Structure Infants 1st/ 2nd 3rd – 6th Beginning Introduction Once upon a time… Long, long ago… One day… In a faraway land… Many years ago… Fadó, fadó… In the beginning… Once there lived…. Remember when… Wait until I tell you… Long ago in the mists of time… This is a story I heard a long time ago… We were I the ____ one morning when… It was a dark and dismal night…. It all started when… Once upon a time, when the world was young…. I’m going to tell you a tale about… One day, not too long ago… It had all happened so quickly… That reminds me of… I have a story to tell you about…. Did you hear the one about… Describing Characters Big/small Long/short Thin/fat Tall/small Happy/sad Nice/nasty Flat/lean/thick/wide/round Skinny/slim/straight Annoyed/pleased Horrible/nasty/mean Crazy/wild Awful/cross/mean/evil/nasty Fine/lovely Clever/excellent/friendly Amazing/brilliant/fantastic Bloated/broad/bulky/curved/crooked Delicate/gangly/gaunt/lanky/plump Stocky/stout/symmetrical Berserk/enraged/furious/hysterical Appalling/beastly/pessimistic/revolting shameful/shocking/vicious Attractive/desirable/pleasant/delightful Admired/affectionate/appreciated/ considerate/compassionate/enthusiastic generous/genuine/gracious/obedient Exceptional/fabulous/glorious/superb Describing setting Above/below Behind/beside Up/down Hot/cold Wet/dry Big/small/little Loud/quiet At the end To the left/to the right Inside/middle Outside Calm/clear/cool Foggy/misty/icy Freezing/warm/wet High/huge/large/long/tall Little/low/short/tiny Banging/crashing/hissing howling/hooting Among/across/against/around Between/beneath Beyond/closely Throughout/underneath/toward Balmy/humid/muggy/overcast Blazing/scorching/tropical Blizzard/gust/severe/squall Dense/drizzly/gale/heavy Colossal/enormous/immense/gigantic massive/vast Microscopic/miniature/miniscule narrow/shallow/slight
Blast/noisy/roar/scream Low/gentle/silent/soft Babbling/buzz/clatter/high-pitched screeching/shrieking/snarling/whining Deafening/ear-splitting/shrill/uproar Dull/faint/inaudible/mumble/murmur rustle/whisper Middle Time connectives Then Next Firstly, secondly While/since Then one day…. Now when…. The next day/morning…. On his way…. Suddenly… Meanwhile/eventually But as soon as…. It wasn’t long before…. Soon afterwards…. Along came…. That very morning/day…. All at once…. All of a sudden…. Out of the blue…. Words instead of went Drove Flew Cycled Ran Walked Climbed Crawled Jumped/hopped Crept/tip-toed/roamed/meandered Floated/drifted/slithered Screeched/skidded/squeezed Strode/stormed/thumped/thundered Tumbled/zoomed/ambled/trekked Words instead of said Said Shouted Roared Answered Called Cried Screamed Thought Added/admitted/announced/agreed Boasted/bragged/ Complained/concluded/confessed Denied/described/discussed Encouraged/explained/exclaimed Informed/interrupted Moaned/pleaded/protested Remarked/replied/reminded Sighed/suggested/urged/uttered Commanded/declared/directed Insisted/instructed Examined/inquired End Connectives So After Although Even though As Even though/lest/provided/unless In order that/since/so that Except/however/save As though/neither/otherwise/whereas therefore/whenever/whereby Conclusion They all lived happily ever after …and nothing was heard of the _____ ever again And that was the last that was seen/heard of…. And that was the end of that …and so we’ll never know what really happened …it had finished, at last … and so it was over …and now we could all have a rest ...and I can’t wait to do it again!