Telling Anecdotes and Explaining Experiences

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Telling Anecdotes and Explaining Experiences

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1. Setting the scene (20 entries)
  1. the other day
  2. in those days
  3. about to
  4. a while ago
  5. shower
  6. back then
  7. presentation
  8. in the distance
  9. dig
  10. throughout
  11. by the roadside
  12. layer
  13. old-fashioned
  14. sink
  15. indirect
  16. lay
  17. mud
  18. curtain
  19. fortnight
  20. latest
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2. Actions and interruptions (20 entries)
  1. be interrupted
  2. at the same time
  3. meanwhile
  4. go on doing
  5. before long
  6. just as
  7. run into
  8. catch sight of
  9. call out
  10. screen time
  11. go on with
  12. voicemail
  13. reply
  14. keep on
  15. move on to
  16. comparison
  17. comment thread
  18. pause
  19. scroll down
  20. reference number
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3. Unexpected events (20 entries)
  1. out of nowhere
  2. by chance
  3. surprisingly
  4. accidentally
  5. unexpectedly
  6. realise too late
  7. find a clue
  8. end up
  9. lose your way
  10. trip over
  11. lock yourself out
  12. take a wrong turn
  13. slip
  14. sudden
  15. sequence of events
  16. occur
  17. explosion
  18. slip on ice
  19. rare
  20. drunk
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4. Reactions and consequences (20 entries)
  1. feel embarrassed
  2. deal with it
  3. explain yourself
  4. feel relieved
  5. be confused
  6. scream
  7. decide what to do
  8. stare
  9. talk it over
  10. keep it to yourself
  11. take a deep breath
  12. distract yourself
  13. hide your disappointment
  14. embarrassed
  15. change the subject
  16. embarrassment
  17. let down
  18. warn
  19. side effect
  20. treat
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5. Closing a story (20 entries)
  1. afterwards
  2. looking back
  3. all in all
  4. ever since
  5. find out later
  6. to my surprise
  7. the best part was
  8. work it out
  9. remind me of
  10. the funny thing was
  11. from then on
  12. it was worth it
  13. oral presentation
  14. I didn't catch that
  15. experienced
  16. context
  17. historical
  18. spill
  19. previous
  20. gently
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