Retelling a story Using a short entitled “The Lion and the Mouse”, I summed it up into four small paragraphs, and then I divided my students into groups I gave each group one part Students must read their parts for a few minutes Without showing the others They returned back the slips of papers At this stage students use their memory and own language and collaborate with the aim of fitting together the story They then retell it orally Paragraph 1: One Summer holiday, a tiny mouse made-up his mind to go for walk I was a sunny day perfumed with the odour of flowers and tress everywhere He was singing and playing Unfortunately, a strong and brave lion caught him Paragraph 2: The mouse got so scared that he left his heart would stop beating “Please King don’t hurt me I may help you one day!” wondered the mouse The lion replied with a majestic voice: “I’m the king of the beats How come that one day I shall need your aid, poor mouse?” “Please king, I’m so tiny, a lord like you eat only deer’s meat.” Paragraph 3: The king so freed the little mouse one day, the lion left his den and went fetching something to eat As was walking, he was entrapped in a huge net that set by hunters The lion tired to cut the net with his clause but in vain Paragraph 4: Few minutes later, the mouse came, as he heard the lion’s shouts On the net trying to cut it into pieces with his sharp teeth The lion finally found himself set free The lion said: “ I’m so sorry because I have despised you I have learnt never to consider any body useless just because his is small” N.B: Pictures are so useful to refresh your students’ memories while retelling the story ** Give opinion: Ask students question related to their personalities in order to contribute information about themselves What’s your favourite animal/pet? Do you have animals at home? If yes, how you take care of? * The pictures of the story: