This is one of my favorite teenage years characters. Steven Spielberg production is amazing and thrilling. A must!
Before you watch the segment, try to guess the sequence of events in the scene. Then watch the movie snippet and check whether the sentences are in the order they took place in the snippet.
( ) They ran out of gas.
( ) Tin Tin read the flying manual.
( ) Tin Tin started the plane engine.
( ) The plane was hit by lightning.
( ) The Captain saved Tin Tin.
( ) The plane fell on the desert.
( ) The plane headed into a dangerous thunderstorm.
( ) The Captain tried to fix the plane.
II. Now write a paragraph connecting the sentences in order to come up with a story / narrative of events. Use the sequence words below.
DON’T FORGET TO ADD A TOPIC SENTENCE AND A CONCLUDING STATEMENT AS WELL.
SEQUENCE CONNECTORS:
- At first
- firstly
- first of all
- to begin with
- secondly
- thirdly
- finally
- in the end
- afterwards
- after that
- then
- next
Answer key:
1. Tin Tin read the flying manual
2. Tin Tin started the plane engine.
3. The plane headed into a dangerous thunderstorm.
4. The plane was hit by lightning.
5. They ran out of gas.
6. The Captain tried to fix the plane.
7. The plane fell on the desert dunes.
8. The Captain saved Tin Tin.
