss
w
8.
Which picture shows the
middle?
1 2
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Middl
e
Mr Chan Mrs Chan go get lost
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km
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9.
Which picture shows the
ending?
1 2
…
Middl
e
Mr Chan Mrs Chan go get lost
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km
4 5
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Middl
e
Ending ?
sho
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10.
Again, use 5W1H
Good! What questions
can you write to
help
aboutyou
in brainstorm ideas.
each section?
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…
Middl
e
Mr Chan Mrs Chan go get lost
3 ? 1
km
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miss
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11.
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Think of some
you think
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questionstofor
answers these
the questions?
beginning.
When Who What How Why Where
Beginning Questions
1 Where were Mr and Mrs Chan?
on Lantau
What did they do there?
went hiking
Mr Chan Mrs Chan go
12.
Think
Do theofsame
the for
answers to
the middle.
these questions.
When Who What How Why Where
Middle Questions
2 What happened to them?
got lost
…
When was it?
sunset — it was getting dark
get lost How did they feel?
afraid
13.
Think of the answers to
these questions.
When Who What How Why Where
Middle Questions
3 Who did they meet?
?
1
km a man
What did they do?
Mrs Chan asked the man, ‘How far
is it to the nearest bus stop?’
sho
w What did the man do?
showed them a map and said, ‘It’s
one kilometre.’
14.
Think of the answers to
these questions.
When Who What How Why Where
Middle Questions
4 What did they do?
walked a long way to the bus stop
What happened next?
arrived at the bus stop, missed the
miss
last bus home
15.
Can
What
Now,
you
is
think
think
the of
problem
of
anaending
solution
in the
for
to
story?
the
theproblem?
story.
Mr and Mrs Chan missed the last bus home.
When Who What How Why Where
Ending Questions
5 What did they do?
went home by taxi
?
What happened in the end?
arrived home at midnight
How did they feel? Why?
tired but happy — didn’t need to
stay overnight on Lantau
16.
Well done! Now you can use your notes
in the story map to write the story.
17.
Setting
Time: Last Sunday afternoon Place: Lantau
Main Characters
Mr Chan and Mrs Chan
Beginning
Where were Mr and Mrs Chan? on Lantau
What did they do there? went hiking
Last Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Chan went hiking on Lantau.
Put your ideas in the story map into
sentences.
18.
Middle
What happened to them? got lost
When was it? sunset — it was getting dark
How did they feel? afraid
Who did they meet? a man
What did they do? Mrs Chan asked the man, ‘How far is
it to the nearest bus stop?’
What did the man do? showed them a map and said, ‘It’s
one kilometre.’
What did they do? walked a long way to the bus stop
What happened next? arrived at the bus stop, missed the
last bus home
They got lost at sunset
sunset.and
It was
it was
getting
getting
dark.
dark.
TheyThey
werewere
afraid.
afraid.
Link the sentences using linking
words like and.
19.
Middle
What happened to them? got lost
When was it? sunset — it was getting dark
How did they feel? afraid
Who did they meet? a man
What did they do? Mrs Chan asked the man, ‘How far is
it to the nearest bus stop?’
What did the man do? showed them a map and said, ‘It’s
one kilometre.’
What did they do? walked a long way to the bus stop
What happened next? arrived at the bus stop, missed the
last bus home
They got lost at sunset and it was getting dark. They were afraid.
They met a man. Mrs Chan asked the him,man,
‘How‘How
far isfar
it to the
is it tonearest bus
the nearest
stop?’ The The
bus stop?’ manmanshowed them
showed a map
them and and
a map replied,
said,‘It’s
‘It’sone
onekilometre.’
kilometre.’
Use pronouns and different reporting
verbs in your story.
20.
Middle
What happened to them? got lost
When was it? sunset — it was getting dark
How did they feel? afraid
Who did they meet? a man
What did they do? Mrs Chan asked the man, ‘How far is
it to the nearest bus stop?’
What did the man do? showed them a map and said, ‘It’s
one kilometre.’
What did they do? walked a long way to the bus stop
What happened next? arrived at the bus stop, missed the
last bus home
They got lost at sunset and it was getting dark. They were afraid.
They met a man. Mrs Chan asked him, ‘How far is it to the nearest bus
stop?’ The man showed them a map and replied, ‘It’s one kilometre.’
They walked a long way to the bus stop. They
Whenarrived
they arrived
at theat
busthe bus
stop.
stop, they missed
They missed thebus
the last lasthome.
bus home.
Link the sentences using linking
words like when.
21.
Ending
What did they do? went home by taxi
What happened in the end? arrived home at midnight
How did they feel? Why? tired but happy — didn’t need to
stay overnight on Lantau
They went home by taxi
taxi.and arrived
They home
arrived home atat
midnight. They
midnight. were
They were
tired but happy
happy. because they
They didn’t didn’t
need to need to stay overnight
stay overnight on Lantau!
on Lantau!
Link the sentences using linking
words like and and because.
22.
Last
Sunday
Sundayafternoon
afternoon
MrMr
and and
Mrs
Mrs
Chan
Chan
went
went
hiking
hiking
on on
Lantau.
Lantau.
They got lost at sunset and it was getting dark.Mrs Chan
They shouted,
were afraid.
Can anyone help us?’ ‘Help!
They
met
met
a man.
a man.
MrsMrs
Chan
Chan
asked
asked
him,
him,
‘How
‘How
farfar
is it
isto
it to
thethe
nearest
nearest
bus
^
bus stop?’
The The
manman
showed
showed
themthem
a map
a map
and and
replied,
replied,
‘It’s ‘It’s
one one
kilometre.’
They
walked
walked
a long
a long
way
wayto to
thethe
busbus
stop.
stop.
When
When
they
they
arrived
arrived
at at
thethe
bus
bus theythey
missed
missed
the last
the last
bus bus
home.
home.
Mr Chan said, ‘Don’t worry. I have an idea. Let’s call a taxi to take us
They
went
home.’ wenthome
home
by by
taxi
taxi
andand
arrived
arrived
home
home
at at
midnight.
midnight.They
They
were
were
^
tired but happy because they didn’t need to stay overnight on Lantau!
You can add details such as dialogues to
make thethe
Now put story more interesting.
sentences into paragraphs.
23.
Lost on Lantau
Last Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Chan went hiking on
Lantau. They got lost at sunset and it was getting dark. They
were afraid. Mrs Chan shouted, ‘Help! Can anyone help us?’
Luckily they met a man. Mrs Chan asked him, ‘How far is it to
the nearest bus stop?’ The man showed them a map and
replied, ‘It’s one kilometre.’
They walked a long way to the bus stop. When they arrived at
the bus stop, they missed the last bus home.
Mr Chan said, ‘Don’t worry. I have an idea. Let’s call a taxi to
take us home.’ They went home by taxi and arrived home at
midnight. They were tired but happy because they didn’t need
to stay overnight on Lantau!
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