Idioms
Jack always seem 'over ___ ______ (idiom)' when class ends
over the moon
What is a Simile
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a memoir
A written or oral account of memories and experiences, generally focusing on particular events
What is an adjective
A word that describes a noun or pronoun, e.g. a white house.
Describes when someone thinks they are very cool (non________)
nonchalant
What does “a piece of cake” mean?
very easy
What is Juxtaposition
Placing ideas, words or phrases next to each other that are not usually associated,
Two features of memoir
- first person, focuses one motions, usually tells about something very memorable
What is an adverb
A word that can modify a verb, adjective or another adverb, e.g. She sings beautifully.
Miaomiao's phone case has a lot of _____ (means famous in a bad way)
notoriety
Lucas' Donald Trump accents is the _____ _______ (means something is very cool)
bee's knees
What is salience
A visual strategy used to emphasise what is important,
Structure of memoir
Orientation → Development/Complication → Resolution
Define Noun group/phrase
A group of words built around a noun that provides a fuller description. I
Claire has gone on a __________ (means really amazing) holiday to America
magnificent
Elon Musk is an example of what idiom: “the bigger they are ...... mean?
the harder they fall
What is contrast
Contrast emphasises differences between opposing characters, settings, events or ideas.
Difference between memoir and journal?
Journal is more casual, talks more about daily events whereas memoirs are more vivid, formal emotional and talks about important events in a lifetime
What kind of grammatical feature is : “had been waiting”
verb group
Some of you say very _____ (strange) things
obscure
A leopard can't change its spots
People cannot easily change fundamental aspects of their character,
What is foreshadowing
Using events of symbols in the novel to predict what is happening next
List three memoirs we did in class
What is a theme and give an example of a theme we did in class based on the five memoirs we studied
Theme: the main overriding ideas of a text
It is _______ (means lack of understanding) of you to think that english is not as important as maths
Naive