Vocabulary: expressions with STORY

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7. his or 
her side of 
the story 
G to invent an excuse 
8. make 
up a story 
H something negative that has hap-
pened to you many times before 
Task 2. Read the dialogues and circle the correct words.
1.
A: Dad – I thought I might go out with my friends to-
night. 
B: Well, OK, but if you want to go out, you have to do 
your homework first – 
end of story / a sob story
! 
A: Where’s your homework? 
B: Sorry, miss. I had to go shopping and… well, 
to cut 
a long story short
/ 
to make up a story
, I didn’t have 
time to do it.
A: I’m sorry I lost your camera, but really it was Sally’s fault. 
B: Well, I’m going to talk to Sally and hear 
the story of 
her life
/ 
her side of the story
.
4.
A: Let’s go to the cinema. 
B: Yeah, good idea – but I’m broke, can you buy my 
ticket? 
A: Again?! 
It’s the same old story / End of story
, isn’t 
it?
5.
A: Sorry, I didn’t come last night! 
B: But why didn’t you phone me? And please 
don’t 
make up a story
/ 
cut a long story short
about your 
phone not working! 
6.
A: Where’s your homework?
B: Well, I did it, but then my dog ate it.
A: Oh, right! It’s 
a likely story
/ 
a sob story
! 
7.
A: Here’s your test. You got 20 per cent. You failed! 
B: Again? 
It’s the story of my life / It’s my side of the 
story
!
8.
A: Has Mike given you back money you lent him? 
B: Not yet. He told me 
a sob story
/ 
cut a long story 
short
about how he had to spend a lot of money to go 
and visit his sick grandmother.
Answers:
Task 1: 2d, 3e, 4b, 5a, 6h, 7c, 8g 
Task 2: 1 end of the story, 2 to cut a long story short, 3 her side 
of the story, 4 it’s the same old story, 5 make up a story, 6 a 
likely story, 7 it’s the story of my life, 8 told me a sob story. 

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Speaking: play A LIKELY STORY 
Teacher instructs learners that each of them will take a short 
outline of a story and they should embellish it with additional 
details and then tell to their partner. They should also decide 
whether the story is true or false 
Outline of a story 
This happened in Califor-
nia. 
A couple were driving 
their car and their baby 
was in the car. 
They stopped for a break. 
They also took baby out of 
the car. 
They forgot to put the ba-
by back in the car and 
drove off. 
Two hours later they found 
the baby again and it was 
OK. 
Outline of a story 
You saw this in an e-mail. 
The planet Mars is moving to-
wards Earth. 
In the year 2060 it will be clos-
er to Earth than ever before. 
This will change the tides and 
the electrical charges around 
Earth. 
Aeroplanes will have problems 
flying, and there will be other 
problems too. 
At the end of the lesson, learners reflect on their learning: 
❖
What has been learned 
❖
What remained unclear 
❖
What is necessary to work on 
Hometask: 
1) Students read the dialogues and circle the correct word from 
Vocabulary handout. (Answers: 1 end of the story, 2 to cut a 
long story short, 3 her side of the story, 4 it’s the same old sto-
ry, 5 make up a story, 6 a likely story, 7 it’s the story of my 
life, 8 told me a sob story.) 
2) Ss write one short story that is true, one false story, using 
topical vocabulary. 

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