🇬🇧 🎲 Fun speaking · Everyday conversation, with effort (A2)

📖 Storytelling: tell me what happened!

🎯 Tell a story in the past with sequence words and feelings

Use the usual 50-minute plan: warm-up → key phrases → challenges → role-play → discussion → wrap-up. Share this page on Zoom so the student can see the phrases, but keep "Your card" to yourself.

💬 Warm-up questions

What's the funniest thing that happened to you this year?
Do you like telling stories?

🔑 Key phrases

You won't believe what happened!信じられないことがあったんだ！
So, there I was…それで私は〜にいて…
All of a sudden…突然〜。
Then… After that…それから…その後…
In the end…最後には〜。
I was so embarrassed!すごく恥ずかしかった！

📚 Useful words

suddenly — 突然
luckily — 幸運にも
unfortunately — 不運にも
shocked — ショックを受けた
relieved — ほっとした
hilarious — めちゃくちゃ面白い

⚡ Speaking challenges

Tell a story using 'suddenly', 'luckily' and 'in the end'.
Retell a famous fairy tale in 1 minute.
Tell a story where you were the hero.
Continue: 'I opened the door and…'

🎭 Role-play

Friends at a café sharing stories.

🧑‍🎓 Student's card

Tell a true (or made-up) story: embarrassing, scary or lucky. 2 minutes.

🧑‍🏫 Your card (tutor)

React a lot ('No way!', 'Then what?') and ask questions. Then tell your own story with a twist.

🌀 Twist (halfway through): Story chain: take turns adding one sentence to a story using random words the tutor gives.

🗣️ Discussion questions

Do you remember your most embarrassing moment?
What's the best story a friend told you?
Are you a good listener?

📌 Homework

Write a funny or scary true story (8–10 sentences)面白い・怖い実話を8〜10文で書く