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Stories & Creative Expression

故事阅读与创意表达

Move from understanding stories to retelling, adapting and expressing original ideas.

Course level
All Levels
Recommended age
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Estimated lessons
20 lessons
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About the course & who it suits

Move from understanding stories to retelling, adapting and expressing original ideas.

Who it suits

  • Learners starting or strengthening systematic English study.
  • Those who benefit from speaking, reading and guided practice.

Before you start

  • Share your learning experience and goals with us.
  • A teacher can help suggest a suitable starting point.
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Learning outcomes

Understand story structure and character motivation

Apply this skill in guided activities and regular review.

Retell and adapt with connected language

Apply this skill in guided activities and regular review.

Create short spoken or written work

Apply this skill in guided activities and regular review.

Course outline

5 stages · 20 units

Select a stage to explore its units. The learning plan can be adapted to your starting level.

Characters and goals Units 01–04Characters and goals: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Characters and goals — Understand the messageCharacters and goals: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Characters and goals — Notice useful languageCharacters and goals: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Characters and goals — Apply in contextCharacters and goals: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Characters and goals — Integrate and reflectCharacters and goals: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.
Sequence and cause Units 05–08Sequence and cause: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Sequence and cause — Understand the messageSequence and cause: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Sequence and cause — Notice useful languageSequence and cause: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Sequence and cause — Apply in contextSequence and cause: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Sequence and cause — Integrate and reflectSequence and cause: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.
Dialogue and perspective Units 09–12Dialogue and perspective: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Dialogue and perspective — Understand the messageDialogue and perspective: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Dialogue and perspective — Notice useful languageDialogue and perspective: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Dialogue and perspective — Apply in contextDialogue and perspective: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Dialogue and perspective — Integrate and reflectDialogue and perspective: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.
Clues and endings Units 13–16Clues and endings: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Clues and endings — Understand the messageClues and endings: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Clues and endings — Notice useful languageClues and endings: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Clues and endings — Apply in contextClues and endings: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Clues and endings — Integrate and reflectClues and endings: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.
Adaptation and performance Units 17–20Adaptation and performance: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context. View unitsHide units
  1. Adaptation and performance — Understand the messageAdaptation and performance: Identify key information and explain the evidence.
  2. Adaptation and performance — Notice useful languageAdaptation and performance: Understand and use this stage’s vocabulary and language patterns.
  3. Adaptation and performance — Apply in contextAdaptation and performance: Complete a responsive exchange or written task in the specified context.
  4. Adaptation and performance — Integrate and reflectAdaptation and performance: Complete a transfer task independently, then check and revise the response.

Materials & lessons

Optional licensed materials: Kid’s Box or Power Up (Cambridge), with picture books, visual retelling and creative writing tasks.

How a lesson works

  1. Warm-up

    Review familiar language and introduce the lesson topic.

  2. Guided practice

    Explore new language with clear models and practice.

  3. Read & express

    Use the language in a text, conversation or practical task.

  4. Feedback

    Review progress and identify the next practice focus.

Your teacher adjusts the lesson pace to your progress.

Teachers (3)

FAQs

Is this course suitable for me?

Tell us about your current level and goals. A teacher can help suggest a suitable course and starting point.

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Will everyone progress at the same pace?

Everyone learns at a different pace. The outline is a guide; progress depends on starting level, attendance and practice.

Questions about choosing a course?

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