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Narrative, which means .tellingjwhat happened; is one of the commonest, of all the processj^joj^rUing. Cjfenerallv speaking, it is important to follow"
~&_^cmoiwlqgicai_order exactly, descnblng how pne_thing happens after another. (Literature is an exception, where flashbacks, anticipations of the story, andnarratives which drift from association to association frequently occur.)
Here are some words and phrases associated with narrative (brackets indicate a word that is optional):
To begin with At first Initially
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Before this/that Formerly Prior, tothis/that
Meanwhile ■=• /*-*■ While
Simultaneously (to_this) Tnjijeparate development1 At about the same time ÄTrou^hJy_th^sanietime_as this AtaroundjET^r^~ Whlielali)lhis" was happening
Rumour has/had it that... It is/was widely rumoured that... There are/were persistent rumours (or reports) that... There are/were unconfirmed reports that... £.> u,
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Just then Thereupon It was now that^ At this juncture® Next
After this/that Afterwards Later (on) I Subsequently Not long after this
In the end In the event As it turned out Finally Eventually
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Suggested Exercises (08):
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1. Write a chronological description of your educational background. Here are the bare details (in chronological order) of the troubles ^/r_rafflicting the British royal family in 1992, as well as a few pieces of !    r important.background-information. Write a simple summary, based '     on the past tense..Use the information s$ec^&-^£^£^- ~J
The Queen's Arums Horribilis
Newspapers carry photographs of Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, topless with a boyfriend (a Texas oilman) in front of her two children at a Mediterranean villa (January).
Sarah Ferguson ("Fergie") leaves her husband, Prince Andrew.
There is an announcement from Buckingham Palace that the five-year marriage between Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew is effectively over (k^e^Mjuxh).
The head of Buckingham Palace's press office describes the Duchess of
CP This expression, which means "simultaneously to. this", is tyj}icaL^f_BJBC_nfiffis broadcasts. ' >
This expression is highly informal.
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