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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. Page93, 7line from down
ReplyDeleteglimpse (noun): a very brief, passing look,
sight, or view. EX: He catch a glimpse of a
girl riding bicycle.
2. Page94, 8line
fleeting (adj): passing swiftly, vanishing
quickly, transient. EX: For a fleeting
moment she thought she was going to run
away.
3. Page99, last line
alien (adj): unlike one's, strange, not
belonging to one. EX: It is alien to my
tastes.
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immense (adj): extremely large or great
EX: You did an immense job getting the
project started.
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ominous (adj): suggesting that sth bad is
going to happen in the future. EX: Well,
sounds vaguely ominous.
1.soundly(adv),P.88,first line:
ReplyDeletedeeply;thoroughly:sound asleep.
Example:I slept soundly that day.
2.overwhelmed(verb),P.100,15th line:
to defeat completely and decisively.
Example:Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.
3.eventually(adv),P.107,17th line:
finally;ultimately;at some latertime.
Example:Eventually we will own the house free and clear.
4.vital(adj),P.113,third line:
having remarkable energy,liveliness,or force of personality.
Example:The questions put forward at the meeting are of vital importance.
5.fretful(adj),P.114,first line:
marked by worry and distress;troublesom.
Example:The child was tired and fretful.
1-Page 89, top of page: abuzz (Adj): If someone says that a place is abuzz with plans, they mean that everyone there is excited about them.
ReplyDeleteEx: Washington has been abuzz with stories about disarray inside White House
2- Page 89 middle of page :aware (Ad): if you aware something ,you know about it
Ex: Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health.
3- Page 100 middle of page: emerge (verb).To emerge means to come out from an enclosed or dark space .
4-Page 100 bottom of page: Rage (verb): Rage is strong anger that is difficult to control
5- Page 100 bottom of page: Grief (verb):Grief is a feeling of extreme sadness
Pg. 91 (verb) Frown: to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration. Sample sentence: Frowning, Jonas walked toward the Annex.
ReplyDeletePg 99 (transitive verb) Denied: to declare untrue. Sample sentence: that it would be denied.
Pg 100 (noun )Tufts: a small cluster of elongated flexible outgrowths attached or close together at the base and free at the opposite ends Sample sentence: There were tufts of sparse grass.
Pg 102 (adjective) Forbidden: not permitted or allowed Sample sentence: because the books are forbidden to citizens.
Pg 104 (intransitive verb) Struggling: to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition. Sample sentence: he paused, and seemed to be struggling with the concept.
1. Feathery (adj) P 89 in the middle
ReplyDeletea distinctive or characteristic part of a thing.
EX: He slept on a feathery bed.
2. Category (n) P 90 in the top
a class or division.
EX: I saw some category of people wear strange clothes
3. Effort (n) P 93 in the middle
strenuous physical or mental exertion.
EX: He spends his effort in his job.
4. Clue (n) P 49 in the middle
a fact or idea that serves as a guide.
EX: We found a clue to the mystery.
5. Scientist (n) P 95 in the top
an expert in, or a student of physical or natural science.
EX: I saw TV interview with physical scientist.
Bottom of P.93
ReplyDeletedumpfound (V)
If someone or something dumbfounds you, they surprise you very much
Ex)This suggestion dumbfounded Jonas.
Bottom of P. 94
Flesh(N)
Flesh is the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the bones and the skin.
EX)No, flesh isn't red.
Top of P.95
kink (N)
fault.
EX)I suppose the genetic scientist are still hard at work tring to work the kinks out.
Middle of P. 95
Fascinate(V)
If something fascinates you, it interests and delights you so much that your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
EX) It was the colors that fascinated him.
Bottom of P. 98
Absurdity (N)
If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
EX)He went on almost laughing at the absurdity.
page:90,middle
ReplyDeleteDisobedience(n) fail or refuse to obey
Speech: "there is administration work,and the dietary rules,and punishment for disobedience"
Sample sentence: the children must disobedience to their parent.
P.91, end
Phenomenon(n) an unusual or extraordinary person, thing,event.
Speech: Then the moment on the stage, when he had looked out and seen the same phenomenon in the faces of the crowd.
Sample sentence: The woman who gave eight birth at one's pregnancy was a phenomenon.
P.101, End
Chuckle(v): to laugh quietly
Speech: the Giver chuckled.
Sample sentence: Sometimes i chuckled if i didn't want attire another person attention to my laughing.
P.105 ,Top
Disregard(v) to ignore or neglect
Speech: since the first day in the annex room, they had together disregarded the rules about rudeness and Jonas felt comfortable with that now.
Sample sentence: Some people don't disregard the rules they are very rude about them.
P.111, Top
Fulfill(v): to performor accomplish
Speech: "Without wisdom i could not fulfill my fonction of advising the committee of elders when they call upon me.
Sample sentence: we all have something to fulfill in our life.
p.90,end
ReplyDeleteStartled(vt):to surprise,suprising sentence:Jonas was startled by the books in the training room.
p.91,middle
Flustered(vt):to confuse,to disturb,to upset,agitate
santence:After the first day training jonas was flustered by the giver actions.
p.95,middle
Wisdom(n): wise
santence:Nowdays,wisdom is very rare.
p.116,middle
santence:Few years ago jonas wanted a brisk ceremony.
p.117,end
Acquired:to get to possess
santence: Since last month,i acquired my diplpma.
1. p. 93 on the bottom
ReplyDeleteDUMBFOUNDED (adj): as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
2. p.89 in the middle
ADMONITION (noun):an act of admonishing.Counsel, advice, or caution. A gentle reproof. A warning or reproof given by an eccleslastical authority.
3. p.105 in the top
ODD (adj): Differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
4. p. 100 in the middle
HAUL (verb): To pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach
5. p. 114 in the middle
DISMAY (noun): Sudden or complete loss of courage; utter disheartenment.
her eyes in dismay.