Findexamplesofparticipialclausesinex.1.Whichoftheclauseshasitsownsubject?Whatarethesubjectsofotherclauses?
A)Matchtheparticipialclausesexpressingthespeaker’sattitu-dewiththeappropriateendings.
Generallyspeaking,…
Judgingfromthestatistics,…
Consideringthehumanimpactontheenvironment,…Supposingtherewasnofreshwater,…
Takingeverythingintoconsideration,…
...ourfuturelooksverysad.
...howwouldthehumanitysurvive?
...veryfewpeopleintheworldarereallyworriedaboutthefutureoftheplanet.
...moreandmorerainforestsaredestroyedeveryyear.
...peopleshouldtakeimmediateactiontosavetheEarth.
Workinpairs.Doyouagreewiththestatementsabove?
a)Changetheunderlinedphrasesinthesongintoparticipialclauses.
b)SingthesongalongwithOzzyOsbourne.
IfLiveAideventswereheldthisyear,wouldyouliketogo?Whowouldyouliketohearsingingintheconcerts?
LESSON9:SOUNDOFTHUNDER
Communicativearea:inferringmeaningfromcontext;discussingtheimpactofthehumanityontheenvironment
a)Lookthroughthewordsinthebox.Whatdoyouthinkthestoryisabout?
future,safari,past,dinosaur,timemachine,past,path,careful,change,butterfly,thunder
b)Listentothestory.Followinthebook.Checkyourpredictions.
SoundofThunder (abridged)
Thesignonthewallburnedinthedarkness:
AfterRayBradbury
TIMESAFARI,INC.
SAFARISTOANYYEARINTHEPAST.YOUNAMETHEANIMAL.
WETAKEYOUTHERE.YOUSHOOTIT.
“DoesthissafariguaranteeIcomebackalive?”
“Weguaranteenothing”,saidtheofficial,“exceptthedino-saurs.”Heturned.“ThisisMr.Travis,yourSafariGuideinthePast.He’lltellyouwhatandwheretoshoot.Ifhesaysnoshooting,noshooting.Ifyoudisobeyinstructions,there’sastiffpenaltyofanothertenthousanddollarspluspossiblegov-ernmentactiononyourreturn.”
“Hellanddamn,”Eckelsbreathed,thelightoftheMachineonhisthinface.“ArealTimeMachine.”Heshookhishead.“Makesyouthink.Iftheelectionhadgonebadlyyesterday,Imightbeherenowrunningawayfromtheresults.ThankGod
Keithwon.He’llmakeafinePresidentoftheUnitedStates.”
“Yes,”saidthemanbehindthedesk.“We’relucky.IfDeutscherhadgottenin,we’dhavetheworstkindofdictatorship.There’sananti-everythingmanforyou,amilitarist,anti-Christ,anti-human,anti-intellectual.Peoplecalledusup,youknow,jokingbutnotjoking.SaidifDeutscherbecamePresident,theywanted
togolivein1492.Ofcourse,it’snotourbusinesstoconductescapes,buttoformSafaris.Anyway,Keith’sPresidentnow.Allyougottoworryaboutis…“
“Shootingthedinosaur,”Eckelsfinishedforhim.
“ATyrannosaurusRex.TheThunderlizard,thedamnestmonsterinhistory.Signthisrelease.Anythinghappenstoyou,we’renotresponsible.Thosedinosaursarehungry.“
Theymovedsilentlyacrosstheroom,takingtheirgunswiththem,towardtheMachine.
Firstaday,thenanightandthenadayandthenanight,thenitwasday-night-day-night-day.Aweek,amonth,ayear,adecade!A.D.2055.A.D.2019,1999!1957!Gone!TheMachineroared.
TheMachineslowed;itsscreamfelltoamurmur.TheMa-chinestopped.
Thesunstoppedinthesky.
“Christisn’tbornyet,”saidTravis.“MoseshasnotgonetothemountaintotalkwithGod.ThePyramidsarestillintheearth,waitingtobecutoutandputup.Rememberthat,Alex-ander,Caesar,Napoleon,Hitler–noneofthemexists.That”–Mr.Travispointed–“isthejungleofsixtymilliontwothou-sandandfifty-fiveyearsbeforePresidentKeith.”
“Andthat,”hesaid,“isthePath,laidbyTimeSafariforyouruse.Itspurposeistokeepyoufromtouchingthisworldofthepastinanyway.StayonthePath.Don’tgooffit.Foranyreason!Ifyoufall,there’sapenalty.Anddon’tshootanyani-malwedon’tokay.”
“Why?”askedEckels.
“Wedon’twanttochangetheFuture.Notknowingit,wemightkillanimportantanimal,asmallbird,aflowereven,thusdestroyinganimportantlinkinagrowingspecies.Sayweaccidentallykillonemousehere.Thatmeansallthefuturefamiliesofthismousearedestroyed,right?Andallthefami-liesofthefamiliesofthatonemouse!Withastampofyourfoot,youannihilatefirstone,thenadozen,thenathousand,amillion,abillionpossiblemice!”
“Sowhat?”
“Well,whataboutthefoxesthat’llneedthosemicetosur-vive?Forwantoftenmiceafoxdies.Forwantoftenfoxes,alionstarves.Fifty-ninemillionyearslater,acavemangoeshuntingsable-toothtigerforfood.Butyou,friend,havesteppedonallthetigersinthatregion.Bysteppingonasin-glemouse.Sothecavemanstarves.Andthecavemanisanentirefuturenation.Destroythisoneman,andyoudestroyarace,apeople,anentirehistoryoflife.SteponamouseandyoucrushthePyramids.Sobecareful.StayonthePath.Nev-erstepoff!”
“Ofcoursemaybeourtheoryiswrong.MaybeTimecan’tbechangedbyus.Ormaybeitcanbechangedonlyinlittlesubtleways.”
“Howdoweknowwhichanimaltoshoot?”“They’remarkedwithredpaint.Wekillanimalswithnofuturethatarenevergoingtomateagain.Youseehowcarefulweare?”
(Outofthesilenceofthejungle,withasoundofthunder,TyrannosaurusRexappears.TheThunderLizardissohugeandhorriblethatEckelsgetsshockedandscared.HedecidestoreturntotheMachine.Onhiswayback,withoutknowingit,herunsoffthePathandwalksonthegrass.Finally,hefindshiswaytotheMachine.Theotherskillthedinosaurandcomebacktoo.)
Traviscamewalking,glancedatEckels.“Henearlykilledus.Butitisn’tthatsomuch.Hell,no.It’shisshoes!Lookatthem!HeranoffthePath.Godknowswhathe’sdonetoTime,toHistory!”
1492.1776.1812.1999.2000.2055.
TheMachinestopped.
Theroomwasthereastheyhadleftit.Butnotthesameastheyhadleftit.…Therewasafeel.Whatsortofworlditwasnow,therewasnotelling.
Buttheimmediatethingwasthesignpaintedontheofficewall,thesamesignhehadreadearliertodayonfirstentering.
Somehow,thesignhadchanged:
TYMESEFARIINC.
SEFARISTUANYYEERENTHEPAST.YUNAIMTHEANIMALL.
WEETAEKYUTHAIR.YUSHOOTITT.
Eckelsfelthimselffallintoachair.
“Notalittlethinglikethat!Notabutterfly!”criedEckels.
Itfelltothefloor,anexquisitething,asmallthing.
“Who–whowonthepresidentialelectionyesterday?”
Themanbehindthedesklaughed.“Youjoking?Youknowdamnwell.Deutscher,ofcourse!Whoelse?”
Eckelsdroppedtohisknees.Hescrabbledatthegoldenbut-terflywithshakingfingers.“Can’twetakeitback,can’twemakeitaliveagain?Can’twestartover?Can’twe…”
Hedidnotmove.HeheardTravisshifthisrifle.
Therewasasoundofthunder.