Prime Time 5, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

Improving texts with participle constructions 1 Using participle constructions instead of relative clauses a) Go back to the text “The Baby Borrowers” on page 48 and have a look at the sentences with the highlighted words. • What can you say about the forms of the participles? • Which form is in the active voice, which one in the passive voice? b) Rewrite the seven sentences from the text with relative clauses. c) Now find the relative clauses in the following text and turn them into constructions with present or past participles. Example: I’d be great for a company that needs a really creative person.  I’d be great for a company needing a really creative person. TIP Participle construc- tions like these are often used in written English. They sound more formal than relative clauses. My dream job: working for television I have always wanted to work for television. But I was a bit confused about all the opportunities for working in front of the camera or behind. So I went to talk to the careers teacher of my school who is helping us with our questions about jobs. He said clever young people who work for a TV station can do well. He also gave me a leaflet. Some of the jobs that are described in this leaflet sound like fun. People who work as makeup artists have got to take care of the right styling of the actors. People who are employed as sound designers have to make sure music and noises sound nicely in the final programme. I actually like the idea of a job that involves sound and music. So I might also become a foley artist, who produces all the sound effects. But only people who are trained in sound engineering stand a chance. After the holidays, I want to find out about universities that offer courses in audio engineering. 2 Using participle constructions to express reasons and time For more details see  G5 a) Turn this written report about a girl’s job experience into spoken English by turning the participle constructions into new sentences. Example: Leaving school, I had no real plans.  When I left school, I had no real plans. Wanting to earn money, I took a job in a shoe factory.  I took a job in a shoe factory because I wanted to earn money. Leaving school, I had no real plans. Wanting to earn money, I took a job in a shoe factory. The low pay was no problem. Living with my parents, I had enough money to spend. Soon the factory no longer needed me, but, on hearing the news, I stayed calm. After a time I began to worry, not knowing what to do. Finally I was helped by my career adviser to become a sound engineer. Now my life is great, and, learning useful skills, I can look forward to a good future. • You can also use participle constructions to replace the words because or when . When you start your career as a sound engineer, you might earn anything from £20,000+.  Starting your career as a sound engineer, you might earn anything from £20,000+. Because this area of work is so popular it also experiences great competition for jobs.  Being so popular, this area of work also experiences great competition for jobs. Grammar 52 Media-mad 4 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv