2015-11-03 Writing: guesses about pictures

Greg Malivuk
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p. 45 - The man is playing basketball right now. What do you think he does for his job?

Maybe he is competitive. He is defiant and likes challenges.

second shift = work from 4pm until midnight

Topic Sentence: The man in the photo is a hardworking man.
Topic = The man in the photo
Main idea about the topic = He is a hardworking man.

How do we know he is hardworking?
- He works second shift five days a week and he has classes three mornings a week
- He works hard in school
- He goes running and works out. He plays basketball with friends.

He leads a busy life. = He has a busy life. / He lives a busy life.
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p. 46 - read the other paragraph about the man in the photo
1 topic: the man in the photo
2 main idea: He has an exciting life.
(title: “An Exciting Life”)
3 How do we know his life is exciting?
- He lives in Hollywood and works in the movie business.
- He drives a new Mercedes.
- He doesn’t have any big worries.
- He and his wife go to parties with famous people.
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Which paragraph do you think is more true about the man in the photo? Why?
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He lives in Dallas, Texas.
He is married.
Victor works in the movie business.
He and his wife have a great house.
Victor does not have any big worries. (doesn’t)
Victor and his wife do not have children. (don’t)
His classes are not easy. (His classes aren’t easy.)
Ryan Murphy is not married. (He isn’t married.)
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Ryan goes running.
Victor and his wife go dancing and go shopping.

go swimming, go fishing, go bicycling, go biking, go driving, go camping, go sailing, go kayaking, go canoeing, go rowing, go walking, go climbing, (go bowling)

What verbs CAN'T we use with "go"? (go eating, go cooking, go reading)
Why? (Because those activities don't include movement. You cook in your house. "Bowling" is the unusual one.)
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Homework: Look at the woman camping on p. 47. Write some (minimum 3) sentences about her. (Use your imagination.)