The Complete Material of Narrative Text 1
The Complete Material of Narrative Text 1 Content a. Listening-Speaking b. Reading-Viewing c. Writing-Presenting To check students’ attendance, please click here. A. Listening-Speaking a. Before Listening (Getting Ready) The text […]
The Complete Material of Narrative Text 1
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A. Listening-Speaking
a. Before Listening (Getting Ready)
The text (spoken text) for the listening activity is ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs‘
- Introduce Snow White: Briefly tell students about Snow White. “Today, we’ll listen to the story of Snow White, a princess who is known for her kindness and beauty.”
- Difficult Words: Teach difficult words in the story. Have students learn the following vocabulary to understand the upcoming text better. (Play the audio for each vocabulary word, have students repeat it, and then discuss the meaning together)
| Pronunciation | |||
| 1 | Captivated | deeply fascinated | |
| 2 | Collapsed | fell down suddenly | |
| 3 | Coffin | a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated | |
| 4 | Cottage | a small house, especially in the country | |
| 5 | Devastated | extremely upset and shocked | |
| 6 | Disguised | to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you | |
| 7 | Ebony | the hard black wood of various tropical trees | |
| 8 | Fairest | most beautiful | |
| 9 | Huntsman | a man who hunts wild animals | |
| 10 | Jolted | to move or to make somebody/something move suddenly and roughly | |
| 11 | Lifeless | dead or appearing to be dead | |
| 12 | Overjoyed | extremely happy or pleased | |
| 13 | Poisoned | to administer a toxic or harmful substance to a person, animal, or thing, causing injury, illness, or death | |
| 14 | Sorrowful | full of sadness | |
| 15 | Wickedly | in an evil or morally wrong manner |
Now, have students listen to the entire audio to reinforce their understanding.
3. Prediction: Ask: How do you think Snow White and the seven dwarfs might interact in the story? Will they be friends, or will something else happen between them?”
b. During Listening (Listening to the Story)
1. First Listening (Big Picture): Play the audio once. Ask a simple question: “What is the story mostly about?” (e.g., a princess, a jealous queen, etc.)
2. Second Listening (Details): Play the audio again. This time, students listen for specific information. Show them the following questions to answer.
-What color was Snow White’s skin?
-Why was the Queen angry?
-What did the queen do to Snow White?
-Who helped Snow White?
-What happened to Snow White and the queen at last?
3. Check Answers: After listening, ask students to answer the questions above together/randomly, then review the answers together.
c. After Listening (Talking About the Story)
- Main Events: Ask 2 students randomly to tell the main things that happened in the story in order. Help them if they get stuck.
- Vocabulary: Review the difficult words that have been taught earlier.
- Summarize: Together, create a short summary of the story (2-3 sentences).
- Tell the summary: Ask 3 students to tell the summary orally.
To assess students’ deep comprehension on the text, have them complete the following quiz. Replay the audio.
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B. Reading-Viewing
Narrative Text
A narrative text is a type of text that tells a story. It can be based on real or imaginary events and often follows a structured sequence. Narrative texts are commonly found in fairy tale, legend, fable, myth, mystery, romance, horror, science fiction, etc.
The Social Function
The function of a narrative text is to entertain, inform, or teach the reader through storytelling. It engages the audience by presenting characters, settings, conflicts, and resolutions.
The Generic Structure
A well-written narrative text typically follows this structure:
Setting: It refers to the time and place where the story takes place.
Background: It provides important context for understanding the story, such as past events, character relationships, or cultural and historical details.
Example: “Once upon a time in a small village, there lived a kind young girl named Lily. She loved helping others.”
Example: “One day, a terrible storm destroyed Lily’s village, leaving many people without homes. She didn’t know what to do.”
Example: “Lily decided to gather everyone and rebuild the village. With teamwork, they restored their homes and lived happily again.”
Example: “From that day on, Lily learned that kindness and cooperation can overcome any challenge.”
Example: “From that day on, Lily learned that kindness and cooperation can overcome any challenge.”
The Language Features
- Using Past Tense
It is logical since the stories typically happen in the past. They can use simple past, past continuous or past perfect tense.
- Using Action Verbs
Action verbs are verbs that show the performance of action. They specifically describe what the subject (person, animal, force of nature, or thing) of the sentence is doing, e.g.: run, walk, cry, scream, explode, kick, etc.
- Using Temporal Conjunction
Temporal conjunctions express relationships with time, in the flow or sequence of events, e.g.: before, after, during/while (a period or an activity), since, until, when.
The Example
The example of the narrative text is ‘The Clever Rabbit and the Hungry Lion’.
a. Related Words
Teach students the difficult words of the text to understand the text better. (Play the audio for each vocabulary word, have students repeat it, then discuss the meaning together)
| Pronunciation | |||
| 1 | Baring | Exposing or revealing (e.g., showing teeth). | |
| 2 | Claimed | Stated something as true without proof | |
| 3 | Cruel | Willfully causing pain or suffering. | |
| 4 | Dense | Thickly packed; hard to see through. | |
| 5 | Deafening | Extremely loud. | |
| 6 | Demanded | Asked forcefully or authoritatively. | |
| 7 | Drowned | Died from submersion in water. | |
| 8 | Enraged | Filled with intense anger. | |
| 9 | Fury | Extreme, violent anger | |
| 10 | Hailed | Praised or celebrated enthusiastically. | |
| 11 | Impatient | Unable to wait calmly. | |
| 12 | Mighty | Possessing great power or strength. | |
| 13 | Mistook | Incorrectly identified or misunderstood. | |
| 14 | Peered | Looked closely or intently. | |
| 15 | Reflection | An image seen in a mirror, water, or shiny surface. | |
| 16 | Respectfully | With politeness and deference | |
| 17 | Ruthless | Showing no mercy; harsh. | |
| 18 | Sacrifice | An offering, often to appease a higher power. | |
| 19 | Struggled | Made forceful efforts against resistance. | |
| 20 | Terrified | Filled with extreme fear. |
Now, have students listen to the entire audio to reinforce their understanding.
- What is the main idea of the story?
- What is the moral value of the story?
c. Reading the Text
Have students read the following text carefully to understand the detail content of the story. Play the audio to assist them in reading the text.
The Clever Rabbit and the Hungry Lion
| Once upon a time, in a dense forest, there was a mighty and cruel lion. Every day, he hunted the animals, making them live in fear. The terrified animals gathered one day and decided to send one animal each day as a sacrifice to the lion, hoping to stop his ruthless hunting. |  |
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| When it was the clever rabbit’s turn, he thought of a plan to save himself and the other animals. He walked slowly toward the lion’s cave, making sure to arrive late. The lion, growing impatient, roared in anger when he saw the rabbit. |  |
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| “Why are you late?” the lion demanded, baring his sharp teeth. |  |
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| The rabbit bowed respectfully and replied, “Oh mighty king, I was on my way here when another lion stopped me. He claimed to be the true king of this forest and refused to let me pass. He said he is stronger than you.” |  |
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| The lion’s eyes widened with fury. “What? Another lion? Show me where he is!” he roared. |  |
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| The rabbit led the lion to a deep well filled with crystal-clear water. Peering into the well, the lion saw his own reflection and mistook it for another lion. |  |
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| Enraged, he let out a deafening roar, but the “other lion” roared back just as loudly. Furious, the lion jumped into the well to attack his rival, only to realize too late that he had been tricked. He struggled in the water but eventually drowned. |  |
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| The rabbit returned to the other animals and told them what had happened. They cheered and celebrated, relieved that they no longer had to live in fear. |  |
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| From that day forward, the forest was peaceful, and the clever rabbit was hailed as a hero. |  |
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The Clever Rabbit and the Hungry Lion
Once upon a time, in a dense forest, there was a mighty and cruel lion. Every day, he hunted the animals, making them live in fear. The terrified animals gathered one day and decided to send one animal each day as a sacrifice to the lion, hoping to stop his ruthless hunting.
When it was the clever rabbit’s turn, he thought of a plan to save himself and the other animals. He walked slowly toward the lion’s cave, making sure to arrive late. The lion, growing impatient, roared in anger when he saw the rabbit.
“Why are you late?” the lion demanded, baring his sharp teeth.
The rabbit bowed respectfully and replied, “Oh mighty king, I was on my way here when another lion stopped me. He claimed to be the true king of this forest and refused to let me pass. He said he is stronger than you.”
The lion’s eyes widened with fury. “What? Another lion? Show me where he is!” he roared.
The rabbit led the lion to a deep well filled with crystal-clear water. Peering into the well, the lion saw his own reflection and mistook it for another lion.
Enraged, he let out a deafening roar, but the “other lion” roared back just as loudly. Furious, the lion jumped into the well to attack his rival, only to realize too late that he had been tricked. He struggled in the water but eventually drowned.
The rabbit returned to the other animals and told them what had happened. They cheered and celebrated, relieved that they no longer had to live in fear.
From that day forward, the forest was peaceful, and the clever rabbit was hailed as a hero.
The Grammatical Aspects of the text
A. Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened and were completed in the past.
a. Structure:
👉 Affirmative:
Subject + past verb (V2) + object
- I visited my grandmother yesterday.
- She bought a new dress last week.
👉 Negative:
Subject + did not (didn’t) + base verb (V1) + object
- I did not visit my grandmother yesterday.
- She did not buy a new dress last week.
👉 Interrogative:
Did + subject + base verb (V1) + object?
- Did you visit your grandmother yesterday?
- Did she buy a new dress last week?
2. Common Time Expressions:
- Yesterday
- Last (night, week, month, year)
- Two days ago
- In 2020
3. Regular & Irregular Verbs:
✅ Regular verbs: Add -ed to the base form.
- Walk → Walked
- Play → Played
✅ Irregular verbs: Change form completely.
- Go → Went
- Eat → Ate
Exercise:
Find 10 examples of simple past tense sentences in the text and mention the verbs for each.
B. Action Verbs
Action verbs are words that show physical or mental actions. They tell us what a person, animal, or thing does.
Types of Action Verbs:
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Physical Actions – These verbs describe things we can see or do.
- Run, jump, eat, write, dance, swim
- Example: She runs every morning.
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Mental Actions – These verbs describe things that happen in the mind.
- Think, believe, remember, understand, decide
- Example: He believes in hard work.
Action Verbs in Sentences:
🔹 The cat chased the mouse.
🔹 We finished our homework.
🔹 She thought about the problem.
How to Identify an Action Verb?
👉 Ask yourself: “Can someone do this?”
- Example: Sing → Yes! (It’s an action verb.)
- Example: Beautiful → No! (It’s an adjective, not a verb.)
Exercise
Find 10 action verbs in the ‘The Clever Rabbit and the Hungry Lion’ text.
C. Temporal Conjunction
Temporal conjunctions are words that connect two clauses and show time relationships between events. They tell us when something happens.
Common Temporal Conjunctions:
- Before → I ate dinner before I went to bed.
- After → We will play after school.
- When → She was happy when she saw her gift.
- While → I listened to music while studying.
- Until → Wait here until I come back.
- As soon as → Call me as soon as you arrive.
- Since → He has been quiet since the meeting started.
Examples in Sentences:
🔹 We stayed inside because it was raining. ❌ (Not temporal)
🔹 We stayed inside until the rain stopped. ✅ (Temporal)
How to Identify a Temporal Conjunction?
👉 Ask: Does this word show time?
- Yes: “After” → Shows when something happens. ✅
- No: “Because” → Shows reason, not time. ❌
Exercise
Find the example of temporal conjunction in the ‘The Clever Rabbit and the Hungry Lion’ text.
Exercise
To assess students’ comprehension on the text above, have them finish the following questions.
The Clever Rabbit and the Hungry Lion
Once upon a time, in a dense forest, there was a mighty and cruel lion. Every day, he hunted the animals, making them live in fear. The terrified animals gathered one day and decided to send one animal each day as a sacrifice to the lion, hoping to stop his ruthless hunting.
When it was the clever rabbit’s turn, he thought of a plan to save himself and the other animals. He walked slowly toward the lion’s cave, making sure to arrive late. The lion, growing impatient, roared in anger when he saw the rabbit.
“Why are you late?” the lion demanded, baring his sharp teeth.
The rabbit bowed respectfully and replied, “Oh mighty king, I was on my way here when another lion stopped me. He claimed to be the true king of this forest and refused to let me pass. He said he is stronger than you.”
The lion’s eyes widened with fury. “What? Another lion? Show me where he is!” he roared.
The rabbit led the lion to a deep well filled with crystal-clear water. Peering into the well, the lion saw his own reflection and mistook it for another lion.
Enraged, he let out a deafening roar, but the “other lion” roared back just as loudly. Furious, the lion jumped into the well to attack his rival, only to realize too late that he had been tricked. He struggled in the water but eventually drowned.
The rabbit returned to the other animals and told them what had happened. They cheered and celebrated, relieved that they no longer had to live in fear.
From that day forward, the forest was peaceful, and the clever rabbit was hailed as a hero.
Content
C. Writing-Presenting
a. Divide students to some groups, each consists of 6 students. Have the students watch a video of the friendship between an ant and a grasshopper. Show them the following questions:
- What do you think of the story?
- Who are the characters of the story?
- What are the traits of each character in the story?
- What is the main conflict of the story?
- What is the message or moral value of the story?
b. After watching the video, tell them to discuss and answer the questions in their groups. Then a representative of the group tell the answer. Teacher provide feedback to the answers.
c. Using their responses to the questions, have students individually rewrite the story in approximately 200 words, using their own words and style. Instruct them to focus on the characters, conflict, and message while following the structure: Orientation, Complication, Resolution, and Reorientation. Additionally, emphasize the use of the simple past tense and temporal conjunctions.
d. Submit the work, teacher check them, provide feedback, students revise the text using feedback from teacher.
e. Ask students to present their work, record it in video format and post it on their social media.
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