WRITING - CONNECT PRIMARY 6 Term 2 - سادس ابتدائي

UNIT 9 LESSON 4 WRITING: THE ENDING OF A STORY 46 1 Read this ending of the story on page 38. What does Tom decide to do? Many years passed and Tom grew up. He and his grandparents forgot about the message in a bottle. Then, one day, Tom was working when Granddad sent him a message. Tom, you won't believe it! We have a reply to our message in a bottle! That weekend, Tom went to his grandparents' house. "A man in France found the message," said Granddad. "Look, here is his reply." R From: Hugo To: Tom Hello Tom, My name is Hugo and I live in Biarritz, France. I live on the coast and I love sailing my boat. Last week, I was sailing when I saw something in the water - your message in a bottle! This means it traveled over 6,000 kilometers. I enjoyed reading about your favorite things. My favorite things are my boat, mangoes, and the color green. You are very welcome to come and visit me in France one day! With best wishes, Hugo Tom was very excited. "Wow, our message traveled a really long way!" Later that evening, Tom was writing something when Granddad came into the room. "What are you doing, Tom?" "I'm writing to Hugo." "Why, are you going to visit him?" "You and I are both going to visit him!" "That's a great idea," laughed Granddad. "But it's a long way, so let's go by plane!"

2 Read again and answer the questions 1 What was Hugo doing when he found Tom's message? 2 How far had the message in a bottle traveled? 3 How did Tom feel when he read Hugo's reply? 4 What did Granddad think of Tom's idea? UNIT 9 3 Tip! A good ending tells you what happens to the characters and how they feel at the end of the story. Work in pairs. Imagine a different person replies to Tom's message and make notes - Who replies to the message? - Where are they? - How did they find the message? 4 - What are their favorite things? - How does Tom feel? - What do Tom and Granddad do next? Write another ending to the story. Use your notes in Exercise 3 R From: To: Tom Hello Tom, My name is Last week, I was and I live in when I enjoyed reading about your favorite things. My favorite things are Tom felt .Then he and Granddad decided to 5 Work with another pair. Take turns to share your different story endings 6 Tell the other pair one thing you liked about their story ending, and one thing they could make better 47