Unit 9 Part 1
What is “the kicker”?
It means the end of the story; a surprising revelation at the end of an article
From the vocabulary, finish the sentence: I want to ____ my living room
beautify
From the vocabulary, pick a word(s) to finish the sentence: “The ______ of the game is to lose all your cards.”
ultimate goal
What emphasis technique does “Everybody likes chocolate… everybody” use?
Repeating a key word
What happened to Winston at the end in 1984 by George Orwell?
After being tortured and brain-washed, he can’t remember Julia and he turns into a model citizen.
From the vocabulary, finish the sentence: The lecture was going ____
badly
What involves changing from present tenses to past tenses?
Backshifting
Reorganize this: amazing / free / it’s / because / amazing / it’s
It’s amazing, it’s amazing because it’s free
Does “lacking” have a negative or positive connotation?
Negative
Mention 2 out of the 3 FIRST prophecies of the witches in Macbeth.
(Answers may vary) Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and Macbeth king hereafter.
Expression suggesting you might have heard something that is taking place now or in the future; Adele’s song
Rumor has it
From the vocabulary, it means it was told by someone
Heard it through the grapevine
What emphasis technique does “This does make things much easier” use?
Using auxiliaries to add emphasis
Reorganize this: nobody / nobody / caught / to / wants / get / out
Nobody wants to get caught out, nobody
Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
Past verb forms we use to tell a story about the past
Narrative tenses
Reduce the dependent clause in the sentence by making it verbless: “If it is necessary, you may start again.”
If necessary, you may start again
From the vocabulary, what word has similar meaning to catch on and thrive?
Flourish
From the vocabulary, what word has a similar meaning to limits and frontiers?
Boundaries
Name a #5 track from any Taylor Swift album; Clue for non-swifties: They’re the emotional ones.
(Answers may vary)
Cold as You, White Horse, Dear John, All Too Well, All You Had to Do Was Stay, Delicate, The Archer, my tears ricochet, tolerate it, You’re on Your Own Kid, So Long London.
What is the tense “I don’t know what I’d been expecting,” using?
Past perfect continuous tense
According to the book, grammatically wise, why do we shorten clauses?
So they’ll start with a present or past participle
From the vocabulary, what word has a similar meaning to cutting edge?
state-of-the-art
They allow us to contrast two main ideas and reduce the strength of the original idea.
Concession clauses
Fashion brand that had a runway with controversial garments; Clue: Dress with lion head.
Schiaparelli