Стр.39 Unit 4 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 10 класс
3 Think Back! Read the text again and decide which tense(s) a-c or structures d-f we use in these situations. Two variants are possible.
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3 Think Back! Read the text again and decide which tense(s) a-c or structures d-f we use in these situations. Two variants are possible.
a Past Simple
b Past Continuous
c Past Perfect
d used to
e would
f a modal verb + perfect infinitive
to tell the main part of the story
to talk about something that happened earlier in the past
to talk about past habits
to show that a long activity was interrupted by a short one
to speculate about what might have happened
4 In pairs, answer the questions.
Did George have a comfortable life or not? What adjectives in paragraph 4 help to create this impression? Look at the Vocabulary on page 37 to help you.
Find verbs in paragraph 5 which make the story more dramatic. Look at Exercise 6 on page 35 to help you.
Mind the trap!
In stories we often put the reporting verbs (like say, reply and ask) before a noun or speaker’s name. The meaning is the same but the style is more ‘literary’. We can’t do this with pronouns.
‘How are you, John?’ the girl asked.
OR ‘How are you, John?’ asked the girl.
‘Where are you going?’ she asked.
NOT ‘Where are you going?’ asked she.
5 Change the punctuation in these sentences to make them correct. Use paragraph 1 of the story to help you.
1 I’m really sorry he whispered it was an accident
2 didn’t I tell you not to ever go in there she asked
3 be careful shouted Tom from the passengers seat the road’s really dangerous
4 I hope you’ve had enough sleep said .Jacob because it’s going to be a long journey
6 Work in pairs. Read the beginning of the story above and answer the questions.
As dawn broke the sky with flashes of pink, and the melancholy sound of a distant tram cut through die cold morning air, Sophie Hoffman strolled across the estate back to her flat. Her block of flats had been built in 1953 for the workers in the local car factory. The flats hadn’t been renovated for years and the balconies were dangerous. She took off her ballet slippers and slowly climbed the stairs to the fourth floor. There were three other flats on this floor. Once inside her flat, she quietly put her filthy ballet slippers next to the lonely row of shoes by the front door. As she was passing die mirror in the hall she glanced at herself and gasped.
1 Which information, in your opinion, does not add very much to the development or the atmosphere of the story? Try to cut the text by three sentences.
2 Compare your choices with another pair’s. Were your choices similar?
7 Study Train Your Brain. Look at Exercises 2-6 and decide which exercise practises each point.
TRAIN YOUR BRAIN Writing skills
Story
Think about which format is best for a story e.g. a mystery/comic/horror story.
Use adjectives to create an atmosphere.
Use dramatic verbs to make your writing more exciting.
Do not go over the word limit. Edit your work and remove any information that does not add to your story.
Try to use a range of structures and tenses.
Using direct speech can make a story more interesting, but be careful with punctuation.
8 Work in pairs. Write a story of about 200-250 words which ends with the sentence That was the last time he/she ever saw them. Use these ideas and Train Your Brain to help you.
Think of a situation where someone might feel relieved, shocked or disappointed to stop seeing a group of people. Why did the characters not see each other again?
Think of your characters’ ages. Are they your age, younger or older?
Think of the period in history and the place of your story.
Think of the best style or format for your story and decide how you want to begin the story:
a dialogue (direct speech)
b a description of a person
c the history of what had happened before the main part of the story
d a background description of a place, the weather, etc.
e a dramatic event which is key to the story