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Question
Develop a story with the given pictures and narrate it to your class. Your story must have a plot and vivid details.
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Solution
A huge chest with treasures worth 100 million. Over ninety-five percent of the earth’s oceans have yet to be explored. And some adventures are let on uncovering the vast majority of uncharted territory, as well as the treasures that might have been buried within.
A team of experts from around the world comes together, in July 2018, with an effort to explore our mysterious oceans. While searching the seafloor, the team stumbled upon an incredible treasure that had been lying dormant for 113 years. The team sent divers down into the water in the submarines to begin the hunt for shipwrecks.
Just under a mile off South Korean island the sea of Japan, the crew made their first discovery. They found a huge chest with valuables worth 100 million. Their hunt was a big challenge but they reached safely. They are celebrating their success with the world with a broad smile on their faces. Really it is great jubilation on the seashore.
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