1. English at home Course
Self-study material
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Reading and writingpractice

2. Read the following article adapted from ww.wired.com/wired/archive/14.../sixwords.html
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Very Short Stories
We'll be brief: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work. So we asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to take a shot themselves.
Dozens of our favorite auteurs put their words to paper, and five master graphic designers took them to the drawing board. Sure, Arthur C. Clarke refused to trim his ("God said, 'Cancel Program GENESIS. The universe ceased to exist."), but the rest are concise masterpieces.
Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer?- Eileen Gunn
From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings.- Gregory Maguire
With bloody hands, I say good-bye.- Frank Miller
Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth.- VernorVinge
We kissed. She melted. Mop please!- James Patrick Kelly
Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses.- Richard Powers
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The babys blood type? Human, mostly.- Orson Scott Card
Kirby had never eaten toes before.- Kevin Smith
Rained, rained, rained, and never stopped.- Howard Waldrop
We went solar; sun went nova.- Ken MacLeod
TIME MACHINE REACHES FUTURE!!! nobody there - Harry Harrison
Epitaph: He shouldn't have fed it.- Brian Herbert
Batman Sues Batsignal: Demands Trademark Royalties.- Cory Doctorow
Bush told the truth. Hell froze.- William Gibson
Nevertheless, he tried a third time.- James P. Blaylock
Lost, then found. Too bad.- Graeme Gibson
Three to Iraq. One came back.- Graeme Gibson
Rapture postponed. Ark demanded! Which one?- David Brin
Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back.- David Brin
Bang postponed. Not Big enough. Reboot.- David Brin
Mind of its own. Damn lawnmower.- David Brin
We crossed the border; they killed us.- Howard Waldrop
4. Look for expressions that have a similar meaning to these
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Concise
General view/ look
In fire
One time
Only
Pictures /paintings
Previously
The authors
Therefore
5. Briefly (in one sentence) describe the article content
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6. Choose the idea that best applies to the third story
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They both worked at a butchers
She wanted to leave him and so she did
Rage led him to kill his lover
He called her because she wanted to leave him
7. Which idea cannot be part of the story:
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TIME MACHINE REACHES FUTURE!!! nobody there?
They had made several attempts that failed until they invented the time-traveler
The automated machine started its journey in 2011
Robots travelled to the future and helped humans in a war against time machines
He had the hope of having sent the machine in time
8. Turn 6-worded stories into fully detailed ones! Youchoosewhichones!
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9. Make up a very short storyyourself
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It can have more than 6 words at thebeginning
If so, adaptittofitthechallenguesone rule:sixwordsonly.
10. Wouldyouliketo share itwithus?
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