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- Anthony
- My name is Anthony Prato and I teach English as a Second Language at The City University of New York (http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/clip/) and Columbia University (http://ce.columbia.edu/node/295). I have been an ESL teacher for 6 years, and a teacher or trainer for 10 years.
1. P139, 8th line from down
ReplyDeletedejected (adj): unhappy and disappointed
discouraged. EX: He was dejected to learn
that he had failed the examination.
2. P141, 8th line
luminous (adj):shining in the dark
EX: The east grows faintly luminous.
3. P149, 13th line
syringe (noun):a plastic or glass tube with
a long hollow needle that is used for
putting drugs, etc. EX: a disposable syringe
4. P149, 16th line
wince (verb):to suddenly make an expression
with your face that shows that you are
feeling pain or embarrassment. EX: He
didn’t wince under the blow.
5. P157, 3rd line from down
emphatically (adv):an emphatic statement,
answer, etc. EX: It is emphatically not true
1- Page 157, bottom of page: Remarkable (Adj): Someone that is remarkable is unusual or special way that makes people notice them and be surprised or impressed.
ReplyDeleteEx: He was remarkable man.
2- Page 154 top of page :anguished(Adj): means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain
2- Page 140 middle of page: possessed (Adj).If someone is possessed of a particular feeling or belief ,they have that feeling or belief.
3- Page 160 bottom of page: Concern (noun): concern is worry about a situation.
Ex: There is no cause for concern
Pg. 147 Astonished: to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise. Sample Sentence: He was astonished and delighted that this was available to him.
ReplyDeletePg. 147 Delighted: to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise. Sample Sentence: He was astonished and delighted that this was available to him.
Pg. 148 Squirming: to twist about like a worm. Sample Sentence: Jonas watched as his father bent over the squirming newchild on the bed on the bed.
Pg. 149 Needle: : a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing. Sample Sentence: very carefully he inserted the needle into the bottle and began to fill the syringe with a clear liquid.
Pg. 149 Syringe: a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something. Sample Sentence: very carefully he inserted the needle into the bottle and began to fill the syringe with a clear liquid.
P.161 Location: Top
ReplyDeleteDisrupt:(v) to interrupt, to Disturb.
Speech: the ceremony would not be disrupted- such a disruption would be unthinkable.
Sample sentence: No one is allowed to disrupt the President's Speech.
P:157 Location: middle
Selfish:(adj) to think only of oneself and not others.
Speech: Because i've been a little selfish.
Sample sentence: Some people are selfish.They don't care for others.
P: 151 Location: end
Bitter(adj): Painful
Speech: " you were wondering about release, " he said in a bitter voice
Sample sentence : it's too bitter to see someone in pain.
P: 147 Location : end
Astonish(v) to give a feeling of surprise, amaze.
Speech: He was astonished and delighted that this was available to him, and surprised that he had not known.
Sample sentence: I was astonished to know what was release in the Giver.
P:152 Location: end
Mimic(v) to copy or repeat what someone does or says to imitate playfully.
Speech: Jonas mimicked in a cruel, sarcastic voice.
Sample sentence: sometimes students mimic their teachers in order to be sure that they can repeat the words correctly.
1. p.141 on the top
ReplyDeleteRUEFULLY (adv):
in a rueful manner; "'I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
2. p.144 on the top
GRAVELY (Adj):Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.
3. p. 150 on the bottom
TIDIED (Verb): clearly organized and systematic: a tidy mind; a tidy way of working.
4. p. 159 on the top
ERRAND(noun)
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
5. p. 160 in the middle
UNDERTAKING (noun): the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility. So this would not be an unusual undertakink.
Middle of P. 152
ReplyDeleteCollapse (V)
If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak.
Ex) Jonas collapsed in sobs again.
Top of P. 152
Pound (V)
If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces.
Ex) Jonas sobbed and shouted and pounded the bed with his fists.
Bottom of P. 152
Sarcastic (ADJ)
Someone who is sarcastic says or does the opposite of what they really mean in order to mock or insult someone.
Ex) Jonas mimicked in a cruel, sarcastic voice.
Top of P. 156
Acquire (V)
If you acquire something such as a skill or a habit, you learn it, or develop it through your daily life or experience.
Ex) I think that they can, and that they will acquire some wisdom.
Desperately(ADV)
If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
Ex) It will be desperately hard for them.
Middle of P. 158
Violation(N)
If someone violates an agreement, law, or promise, they break it. (Break)
Ex) It was a violation of a major rule.
1.dejected(adj)P.139,15th line:
ReplyDeletedepressed in spirits;disheartenedd;low-spirited
Example:The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.
2.surface(noun)P.140,5th line:
the outface,outside,or exterior boundary of a thing;outermost or uppermost layer or area.
Example:Beneath his rough surface he is really a very kind person.
3.inflict(verb)P.142,24th line:
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered
Example:The typhoon inflicted severe damage on the island.
4.disaster(noun)P.144,13th line:
a calamitous event,esp.One occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life,damage,or hardship,as a flood,airplane crash,or business failure.
Example:We were all shocked by the disaster.
5.comfy(adj)P.149,5th line:
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief(comfy is informal)
Example:Are you feeling comfy now?