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            3  WRITING                                        c   “Similes’’ make a story more interesting.
                                                                  Complete the sentences with the similes
            a   Describe the setting in the following picture     from the box.
                as in the example. Mention the place, time of
                the day, weather, people etc.                     ◆ live like a king ◆ as busy as a bee
                                                                  ◆ fly like an arrow ◆ as strong as a bull



                                                                  1. He can carry it easily. He is
                                                                  2. I don’t have much time. I am
                                                                  3. Now that he won the lottery, he can

                                                                  4. We should do what we like. Time
                                                              d   Find the simile in the text in Exercise b.



                                                              e   Complete the similes with a noun from the
                                                                  box below.
            e.g. It was a cool Sunday afternoon. I was enjoying
                the rain with a cup of coffee.                    1. As wise as ___________  3. As sharp as ___________

                                                                  2. As white as ___________ 4. As gentle as ___________

                                                                  ◆ a knife ◆ a lamb ◆ snow ◆ an owl

                                                              f   Put quotation marks (“ ”) to the people’s
                                                                  direct sentences.
                                                                  1. Marry rushed into the room and Stop doing
                                                                    that! she shouted.
                                                                  2. Who is the man waiting outside? asked Jim.
                                                                  3. Thank you, he said sincerely.
                                                                  4. Wake up honey. It is time to leave, whispered
                                                                    my mother

                                                              g   Work in groups of four and brainstorm ideas
                                                                  to find a topic for a digital story. Write a story

                                                                  considering the clues above. Do the other
            b   Adjectives and adverbs are used to make a         necessary steps at home and prepare a digital
                story more dramatic. Underline the descriptive    story. Then, share it with your friends in
                adjectives; circle the adverbs of manner in       class.
                the text below. Tell which nouns/ verbs they
                describe.

                As I get into the house, everybody started to
                shout loudly. “Happy birthday Tim! We love you
                so much,” they cried in choir. I was in a deep
                shock. I didn’t think that they would organize a
                surprise party for me. The room was beautifully
                decorated, and a delicious big cake was on the

                table. I was as happy as a clam. They gave me
                nice presents. We sang and danced happily all
                day long.



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