Tell your story walking

Tell your story walking

​OK , simple questions first

• ​There's a very simple sentence.

• ​Rewrite it into two.

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You may see a pair of dazzling headlights eyeballing you.

Another simple question

• ​We see two participles in the sentence:

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• ​You see a pair of dazzling headlights eyeballing you.

Poll

What are their parts of speech?

You see a pair of dazzling headlights eyeballing you.

• dazzling: adj.

  eyeballing: adj.

• dazzling: v.

  eyeballing: v.

• dazzling: adj.

  eyeballing: v.

• dazzling: v.

  eyeballing: adj.

​The word 'eyeballing'

• ​starts a clause

• We ,therefore, call it a participle clause

• We use it to give more information, in a way that demonstrates sophistication and style.

Simple questions again

Identify the participle

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Driving home through the unlit outskirts of Halifax at night, Percy Shaw would follow the glint of...

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His invention, modelled on the eye of a cat, consists of...

Cautious

where it goes changes what it means

Multiple Choice

I saw our cat sitting precariously on the roof.

Multiple Choice

Sitting precariously on the roof, I saw our cat.

Cautious

some other things you need to know

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Rewrite the sentence using participles:

Donald was strangled dead because he was laughing at Joseph.

Several ways of saying it:

1. ​Laughing at Joe, Don was strangled dead.

2. ​​On laughing at Joe, Don was strangled dead.

3. ​After laughing at Joe, Don was strangled dead.

4. ​Having laughed at joe, Don was strangled dead.

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Rewrite the sentence using participles:

After Joseph strangled Don dead, he wasn't given a proper burial.

Several ways of saying it:

1. ​Strangled dead, Don wasn't given a proper burial.

2. ​Having been strangled dead, Don wasn't given a proper burial.

Simple practice on the book

• ​Join the sentences.

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1. The exhibition includes some rather shocking images.

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2. Andy Goldsworthy's sculptures often occur in open landscape.

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3. Physicists want to create order form chaos.

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4. the photographer took quite a few warm-up shots.

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5. People come in from the street for an hour's rest.

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6. I have already bought two previous works by this artist.

More simple practice on the book

• Pick the right word.

Story tellers, now over to you

• tell your story walking

Example:

Looking at the artefact, Indiana Jones contemplates how many 油条s he could buy every morning once he becomes rich.

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Just in case: wand, Draco, spell, cast, charm (you know the words better than me...)

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Just in case: Voldemort, you-know-who, ashes

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Just in case: Tony Stark, (I know nothing about Marvel universe...)

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Just in case: Jack, Rose, Titanic, Iceberg, collision.

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Just in case: Batman, the Joker, interrogation, psychopath.

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Just in case: India, yoga, (sky is the limit when it comes to imagination)

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How far do you agree with what is said in text 1? why?

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Key information in text 1 is:

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Now your summary within 20-30 words, 1-2 sentences.

Tip: participle clauses are a great tool for saving words

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How far do you agree with what is said in text 2? why?

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Key information in text 2 is:

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Now your summary within 20-30 words, 1-2 sentences.

Tip: participle clauses are a word saver

​OK something light

• ​Use of English

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