2015-09-23 Writing: space order paragraphs

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: write a list of descriptions like we did in class, for a room in your house or apartment
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Listing order: the specific order of details isn’t very important, but you have to choose an order to write them (first, second, in addition, also, finally)
Time order: the details happen one after another, and the order is important (first, second, after that, then, next, later, finally)
Space order: the details are written depending on the location of each thing (left to right / right to left, clockwise / counterclockwise, top to bottom / bottom to top, front to back / back to front, near to far / far to near, etc.)

You can think of space order like you’re taking a video with a camera (for example at the beginning of a movie). What do you show first? What’s next?
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read the paragraph on p. 111 and answer the questions below it
(contrast between students’ left and professor’s left, front, back, etc.)
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p. 112 practice 2 - what prepositions are used for each thing in the paragraph?
1 on
2 behind
3 to the left of
4 underneath (= under = below = beneath)
5 against
6 at the front of
7 to the right of
8 in front of
9 on the left of
10 between

The driver sits in the front of the bus. (inside the bus)
Another car is in front of the bus. (outside the bus)
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Homework: p. 112 part B - describe 5 things in the classroom using these prepositions