Vocabulary and Definitions: Expanding Your Word Power
Paragraph A
- Feeling sad or depressed, blue
- Be in very good health, in the pink
- Out of fashion, unfashionable, outdated, old-fashioned
- Strange, peculiar, odd
Paragraph B
- Only interested in money and possessions, materialistic
- Wear your best to make an impression, dress to kill
- Calm and relaxed, laid-back
- Relaxed and tolerant, easygoing
- Very short (a dress); very short, brief
- Showing how skilled or clever they are so as to be admired, confident
- Worried, tense, anxious
- Bright; wearing expensive clothes, flashy
- People
Wonder Novel: Insights and Analysis
Wonder: Discussion Questions and Answers
19. Known (p.252): Auggie says everyone at this age is “known” for something. What do you think you are known for? Are you happy with this? Why (not)?
I like to make people laugh and be nice to my friends. I am happy when I see that the people I have by my side are also happy.
20. Packing (p.253): How does Auggie’s mom mean he’s grown up this year?
Because he’s been able to adapt to a normal school after many years being homeschooled, and he is also
Read MoreMastering English Grammar: Clauses, Nouns, and Verb Forms
1. Relative Clauses & Pronouns
Defining (essential information):
The book that you gave me is very interesting.
She’s the teacher who helped me pass the test.
Non-defining (extra information):
My brother, who lives in London, is visiting next week.
Paris, which is the capital of France, is beautiful.
2. Open Cloze (Fill in the blanks)
Example sentence:
I don’t know ___ to go to the party or not. (whether)
She is better ___ math than me. (at)
3. General Nouns
- Abstract nouns: love, happiness, freedom
- Concrete
English Writing Essentials: Essays, Articles, Emails, Reviews
Essay
Introduction
- Nowadays, there is an ongoing debate about [topic]… There are advantages and disadvantages.
- However, some people believe that…
- Every person is entitled to their own opinion.
- As far as I am concerned, I do not have real knowledge about this topic, but I believe…
First Paragraph
- Firstly, …
- I am fairly sure that you will all agree with me if I say the problem is evident.
- Connectors: However, Moreover, Therefore, Furthermore, Besides, In addition
- First Conditional: If + Subject + Present
English Vocabulary and Grammar: Suffixes, Verbs, Questions
English Vocabulary and Grammar
Vocabulary: Suffixes -ful and -less
- Useful: útil
- Useless: sem utilidade
- Powerful: poderoso
- Powerless: impotente
- Fearful: amedrontado
- Fearless: destemido
- Harmful: prejudicial
- Harmless: inofensivo
- Careful: cuidadoso
- Careless: descuidado
- Meaningful: significativo
- Meaningless: sem significado
- Thoughtful: pensativo
- Thoughtless: impensado
- Hopeful: esperançoso
- Hopeless: sem esperança
Vocabulary: Mysterious Events
- Abduction: rapto
- Disappearance: desaparecimento
- Discovery: descoberta
- Escape:
Characters and Settings in a Chilean Novel
Characters and Settings
Santiago, born in Chile in 1924, came from a family of doctors and lawyers. He interrupted his studies to work for a year as a pastor in Magellan and then returned to finish his studies at the University of Chile and Princeton. He was a professor of English literature at the Catholic University of Chile, editor of the journal Ercilla for four years, and for two years a teacher at the Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa. He has twice received a Guggenheim Fellowship
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