Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Adverbial clauses 1 Sentence halves a) Match the sentence halves to form meaningful sentences and copy them into your notebook. Underline the conjunctions in each sentence. 1. While you were out, D A give me a call on my mobile. 2. She talked so slowly B they couldn’t arrest her. 3. As soon as you have finished collecting the evidence, C because the evidence was overwhelming. 4. Although the police knew she had committed the crime D / a police officer came who wanted to talk to you. 5. He was found guilty E wherever he wanted to go. 6. I ordered two teams of crime scene investigators F so that you can continue with your tests now. 7. Unless you know anything about the crime G as if she were intoxicated. 8. The police car took him H as if his life were dependent on it. 9. I fixed the microscope I as the area is so big. 10. He ran as fast J please go home and let us do our work. b) Which information do the adverbial clauses above express? c) Write two more example sentences for each of the four functions (when, where, how, why). 2 Language in use: Find the correct word You are going to read a newspaper article on an incident at Bowie High School. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–10) in the text. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Bowie police arrested five teens from the area on burglary and vandalism charges in relation to a break-in at Bowie High School, according to a police report. “It looked … (0) something was terribly, terribly wrong,” 81-year-old Joseph Battuta reports. He had been on his way home from the bingo hall … (Q1) he noticed suspicious movements around Bowie High School. … (Q2) the bad weather, Battuta moved closer and discovered a group of teenagers grouping around the school’s entrance. Battuta got worried; luckily he hadn’t come in contact with violent young people … (Q3) that evening. … (Q4) he was frightened, he shouted at the teenagers and announced he would call the police. It took him some time to place the call … (Q5) Battuta was too excited to get his mobile out of his pocket quickly. But … (Q6) he had called the police straight away they couldn’t have been at the scene of crime any quicker due to a shortage of staff. In the meantime, the teenagers acted … (Q7) they hadn’t noticed anything and continued to vandalise the property. … (Q8) the police arrived, the young offenders tried to escape in all directions. But the Detective Superintendent had anticipated that and had called for backup … (Q9) there were enough officers to arrest the vandals. Police found that … (Q10) the school’s elaborate alarm system the teenagers had managed to enter the property via open windows. Once inside, the suspects vandalised the property, damaged equipment and sprayed a fire extinguisher. Five suspects were arrested on the scene and charged with burglary and vandalism. TIP • Prime Time Transition 5: Unit 8  S. 110 112 Adverbial clauses 18 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigent m des Verlags öbv