Writing Practice Задание 10 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 10 класс
Beginning and ending a story The beginning and ending of a story is very important. A good beginning will stimulate interest and make the reader want to continue reading the story.
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Beginning and ending a story
The beginning and ending of a story is very important. A good beginning will stimulate interest and make the reader want to continue reading the story. A good ending will give the reader a sense of satisfaction.
Ways of starting a story:
a creating atmosphere by describing the weather, people, setting the scene, etc
b using direct speech, a statement or a question
c expressing someone’s mood or feelings
d directly addressing the reader
e asking a rhetorical question
Ways of ending a story:
a using direct speech
b asking a rhetorical question
c describing your reactions, feelings or mood
d describing other people’s reactions or feelings
e creating a feeling of suspense or mystery
Remember that more than one technique may be used to begin or end a story.
10 Match the beginnings (1-4) to the endings (A-D), then decide which techniques have been used in each.
Beginnings
1 “Bob, what’s that over there?” Jack sounded nervous as he pointed towards the trees. I looked. What was that pile of clothes?
2 Why is it that the most important things happen when we don’t expect them? The sun was shining as they walked through the jungle. Everybody was nervous, especially James Johnson. The scientist had been working all his We to find the lost tomb of Itawa, the ancient Brazilian god.
3 Have you ever been to a haunted house? Brian stood in the dark, deserted street looking up at the haunted house. He wondered why he had agreed to go inside since it made him nervous. He had no choice, though, but to go in.
4 The train had not moved for some time. We were worried. It was becoming hard to breathe as it was extremely hot in the carriage and the air conditioning had stopped working ages ago.
Endings
A When we got out into the fresh are we felt relieved. We were safe at last.
B He ran away as fast as he could. He wasn’t sure what he had seen but he knew he would never go near that house again.
C When the doctor told us we had saved the man’s life wo wore glad. He was kicky that wo had gone to work a little earlier that winter’s morning.
D James was tired. “OK, so it wasn’t in this valley,” he thought, “but I know it exists. I’ll just have to keep looking.” He walked back to the camp, anxious to start his search again.