E n g L i s h jenni Currie Santamaria

Read the expressions and their definitions. Then answer the following 
questions.
get under way 
begin
take [someone] back 
remind someone of the past
turn the tide 
cause the circumstances to reverse
get hooked on 
get addicted to
go back in time 
travel to the past
look on 
watch an event without participating
ind out 
discover information
1.
What reminded the visitors of 1780?
2.
Who feels like he is traveling to the past?
3.
What were the people watching the reenactment wearing?
4.
Why did Dennis Marcone get addicted to history?
5.
When did the circumstances of the Revolution start to reverse?
6.
Where did the British discover that they hadn’t won the war?
7.
What happened as the reenactment began?

---

70
|
Better Reading English
B.
Use the vocabulary
Complete the sentences using the expressions from Part A. Use the correct 
verb form.
1.
The crowd of people __________________________ as the men fought.
2.
She ___________________________ that TV show last year. Now she 
watches it every week.
3.
The demonstration ___________________________ at 10:00 and inished at 
12:15.
4.
They arrived at 4:00 and ___________________________ that they had 
missed the reenactment.
5.
Looking at those photos ___________________________ to my childhood.
6.
They were losing the war until that battle ___________________________.
V. UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR
A.
Read about 
as if
As if
is used to express what a situation seems like. Look at this sentence:
The reenactments immerse him in the past 
as if
 he was really there.
Using the past tense after 
as if
indicates that the situation is unreal.
He spends money 
as if
 he 
had
 a million dollars.
(He doesn’t have a million 
dollars.)
They fight 
as if
 they 
were
 going to win.
(They are not going to win.)
The present tense can also be used after 
as if
to indicate that the statement 
might be true.
He spends money 
as if
 he 
has
 a million dollars.
(Maybe he has a million 
dollars.)
They fight 
as if
 they 
are
 going to win
. (It seems like they are going to win.)
As though
has the same meaning as 
as if
.
Note: Don’t confuse 
as if 
with 
as.
As
means 
while
—at the same time. For 
example:
As Saturday’s action got under way, shots rang out from the woods.
As 
can appear at the beginning of a sentence or in the middle.
Shots rang out as Saturday’s action got under way.
As if
doesn’t usually appear at the beginning of a sentence.

---

The Early United States
|
71
B.
Use the grammar
Complete the sentences with 
as
 or 
as if.
1.
__________ they fought, the sky illed with smoke.
2.
He fell down __________ he had been shot.
3.
They dressed __________ they lived in the 18th century.
4.
The people watched __________ the ighting got more intense.
5.
The militia prepared their defense __________ the Redcoats surrounded 
the building.
6.
It sounds __________ there was a real battle going on.
VI. READ IT AGAIN