{"id":6042,"date":"2024-07-23T02:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T02:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=6042"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:34:55","slug":"turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Students Into Master Storytellers with These Key Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span 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ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Words_and_phrases_for_stories\" >Words and phrases for stories<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Just_then\" >Just then<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Suddenly\" >Suddenly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Next_thing_you_know\" >Next thing you know<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Imagine_my_surprise_when\" >Imagine my surprise when ~<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Out_of_nowhere\" >Out of nowhere ~<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Right_away\" >Right away<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Let_me_back_up_Let_me_rewind_I_forgot_to_mention\" >Let me back up \/ Let me rewind \/ I forgot to mention ~<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#It_turns_out_In_the_end\" >It turns out ~ \/ In the end ~<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Would_you_believe\" >Would you believe ~?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Story_example\" >Story example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/turn-students-into-master-storytellers-with-these-key-phrases\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>We all love hearing a good story. They can entertain us, educate us and form connections between people with different backgrounds and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Particularly for tutors, students telling stories means they are speaking more in a lesson rather than relying on their tutor to do the heavy lifting, which is always nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To both encourage students to tell more stories and to help those stories become more engaging, we've prepared a brief list of words and phrases all storytellers should know. Introduce them in a lesson and see what tales your students can entertain you with!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Words_and_phrases_for_stories\"><\/span><strong>Words and phrases for stories<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-7.jpeg\" alt=\"Two young men talking while sitting on a bench in a city\" class=\"wp-image-6135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-7.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-7-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-7-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-7-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-7-840x560.jpeg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Present these words and phrases as more interesting alternatives to simply \"first,\" \"then\" and \"finally.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Just_then\"><\/span><strong>Just then<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: to emphasize that something happens quickly or suddenly<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Just then, I realized I forgot my phone in the hotel room.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Suddenly\"><\/span><strong>Suddenly<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: when something happens surprisingly or without warning<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Suddenly, the sky got dark and it started to rain.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_thing_you_know\"><\/span><strong>Next thing you know<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: as an alternative to \u201csuddenly\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Next thing you know, I'm in a meeting with the company president!<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Imagine_my_surprise_when\"><\/span><strong>Imagine my surprise when ~<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: when something is very unexpected<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Imagine my surprise when the guy next door turned out to be my old roommate from college!<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Out_of_nowhere\"><\/span><strong>Out of nowhere ~<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024409\/image-6.jpeg\" alt=\"An older woman is shocked to hear something another woman tells her\" class=\"wp-image-6134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024409\/image-6.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024409\/image-6-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024409\/image-6-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024409\/image-6-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024409\/image-6-840x560.jpeg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: to emphasize that something happens without warning<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Out of nowhere, our products are selling out all over the country.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Right_away\"><\/span><strong>Right away<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: before mentioning a quick response or development<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Right away I could tell we were going to be good friends.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Let_me_back_up_Let_me_rewind_I_forgot_to_mention\"><\/span><strong>Let me back up \/ Let me rewind \/ I forgot to mention ~<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: to explain context or to introduce previous events that are necessary to know in order to understand what happens later<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">First, let me back up. Two weeks ago \u2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Let me rewind. You know who Tom is, right?<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Oh, I forgot to mention that Jun had already been drinking a lot by then.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_turns_out_In_the_end\"><\/span><strong>It turns out ~ \/ In the end ~<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: to introduce a conclusion or result<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">It turns out that the quiz was postponed, so I didn't need to worry after all.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">In the end, everybody got home safely. But what a crazy night!<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Would_you_believe\"><\/span><strong>Would you believe ~?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use: to highlight a shocking or unexpected result or occurrence<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Would you believe they still wanted us to pay full price after that horrible experience?<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Story_example\"><\/span><strong>Story example<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-8.jpeg\" alt=\"A firefighter on the scene of an emergency\" class=\"wp-image-6136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-8.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-8-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-8-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-8-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/10024410\/image-8-840x560.jpeg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's an example story you can share to demonstrate how these words and phrases work to connect different parts of a narrative. Or tell your own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Last week, I met Joy and Yuki for lunch at the restaurant on the corner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Right away<\/strong>, I felt that something was strange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the cashier took our orders, we sat at a table near the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Suddenly<\/strong>, we heard loud voices coming from the kitchen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next thing you know<\/strong>, the whole restaurant was filled with smoke!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire department had to come to put out the blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It turns out<\/strong>, the restaurant's new cook had never worked in a kitchen before and burned our burgers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would you believe<\/strong> they still tried to charge us for our food?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap-up\"><\/span><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Making storytelling the focus of a lesson puts students in the spotlight; they must use their memory, creativity and vocabulary to (hopefully) entertain or educate you, their audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask them to tell you about a funny or surprising experience and see how many of these phrases they can use naturally. Encourage them when they do well and you\u2019ll likely be rewarded with more engagement and less one-sided free-talk lessons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all love hearing a good story. They can entertain us, educate us and form connections between people with different backgrounds and experiences. 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