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minitheatre with chairs for the audience and area for the stage at the front of the class. Stories Stories In the past, not many people could read or write, so people listened to stories. Some stories were popular, and they changed every time someone told them. The stories passed from generation to generation. Finally, someone wrote them down. For example, in China today people still love old stories like The Monkey King. Some people say that new stories written in books today are not as entertaining as the old ones. Do you agree? Make notes about your story. Think about: ? when it happened ? what you were doing at the time ? what happened first ? what happened next ? what happened finally Writing a short story about your own experience Friday evening Waiting at the bus stop A car stopped … Write the story. Use your notes to help you. It was a Friday evening. I was waiting at the bus stop… Work in pairs. Discuss and revise your story. Read your story to your classmates. B. 中考鏈接 1. — What were you doing this time yesterday? — I __ on the grass and drawing a picture. A. sit B. sat C. am sitting D. was sitting 2. — Where were you at 7:00 last night? — I __________ to my mom at home. A. write B. was writing C. wrote 3. — I called you at 4:00 yesterday afternoon, but no one answered? — Sorry, I __ with my friends at that time. A. swim B. swam C. will swim D. was swimming Write a short story about your own experience during this summer vocation.