Read the article again and Circle the correct participles. Think of a news story you’ve heard or find one on the internet. Tell the class about it in your own words. Talk for 1–2 minutes. b Speaking 6 Read the information and examples in the box. Then answer the questions. Grammar Present and past participle clauses 4 You can use participle clauses after nouns to help you describe a scene. She saw the crocodile lying on the road. A participle clause is similar to a relative clause: She saw the crocodile which was lying on the road. Here are more examples of participle phrases from the news items: 1 2 3 4 A large grass fire sweeping through far North Queensland is spreading rapidly. Two officers have been hurt in an incident involving a family of three. It will become quite common for babies born in 2000 to live to see 100. She is sharing her bathroom with a crocodile run over by a car. 1 Grammar reference and practice, p. 193 1 Which clauses in 1–4 are made with: A present participles (-ing)? B past participles (often -ed)? 2 Which kind of participle has: A an active meaning? B a passive meaning? Read the article about working hours in France. Do you believe the French work harder than the British? 5 a Do the French really work harder than the British? The French work harder than the British, says the French embassy in London, (1) responding / responded to an article (2) titled / titling ‘France’s failed socialist experiment is turning into a tragedy.’ So is it true, asks Agnes Poirier, a French journalist (3) living / lived in London. France’s labour productivity stood at a healthy €47.99 per hour (4) working / worked in 2018 according to Eurostat, well ahead of the EU average of €34.16, while the OECD reports that the average number of working hours per year in France stood at 1520 hours for 2018, (5) comparing / compared to 1538 in the UK and 1362 in Germany. Productivity per hour in France is about 15% higher than in the UK. Hard work indeed! The 35-hour week, long (6) criticised / criticising by the conservative party, is a reality still to many French workers. However, over the years, the law has been amended, and workers (7) wishing / wished to earn more can work overtime. Recently, many French workers from the retail sector have petitioned the government to be allowed to work after midnight and on Sundays in order to earn more. In other words, the cliché of lunches (8) lasting / lasted two hours belongs, for most French workers, to a distant past. Language skills Extras Explore 10 In the news 125 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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