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•  I had a terrible day yesterday. First,
I woke up an hour late because my
alarm clock didn't go off (paragraph 1)
•  Next, I ran out of the house trying to
get the 9:30 bus, but of course I missed
it. I wanted to take a taxi, but I didn't
have enough money (paragraph 2)
•  Finally, I walked the three miles to
my school only to discover that it was
Sunday! I hope I never have a day as
the one I had yesterday (paragraph 3)


Generic Structure
•  Orientation: provides the setting and
introduces participants.
• Events: tell what happened,  in what
sequence.
• orientation: optional closure of  Reevents.


I woke up at about five o'clock
yesterday. It wasn't a regular day,
because I was about to propose a girl.
After praying and taking a bath,
I had my early breakfast. At about
nine o'clock I was in my office but
my soul wasn't there. I was thinking
about the lines that I had to say to
her.  At one o'clock, I had my lunch
but I wasn't enjoying it either.  So, I
practiced the lines to almost all girls I
met at my lunch. Yes, I was a little bit
crazy. Finally, it was three o'clock. I
remembered all my lines. I wrapped
my works and got ready to pick her up
and of course proposed her.
I met her at four o'clock, took a
little walk and went to a movie. At
seven, we had a romantic dinner. I
thought it was the perfect time to ask
her to be my wife.  Then I said the lines
that I practiced the whole afternoon.
She smiled.  I reached my pocket to
get a ring and put it around her finger.
Then she said "Yes." After driven her
home I went back to my house.
Taken from New Horizons in English, 2002