Our story openings

This week we have been learning how to write exciting story openings using the past simple and the past continuous. Have a look and see which one you like the best. Post a comment below!

Juan Diego, Fernando and Vlad´s story

One day Willy and Billy were going home and they had to cross the graveyard . It was cold, dark and it was raining. Suddenly they could hear a piano but they couldn't see any lights in the house next to the graveyard. They decided to go in. They were following the music when..............

Carlos and Lucía´s story

One day after school a young and tall boy with dark eyes and brown hair was in the street and it was very foggy. Suddenly a light came out of a shop. He decided to go in but when he did he saw that it was abandoned. He heard a sound and when he went to look he saw a bird. The bird said something but he couldn't understand it. Then he tried to catch it, when the bird suddenly.........

Diego and Nico's story

A boy was walking with his dog called Mr Bites when suddenly in the dark cold night a big man with a knife appeared. Then the boy knocked on the door of a house. A woman opened the door and the boy said "There is a man with a knife, call the police!!" One minute later they saw through the window that the man had disappeared. The boy left the house. The next day the boy went to the woman´s house, he knocked bit the door was open and he saw that the woman was dead......


Luis and Viggo's story

On a foggy and cold night in New York a boy and his friend were walking in the park when suddenly they heard a noise. There was a shiny thing in the sky, it was moving! The next day on the TV they said that three people were killed with a symbol on their heads. The boys recognized the symbol. It was on the shiny thing!! The boys decided to go to the park again. There they saw....

Alejandra and Sara's story

One dat Lucy, Ella and Julia were walking when a man kidnapped them and Ella started getting a high temperature. Then the man left them in the forest of China. It was dark and windy. They were scared because they were hearing animals and water dripping. Then they saw an elephant and suddenly....


África and Natalia's story

Peter was walking on a very cold, foggy night when a strange woman called him on his mobile. Her voice was very loud and she seemed stressed. The woman said to him "Hello, I need 
your help.......nooo...nooooo!" Suddenly a lighning struck
and...........

Sofía, Laila, Oli and Juan's story

It was Sunday morning and an inventor was finishing his lastest invention; a robot! It was a very sunny and hot day and the inventor was very tired. When the robot was finished one night the robot saw a bright light shining through his window. He started following it and soon he was in the forest. He started walking and suddenly he saw......

Ariadna and Lola's story

It was a good day on planet Roboti and two robots called Bot and Rin were going to the park. The weather was sunny. Five robot kids were playing footrobot. But suddenly they heard a voice and Bot and Rin went very quickly to know what was happening and they saw Bodybad. He was in the sea and Bot and Rin went to swim and they got lost when.....


Adriana and Laura's story

One winter night on Creative Planet two girls called Adrianixi and Laurixi were in a pet shop buying a magic pig and a magic dog when they saw a house that was destroyed. After buying their new pets they stopped at the front of the house. The house was very scary so the dog and the pig bit them and suddenly they......had SUPER POWERS! Laurixi had star eyes and Adrianixi had green pixilated eyes and the power of an elastic body. Suddenly in the house someone screamed......