This summer, a few of our students created their own stories from a gap-fill exercise. Since we teach our students not to be afraid of making mistakes, we present to you their story before corrections are made. Making mistakes is cool! It’s an important part of the learning process. Please sit back, relax and enjoy!
Mermaid-Ville
Our submarine speeds along at 15 (large number) miles an hour, and we spot something cloudy (adjective) in the distance. Underwater skyscrapers! Or are they called seascrapers here? “Welcome to Mermaid-ville,” says a woman with blue (color) legs (animal body part, plural). “My name is Mikasa (Celebrity’s name). Would you like a ride?” Of course we do! We ran (verb) onto the stingray she is riding and take off. First, we go to see the school where the principal is a scarf (clothing item)-wearing rabbit (animal)! At the library we see mermaids reading blue skye (favorite book) and sipping tomato (vegetable)-flavored coffee. Our tour guide hears our hands (body part, plural) jumping (verb ending in -ing). It’s been a while since we last ate. She takes us to a diner called ears (animal body part)’s place. We park the stingray outside and follow a police (type of job) to our sky (noun), where we order lots of sea salt-covered hamburgers (favorite food, plural). Our new mermaid friend even treats us to apple pie (favorite dessert). What a great city!
Florida Everglades
My next adventure is in the swampy Florida Everglades! Our boat skims across the cold (adjective) water. Mosquitoes as big as sky (noun, plural) zoom by our heads. Suddenly, a big (adjective) alligator pops out of the water! I think he is going to running (verb) me. Instead, he sobs like a sea (noun) and points to his mouth with his legs (body part). Fortunately, I’ve seen every episode of rabbits (animal) Whisperer on channel 5 (number); so, I know his tooth hurts. But when I get close with my chocolate (ice-cream favor) flavored dental floss, he jumping (verb) his mouth shut. Just then, Anne (friend’s name) slips on liver (something gross), shrieks like a dragon (mythical creature), then falls into some water (liquid). The alligator laughs so hard his mouth opens wider than a sky (noun). Here’s my chance! I quickly (adverb ending in -ly) lasso the tooth. It pops right out. Just then, the alligator’s mom jumping (verb) through the water toward Anne (same friend). That’s how I discovered my friend is faster than a boat!
