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Tin Shui Wai Methodist College
English Department
S.2 Unit 7
Story Analysis
(Teacher version)
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Please fill in the blanks with details from the story on p.48 and 49 of Treasure Plus Bk 2B.
Story
Features
Setting
(Lines 1-5)
Details
Where
- an old house, with the door creaking open
loudly and mice running
When
- a dark and cold night
Who
- Maggie and Jeremy
Language
Speaking Verbs
- Maggie laughed as she opened the old door
- Jeremy begged
Vibrant Verbs
- door creaked open loudly
Adjectives
- dark and cold
Adverbs
- loudly and quickly
Sentence Pattern Used: Conditional Type 2
- If I had…, I would…
Story
Jeremy said he was not afraid but the place
Development was strange and comfortable.
(Lines 6-11)
Maggie said grandma used to live in the
house and it was safe.
Speaking Verbs
- Maggie laughed again
- Jeremy insisted
- Maggie laughed out loud once again
- She said with a smile.
Adjectives
- warm and comfortable
- strange and uncomfortable
(Lines 12-16)
Jeremy was still afraid. He felt cold but
was sweating because his friends told him
Speaking Verbs
- Jeremy said as he shivered.
the house was haunted and he was sure
there were ghosts.
- Maggie sighed.
Adjectives
- cold
- dead
- haunted
Adverbs
- nervously
Sentence Pattern Used: Conditional Type 2
- If there were…, we would…
Maggie thought he was silly.
(Lines 17-25)
Atmosphere getting more creepy because:
- first, the house began to shake
- then, the torch went off
Speaking Verbs
- Jeremy began to cry
- Maggie asked her brother calmly
- after that, there was a loud howl
- at last, the house stopped shaking but the
torch didn’t work
- Jeremy continued to cry
Adjectives
- as black as night
- loud
Adverbs
- suddenly
- calmly
Jeremy was so scared that he forgot how to
fix the torch.
Maggie was calm.
Problem
(Lines 26-28)
Climax
(Lines 29-33)
Ending
(Lines 34-36)
An event that makes the story move forward Vibrant Verbs
- first, a strong wind blew into the house.
- strong wind blowing
- then, the door slammed shut
- after that, the lock clicked
- at last, Jeremy and Maggie could not get
out
- door slammed shut
- lock clicked
Adverbs
suddenly
The most exciting part of the story
There was a strange sound everywhere.
Then, a whisper asked Jeremy and Maggie
why they wanted to leave their grandma.
Speaking Verbs
- It said in a cold voice.
- Jeremy and Maggie shouted.
Vibrant Verbs
- sound filled the house
Both of them were scared.
- whisper came from above them
Adjectives
- strange sound
- cold voice
How the problem is resolved
A strange, green figure showed up and
asked Jeremy and Maggie to follow him
because their grandma was waiting to see
them. The children followed.
Speaking Verb
- the alien said
Vibrant Verbs
- a figure stepped into the moonlight
Adjectives
- strange, green