The key answer of exercise 4
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8 - Writing for the textbook Performer B2 - Student's Book with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella, Margaret Layton from Zanichelli
Question
Read these two versions of the story for exercise 3 and decide which story applies the strategies on page 140 better. Justify your answer.
Answer
- Story A does a better job than Story B with the strategies provided.
- Story A has a clear beginning, middle, and end, while Story B is all over the place.
- Story A sticks to a clear topic – Elise's long run – and includes all the important details. Story B doesn't have a clear focus and lacks essential details.
- Story A gives us lots of details about Elise and her journey, using past tense consistently. Story B doesn't give us much to go on about the character and doesn't use tense well.
- Story A keeps us interested with vivid descriptions and varied language. Story B is a bit boring and doesn't use descriptive language effectively.
- Overall, Story A is more in line with what the strategies suggest: a well-structured story with clear planning, a logical sequence, detailed characters, and engaging language.