Auxiliary Inversion: 5 необычных упражнений

Многие уже знакомы с инверсией в английском языке по репликам одного из героев фильмов «Звёздные войны» — гранд-мастера Ордена джедаев Йоды. Наша подборка необычных упражнений поможет поближе познакомить студентов с этим приёмом и показать, как инверсия может стать отличительной чертой персонажа или помочь при выражении отношения к ситуации.

В статье:

• Controlled practice
• Semi-controlled practice
• Freer practice

Controlled practice

Exercise 1. Look at the phrases and find the inversion.

1. When you look at the dark side, careful you must be. For the dark side looks back.
2. Smaller in number are we, but larger in mind.
3. Named must your fear be, before banish it you can.

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Exercise 2. Match the situations with the inverted sentences. Then replace the underlined words with your ideas.

1. You lost something.	a. Under no circumstances am I going to be a jack-of-all-trades! I don’t see my family on the weekends…
2. You’re giving a piece of advice to a younger colleague.	b. At no time should you lose track of your deadlines!
3. You’re annoyed at someone.	c. Never before were you so close to your goal! Keep moving and boosting your muscle strength!
4. You want to motivate your nearest and dearest to do sports.	d. Not for a moment did I think you would help me with that!
5. You refuse to take up one more project at work.	e. Only after I lose it again, will I be careful with my personal belongings.

Semi-controlled practice

Exercise 3. Would you rather… ? Look at the pairs. Choose one option and explain your choice, using the expressions in brackets. 

1. To put up with excruciating pain during a meeting OR to put up with irritation washing over you during a meeting. (In no way)
2. To find incentives to do sports yourself OR to ask your coach to motivate you to do sports. (Never before)
3. To listen to the incessantly ringing phone OR to listen to your incessantly crying child. (Under no circumstances)

Exercise 4. Игра «Парочки».

Подготовьте два столбца с фразами: в первом — изученные выражения, во втором — выражения, после которых употребляется инверсия. 

Элементы в первом столбце «Open and combine» скройте под цифрами от 1 до 6, а во втором — «Don’t want any changes! At no time will I / can I» под буквами A-G. Предложите выбрать число и букву, а затем составить эмоциональное объяснение или мнение.

Choose the number and the letter. Answer the question given on the slide emotionally,  using the two expressions. 

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Freer practice

Exercise 5. Give five reasons.

Упражнение универсально и подходит для разных тем. Необходимо только менять коммуникативную ситуацию.

Предложите дать пять причин не выполнять определённые действия. Варианты ситуаций для самых распространённых тем приведены в таблице.

Jobs	Give five reasons not to participate in the meeting online at 6 a.m.
Changing life	Give five reasons not to move house next month.
Entertainment	Give five reasons not to go to the theatre on the weekends.
Health and sports	Give five reasons not to spend time in front of the TV all Sunday.

Under no circumstances should you be a couch potato. Never before had people spent so much time sitting!

Only after you have a stroke, will you think about an active lifestyle! In no way do doctors recommend keeping a sedentary lifestyle, especially watching TV all day, as it’s harmful for our eyesight. Not for a moment should you eat junk food without enough walking.