Lesson XII: Action Purpose & Style

B.2.3. BY-ING-Action Styles Previous patterns: She is reading CAREFULLY. Mr. Harris came BY TRAIN. They let me know about the meeting BY PHONE. He opened the bottle WITH HIS TEETH. New pattern - statements: … Actional Block … Action Style He went BY TAKING a train. He answered Jane BY SMILING. He angered Betty BY NOT CALLING her. New pattern - questions: Question Answer HOW did he go ? BY TAKING a train. HOW did he answer Jane ? BY SMILING. HOW did he anger Betty ? BY NOT CALLING her. Exercise: B.2.3.1. Practice Answers Use the fragments to answer with BY + ING-AF. For example: How did you get here? - take a taxi - BY TAKING A TAXI. How did John learn English ? - watch movies - BY WATCHING MOVIES. How did he answer the question ? - shake his head - BY SHAKING HIS HEAD. 1. How did he earn money? -sell knowledge- 2. How did you get to Hawaii? -take a plane- 3. How did you graduate? -study hard- 4. How did John find your address? -look up in the telephone book- 5. How can we learn these words? -repeat them- 6. How can I learn English? -practice daily- 7. How did they find your street? -ask a policeman- 8. How did you learn to use a computer? -make mistakes-