British English · B1 · Unit 18
Tell me a story
Tell me a story
By the end you can
- Tell a story with a beginning, a middle and an end
- Write a short story about something that happened
- Understand a longer story
Words and phrases
| British English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| you'll never guess what happened | listen to this surprising story | You'll never guess what happened on the way here. |
| so there I was | this was my situation (to start the main part of a story) | So there I was, standing in the rain in my pyjamas. |
| all of a sudden | suddenly | All of a sudden, the lights went out. |
| the next thing I knew | very soon after, to my surprise | The next thing I knew, the dog had run off with my sandwich. |
| to cut a long story short | to tell you the end quickly | To cut a long story short, we missed the ferry. |
| meanwhile | at the same time | Meanwhile, my brother was still asleep in the car. |
| eventually | in the end, after a long time | Eventually, a taxi stopped for us. |
| I burst out laughing | I suddenly started laughing | When I saw his face, I burst out laughing. |
| I was so embarrassed | I felt stupid in front of other people | I was so embarrassed I wanted to disappear. |
| you had to be there | it was funnier in real life | OK, maybe you had to be there. |
Then talk it through
Telling a funny thing that happened to you at a dinner with friends. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.