It was a hot afternoon. I was on the way to school. When I was to pass a cross, I suddenly heard a crash: a taxi hit a jeep.

• 在这篇范文中,作者叙述了一起车祸发生的时间、地点、原因（从一些目击者那儿听来的）以及最后的结果。叙述事件发生的文章可以按此方式展开。