Chapter 5 Oral Composition: A Story in the Past

Choose one of the topics in Phrase by Phrase Chapter 5, page 52. Compose a short talk (1-1.5 minutes).

• Choose one day in the past at your workplace and tell how you completed a task or occupied your time. Use regular past tense verbs.
• Tell about one of the things that you built, fixed, or created in the past. Use regular past tense verbs.

Incorporate the sound focuses:

• Word stress and intonation
• /t/ as in time
• /d/ as in do
• Regular past tense –ed endings /t/, /d/, and /id/
• Vowel length

After preparation, peer editing, and practice at home, present your story to a live audience classmates. Ask your listeners for feedback on your presentation.