The Magic Finger news report!

Something very strange happened at the Gregg family’s house yesterday! You are newspaper reporters. Write a short news report about the events.

  • Find a funny or dramatic headline!
  • Use details from The Magic Finger.
  • Write 6–8 sentences.

Explain:

  • what people were doing,
  • what suddenly happened,
  • and what happened in the end.
Useful expressions:

  • Suddenly, …
  • At that moment, …
  • While this was happening, …
  • Then, …
  • In the end, …
  • Everybody was surprised because …

2 Comments on “The Magic Finger news report!

  1. Report part 2: They felt a terrible night, with the storm making things worse than ever. A shocking event followed the night. The Greggs saw four ducks pointing guns at the nest. Rumours say that the ducks shot at them but they missed. After that, the Greggs begged the ducks not to shoot at them. The ducks asked the Greggs to stop hunting. An unverified source initially claimed that the ducks killed them but it was then proved that the information was fake.
    In the end, the Greggs are said to have promised to stop hunting forever. After some time, they were seen to have their own arms smashing all their guns with hammers.

  2. Group name:
    Group members:Melina.Angelina,Maria and Marialena

    Strange things were detected the other day at the Gregg’s house.

    The other day, the Gregg’s had a sudden adventure.
    When they woke up, they had a pair of duck’s wings instead of arms and they were as tall as the seat of a chair.
    There are rumors that the girl put the Magic Finger on them after an argument that they had together because the Gregg’s were hunting a lot and the girl did not like it. That night ,The Gregg’s had to sleep in the nest because ducks had taken over their house!
    The following morning, the the first thing they saw, were the ducks pointing guns at them and they warned the Gregg’s about hunting.
    The witnesses say that the same thing happens to the Coopers. What do you think?

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