English Unlimited HAK/HUM 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

60 It’s an online world 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS We often use participles after prepositions. Think of a context for the expressions below. What might come before and after them? a 16 Write sentences with the prepositions from 16a and participle clauses. Example: Despite having lost all his money, he’s still a very generous person. Replace the underlined expressions with participle clauses joining sentences together and making other changes as necessary. 1 I decided to take the experiment out to a village called Madantusi. I built another hole-in-the-wall there. 2 I left the computer there with lots of CDs. I returned three months later and found these two kids who were playing a game on the computer. 3 As soon as they saw me, they said “we need a faster processor and a better mouse” in English! 4 So then I measured their performance, and I realised they were using 200 English words with each other. Words like exit , stop , find , save , that kind of thing, not to do with the computers but in their day-to-day conversations. We often use participle clauses in formal speech, to sum up experiences, thoughts or feelings. Complete each sentence in a way that is true for you. 1 Having used computers for … years, I … 2 When asked why … , I usually … 3 Having been … for … , I … 4 Thinking back over my life, I … 5 Looking to the future, I think … b 17 SPEAKiNg 18 despite be ing injured before open ing the door on arriv ing at the airport after resign ing from the job far from apologis ing on hear ing the news without say ing goodbye without be ing searched Across cultures: Technology Look at the images. Discuss these questions. 1 What do you think they show? 2 Where were the photos taken? 3 Why have they been placed together? 4 What do they say about technology in the world today? Do you think it is a fair representation? a READiNg 19 A B Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv