How to tell stories in English - phrases to talk about stories in English
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Hello everyone. Welcome back to the English Danny Channel and back to our 30
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days to powerful vocabulary series. We'll be learning about an important topic
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today, but first be sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!
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today's topic is storytelling.
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ok everyone, let's get started! Stories are an important part of culture
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and we love to hear about them. Today we'll learn some words and phrases that
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will help you understand how to tell and listen to stories. The words that we are
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going to learn about today are plot, setting, and climax. We'll also learn some
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phrases to help you talk about and describe stories that you hear. So ,number
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one: PLOT. Plot is a noun and it means a series of events that form the story in
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a novel movie or book. So the plot is the story from the beginning to the end.
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Number two: SETTING. Setting is a noun and it means the place and conditions in
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which something happens or exists. So, in more simple words the setting is the
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time and the place of the story. Number three: CLIMAX. Climax is a noun and it
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means the most exciting and important part of a story that occurs. Usually at
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or near the end. So, the climax will always be the most exciting part of a
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story. After the climax, the story usually ends quickly. Now, let's learn some
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helpful phrases and words you can use to talk about stories. Action-packed is a
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phrase you can use to describe a story that is full of
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action. Heartbreaking is an adjective you can use to describe a story that is very
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sad. Tear-jerking is a phrase you can use to describe a story that is very sad and
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makes you cry. Thought-provoking is a phrase you can use to describe a story
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that makes you think of new ideas or changes you're thinking about a
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particular topic. Okay everyone, that's our lesson for today. Thanks for watching
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