![]() ![]() ![]() To what extent might your first impressions of the book be shaped by your own cultural context?.What are your expectations of the book after reading the start to Part 1?.Why has she chosen to use the present tense? 12).Ĭompare Pung’s attempt to recount a fish-out-of-water experience with your own. Now read the start of Part 1, from ‘Here they all are…’ (p. How does the change of tense affect the impact of the writing? Show both pieces to a partner to gauge different responses. Experiment with writing about the experience in the present tense.(NB: Presumably students will gravitate to using past tense.) ![]() Write in the first person about your fish-out-of-water experiences, recording how you thought and felt at the time.Work in pairs to tell each other about a fish-out-of-water experience, describing what you thought and felt at the time (as opposed to what you think and feel now).starting a first part-time job, visiting an unfamiliar place, taking on a new sport or activity, being in an unusual social situation. Brainstorm situations when you felt like a fish out of water, e.g.Consider the idiomatic metaphor: ‘a fish out of water’. ![]()
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