Write sentences with the prepositions from 13a and participle clauses. Example: Despite having lost all his money, he’s still a very generous person. Replace the marked expressions with participle clauses joining sentences together and making other changes as necessary. Then write a single paragraph from all four sentences. 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 some peripherals. 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 speeches, 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 … 4 Thinking back over my life, I … 2 When asked why … , I usually … 5 Looking to the future, I think … 3 Having been … for … , I … b 14 Speaking 15 We often use participles after prepositions. Think of a context for the expressions below. What might come before and after them? 13 a despite being injured after resigning from the job without saying goodbye before opening the door far from apologising without being searched on arriving at the airport on hearing the news 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 B Reading 16 a Read the captions which accompany the images. Do they make you change your mind about your answers to 16a? b Rubbish dump, Ghana Move to the recycle bin. It’s an operation we perform every day on our computer desktops. But what happens when the virtual becomes real? Where do our computers go when they die? Much of this e-waste is still finding its way to West African countries like Ghana. Their final resting place is the Agbogbloshie dump where they are broken apart, mostly by children, to salvage the copper, hard drives and other components that can be sold. Hamar, Norway Computer nerds of the world unite! One of the world’s largest convention of computer enthusiasts is called, simply, ‘The Gathering’. Over 5,000 young people travelled to Hamar each spring, each carrying their own computer equipment to the massive Vikingship sports hall there until in 2020 the Covid pandemic forced The Gathering to move online. Whether online or at the sports hall, many people hardly see daylight or taste fresh air for the entire five days as they compete with their fellow geeks for cash prizes and the honour of being the best computer programmer. B A 66 Language skills Extras Explore 5 It’s an online world Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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