STORY TELLING - Adverbs

Adverbs of Frequency



http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_bgadverbfreq.htm

Adverbs of Manner

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/advman2.htm

STORY TELLING - Past Tenses

Past Simple and Past Perfect



https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises?ex03
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises?ex05

STORY TELLING - Should have + Past participle

We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did not happen.

• I should have let her know what was happening but I forgot.
• He should have sent everybody a reminder by email.
• They should have remembered that their guests don't eat pork.

We can also use 'should have' to speculate about events that may or may not have happened.

• She should have got the letter this morning. I expect she'll give us a call about it later.
• He should have arrived at his office by now. Let's try ringing him.
• They should have all read that first email by this stage. It's time to send the next one.

We can use ' should not have'  to speculate negatively about what may or may not have happened.

• She shouldn't have left work yet. I'll call her office.
• He shouldn't have boarded his plane yet. We can probably still get hold of him.
• They shouldn't have sent the report off for printing yet. There is still time to make changes.

We can also use 'should not have'  to regret past actions.

• I shouldn't have shouted at you. I apologise.
• We shouldn't have left the office so late. We should have anticipated this bad traffic.
• They shouldn't have sacked him. He was the most creative person on their team.

Exercises:

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/shouldhave/exercise5.html

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/shouldhave/exercise6.html

Adjective Order

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl_adjectiveorder4.html#

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/adjorder.html

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adjord1.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6877

Poetry Preparation

POETRY EXAM

•You will speak uninterrupted for around 4 minutes.

•You will not be allowed any notes.

•You must have a solid idea of the poems.

•You will not have seen the image before sitting down.

•You will have 2 minutes to look at the image, think of the emotions and make some planning

notes before you start.

•You will be expected to talk about at least 2 poems.

•Remember – you are speculating! As long as you justify your link (with good explanation) then

you can really say anything you want about any of the poems) Within reason!

Example: Lack of Freedom in each Poem

•Out of the Blue – the fact that he does not have a choice in what happened. The fact he

is trapped by the fire.

•Quickdraw – perhaps the cause of the arguments or the fact that they can

be reached by two phones means no escape, no freedom

•The Manhunt – the man is no longer free. He has returned from War, but he is forever 

hanged. The wife (the speaker) has also lost her freedom – she feels under pressure.

•The River God – the ultimate force of nature and how this can take away the freedom of

humans – the woman who had been swimming in the river was killed by the river.

From Chapter 4 to the end of the book…

™1)  What information is given in the book and not given in the film?

™2)  What information is given in the film and not given in the book?

™3)  How does this impact on our understanding of the characters and our feelings towards the relationship(s) on the ranch?

™4)  Curley’s wife is the character that has changed the most between the film and the book… Why do you think that is? What does the filmmaker highlight that is different?

™5)  Choose 5 most important quotes for Curley’s Wife – explain why you have chosen them?

™6)  Choose the 5 most important quotes for Curley – explain why you have chosen them?

The Manhunt - Poetry Analysis

Laura's poem - The Manhunt

Let’s take a closer look

Answer the following questions by providing quotes and analysis.

Stanza 1

1. What does the phrase ‘passionate nights and intimate days’ initially suggest the poem might be about?

2. What other meanings could ‘passionate’ and ‘intimate’ bring, given the context of the rest of the poem?

Stanza 2

1.     What does ‘only then would he let me trace’ imply?

2.     What might the metaphor ‘the frozen river which ran through his face’ be describing?

3.     What other meaning(s) could ‘frozen’ bring to the poem?

Stanza 3

1.     Why does the narrator use the word ‘explore’ – what connotations does it bring?

2.     The poem is broken up into two-line stanzas.  Why do you think Armitage has used this technique?

3.     What meaning(s) does the phrase ‘blown hinge’ add to the poem?

Stanzas 4-6

1.     Up to now, the couplets have been rhymed; why do you think that Armitage doesn’t rhyme all of the couplets?

2.     Is ‘porcelain’ a good word to describe his collar bone?  Explain your answer fully.

3.     What’s the effect of Armitage’s use of repetition of words and style in these stanzas?

Stanza 7

1.     Armitage starts a new sentence in the poem here; why do you think he does so?

2.     How does this stanza suggest that the narrator is trying to help her husband recover?

Stanza 8

1.     What do you notice about the form of this stanza?  Why might this be important?

Stanzas 9-10

1.     Why does Armitage describe the bullet as a ‘foetus’?

Stanzas 11-12

1.     What sorts of ‘scarring’ is the narrator talking about in these stanzas?

2.     How effective is the metaphor of the ‘mine’ in his mind?  What does the description of it as ‘sweating’ suggest about him?  How does it bring an association of danger?

Stanza 13

1.     What phrase suggests that the narrator is finding it hard to connect to the man?

2.     ‘Then, and only then, did I come close’: close to what?

3.     Look at the last words of each line of the couplet.  What reasons can you think of for Armitage choosing these?  Hint: think about the idea of things which are ‘missing’ or incomplete.

4.     How effective and appropriate is the poem’s title?  Explain your ideas fully.