Setting B
The automaticautomatic doors slid silentlysilently closedclosed behind her as she strode in. She stoppedstopped to read the clustercluster of signs, words with arrowsarrows pointingpointing importantlyimportantly in red and black. HavingHaving chosenchosen her destination,destination, she hurryhurried on down the wide polishedpolished corridor,corridor, the smell of antisepticantiseptic clutchingclutching at the back of her throat. SuddenlySuddenly she was startledstartled by a set of doubledouble doors flyingflying open. A trolley,trolley, pushedpushed by five powder-bluepowder-blue bodybodies toppedtopped with concernedconcerned faces, passedpassed rapidlyrapidly by. She turnedturned to watch them followfollow the arrow which pointedpointed in the directiondirection of CriticalCritical Care. PushingPushing through the doors with a crash at the end of the corridor, she found herselfherself in a large room, starklyly lit by bright fluorescentfluorescent tubes. She scannedscanned the rows of plasticplastic seats groaning with injuredinjured people and their companions.companions. Her boyfriendboyfriend must be here somewhere!somewhere!
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Comprehension Clarify these words: automatic doors, strode, cluster, destination, polished, corridor, antiseptic, clutching, startled, concerned, rapidly, Critical Care, starkly lit, fluorescent tubes, scanned, groaning, injured, companions. Retell what has happened in this setting description. Make inferences or give opinions about:
What question could you ask about this description? Visualise these uses of descriptive language: automatic doors slid silently closed; she strode in; cluster of signs, pointing importantly in red and black; hurried on down the wide polished corridor; smell of antiseptic clutching at the back of her throat; set of double doors flying open; trolley, pushed by powder-blue bodies topped by concerned faces, passed rapidly; pushing through the doors with a crash; large room, starkly lit by bright fluroescent tubes; scanned rows of plastic seats groaning with injured people. Find the clues that let you know what this setting is. Make a connection with this description. |
Word Study Verb endings: What happens when we add s, ed or ing to: slide, close, stride, stop, have, hurry, startle, fly, top, scan, injure. Other affixes: What happens when we add other prefixes and suffixes like auto, anti, ly, en, s to these words: matic, septic, silent, important, sudden, rapid, stark, chose, body. What other words can you think of that end in -tion like destination and direction? What other words can you think of that end in -ic like automatic and antiseptic? What two words make up these compound words: herself, somewhere.
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