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MODELLING OF TEXT
Activity 10
Read the text and learn the generic structure.
Title A Bumpy Flight
"This is your captain speaking. We have had a failure in one of our
Orientation engines. There is no cause for alarm as we still have three engines left.
Unfortunately this means that we will be one hour late”
A short time later the captain again spoke to the passengers: “There is
Event 1 no cause for alarm, but we have just lost another engine. We will now be
two hours late.”
When the captain spoke to the passengers for the third time, he again
had bad news. “Ladies and gentlemen, I assure you that we are in no
Event 2
danger, but I must inform you that we have had another engine failure.
This means that we will now be three hours late.”
Event 3 Finally, the captain announced that the fourth engine had failed.
One of the passengers turned to another passenger and said, “Oh no!
Twist
That means we’ll be four hours late!”
(Taken from English Elements 3)

Activity 11
Answer the questions according to the text above!
1. Who were the participants in the story?
Answer: .......................................................................................................................................................
2. Where do you think the story happened?
Answer: .......................................................................................................................................................
3. When did the story happen?
Answer: .......................................................................................................................................................
4. What tense is mostly used in the story?
Answer: .......................................................................................................................................................
5. Which part of the story is funny?
Answer: .......................................................................................................................................................
6. How many events are there in the story?
Answer: .......................................................................................................................................................
7. Why do you think the story is funny?
Answer: .......................................................................................................................................................
8. What is the purpose of the writer telling the story?
Answer: .......................................................................................................................................................

Note:
The text above is called a spoof. It retells an event with a humorous twist. That’s why the
story is funny. Sometimes, we can also find spoof in a sport conversation or in a cartoon.

C. JOINT CONSTRUCTION OF TEXT

Activity 12
Read the text and analyze the generic structure of this story!
Label the parts of the spoof in the spaces provided.

………… Smartest Man in the World

A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy, a priest were out for a Sunday afternoon
…………
flight on a small private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed engine trouble.
………… In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started to go down.
Finally, the pilot grabbed a parachute, yelled to the passengers that they had better
 jump, and bailed out.
Unfortunately, there were only three parachutes remaining. The doctor
…………
grabbed one and said, "I'm a doctor, I save lives, so I must live," and jumped out.
The lawyer then said, “I’m a lawyer, and lawyers are the smartest people
…………
in the world. I deserve to live." He also grabbed a parachute and jumped.
The priest looked at the little boy and said, "My son, I've lived a long and
………… full life. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you. Take the last
parachute and live in peace."
The little boy handed the parachute back to the priest and said, "Not to
…………
worry, father. The smartest man in the world just took off with my back pack."

Activity 13
Answer the questions according to the text above!
1. Who were the participants in the story?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
2. Where do you think the story happened?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
3. When did the story happen?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
4. What happened with the plane?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
5. Why did not all passengers get the parachutes?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
6. Who jumped out for the first time? Why?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
7. Who was the smartest person in the world?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
8. Is he really smart? Why?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
9. Why did not the little boy want to accept the parachute from the priest?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................
10. Why do you think the story is funny?
Answer:................................................................................................................................................

Activity 14
Rearrange the following paragraphs into good and meaningful story. Then put in the text
organization of Spoof!
- Three days later the farmer called again and said, “You’ve got to do something about these
drivers. The School Crossing sign seems to make them go faster.” So, again, the sheriff went out
and put up a new sign: SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY
- So he called the sheriff’s office and said, “You’ve got to do something about these people driving
too fast and killing all my chickens.” So the next day the sheriff went out and put up a sign that
read: SLOW: SCHOOL CROSSING
- A farmer lived on a quiet rural highway. But a new expressway bypass meant an alarming
increase in traffic. In fact, it so heavy and so fast that his chickens were being run over at a rate of
three a day.
- Finally, the telephone calls stop, and the sheriff becomes very curious. So he drives out to the
farmer’s house, and there on the edge of the road he sees a new sign. It’s a whole sheet of
plywood. And written in large yellow letters are the words: SLOW: NUDIST COLONY
- No good. So, the farmer calls again...and again, every day for three weeks, but the sheriff just
doesn’t have time to put up signs every week.