E) Once upon a time there was a little girl called Cinderella. Her mother was dead, and she lived with her father and two elder sisters.

F) When I have finished writing, I shall enclose this whole manuscript in an envelope and address it to Poirot. And then — what shall it be? Veronal? There would be a kind of poetic justice. Not that I take any responsibility for Mrs. Ferrars’s death. I was the direct consequence of her own actions. I feel no pity for her.

G) He laughed softly at the memory, and she joined in gaily. She had been wonderfully, blissfully on time. She started to tell him so, but his lips claimed her own, masterfully silencing the words that no longer needed to be spoken.

h) Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16^th — 17^th September — a Thursday. I was sent for at eight o’clock on the morning of Friday the 17^th. There was nothing to be done. She had been dead some hours.

(B) Titles and Authors. Here are the titles and authors, again mixed up. Match each book with its correct title and author.

The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd Sue Peters

Cinderella Agatha Christie

Marriage in Haste Charlie Chaplin

My Autobiography a traditional fairy story

Writing economically. Shorten these sentences using as few words as possible. (If you learn to write economically, this will help you to write effective summaries.)

A) My physical condition is, on the whole, one in which food would be of considerable benefit.

B) I’m telling no more than truth when I say that George is a habitual smoker.

C) In her employment, Mary showed a thoroughly satisfactory degree of energy and efficiency.

d) The main problem with which I am faced is to decide whether it is preferable to continue in existence, or whether it would, on balance, be a more advisable policy to give up the struggle. (Shakespeare)

e) It is undeniable that the large majority of non-native learners of English experience a number of problems in attempting to master the phonetic patterns of the language.

f) It is not uncommon to encounter sentences which, though they contain a great number of words and are constructed in a highly complex way, none the less turn out to contain very little meaning of any kind.

A) These are some common expressions used when talking about short stories. Match them with the definitions below.

Suspense surprise plot character(s)

Setting climax theme style

A) the manner of writing used in the story —

B) the feeling in the reader caused by something unexpected happening —

C) the place and time at which the events of a story take place —

D) the set of connected events on which the story is based —

e) what the story is about, rather than what happens in the story —

F) a tense feeling in the reader, caused by wondering what may happen further in the story —

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