EASY ENGLISH CONVERSATION: How to tell a story in English

Telling stories during conversations can be difficult for English learners, but it’s an important skill to have and a great way for people to get to know you. In this class, I will teach you how to tell a story during a conversation. I will teach you key expressions we use to start telling a story including: “Did I ever tell you about...”, Let me tell you about...”, “That reminds me of...”, and “You’ll never guess what happened!” I will teach you key words and some grammar (i.e. simple past tense, past continuous tense) that we often use when we tell a story. Finally, learn a great phrase to use if no one laughs at a funny story: “You had to be there.” More Easy English Conversation videos: Talk about interests and hobbies “Did you know...?“ or “Do you know...?“ In this lesson: 0:00 Conversation Skills: Telling a Story 0:39 How to start telling a story 1:12 “Did I ever tell you about the time...?“ 1:59 “That reminds me...“ 2:45 “Let me tell you about...“ 3:13 “You’ll never guess what happened!“ 3:36 “I have a funny story for you.“ 4:02 Short or long? 5:22 Signal Words: first, then, next, later, finally 7:00 Telling stories in the simple past tense 8:38 Telling stories in the past continuous tense 10:42 How to end a story