Step #1

Read these questions about a story, then use your own answers to invent the story.

1. How long has it been raining?

It has been raining for _________________________________________________________________________
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2. What was Paul doing when he first saw the old man?
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3. Was he surprised to see an old man with wings?
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4. Where had the old man come from?
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5. What did Paul's wife say when he told her about the old man with wings?
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6. What did the people of their village do when they saw the old man with wings?
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7. Why didn’t the priest believe that he is an angel?
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8. Where did Paul and his wife keep the old man?
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9. How much money did they charge people to look at him?
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10. How long did he stay with them?
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11.What was Paul doing when he saw the old man fly away?
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Based on the short story 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' by Gabriel Garcia
Marquez.

Step #2

Tell your invented story to your partner.

- try not to read
- improvise as much as possible
- don’t use Spanish

Step #3

MY EVALUATION ON TELLING STORIES

EN EL EJERCICIO… ¿QUÉ TAN CIERTO ES ESTO? ¿POR QUÉ PASÓ
ESTO?
Pude contar mi historia,
usando diferentes tiempos
(past simple, past Nada Poco Algo Cierto Muy
continuous, present perfect cierto cierto cierto cierto

continuous etc.)

Mi compañero entendió mi
historia.

Step #4

MY EVALUATION ON MY OBJECTIVES AND PREPARATION

1. Cuando realizas alguna actividad o ejercicio en inglés o en español, ¿siempre

conoces los objetivos de dicha actividad? ¿Los estableces tú?
2. ¿Crees que conocer los objetivos de la actividad antes de realizarla podría tener un
efecto positivo en tu desempeño? ¿Por qué?
3. ¿Cuál crees que era el objetivo de la actividad de las historias?
4. ¿Qué podrías haber hecho para que los aspectos considerados que no resultaron
ciertos o que resultaron poco ciertos, hubieran tenido una mejor percepción de tu
parte?

SI EN EL EJERCICIO… ¿QUÉ PUDE HABER HECHO PARA

LOGRARLO?
NO pude contar mi historia...
NO entendí la historia de mi
compañero…