UNIT 1

HOW DO THE SENSES SHAPE

OUR EXPERIENCES ?

READING 3: The girl with the pearl earring

“ LITERARY WORDS ”

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: create vivid impressions by making comparisons

between different things.

SIMILE: uses LIKE or AS to compare different things in an unusual way

METHAPOR: compares two things without using like or as; often describes something
by using a word or phrase normally used to describe something else.

“ ACADEMIC WORDS ”
ANALYZE: examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it.

COMPONENT: one part of something.

CREATE: make something exist or invent something new.

DEMOSTRATE: show or describe how to do something.

PROCEED: begin and carry on an activity.

“ VOCABULARY WORDS”

CHOPPING: cutting into small pieces

POLISHED: shiny

BRASS: bright yellow metal

SCRUBBED: rubbed hard with a brush to clean

CRISP: fresh, clean and stiff

FLASHING: shinning brightly for a moment

COUPLED: joined

CINAMMON: sweet smelling brown spice

BRUSHED: touched lightly

ANGULAR: thin and bony

STEADY: firmly in one place without moving

FLICKERED: moved in a quick and unsteady way

DICE: small cubes with different number of spots in each side

TEASE: push gently

PRATTLE: talk about silly or unimportant things

SWEEPING: moving quickly

HUNCHING: moving forward

SCOOPED: picked
LAYER: amount of a substance that covers all the surface .

BODICE: part of a woman`s dress above her waist .

PATCHES: small areas

OCHER: reddish-yellow color

RELUCTANTLY: unwillingly

ULTRAMARINE: very bright blue color

ANNOYED: slightly angry

RAG: small piece of old cloth used for cleaning

DRAPED: lying loosely

Grammar and Writing

Grammar Focus:
ADJECTIVES WITH AND WITHOUT COMMAS

Adjectives are words used to describe nouns. We have

different categories. They must appear in order according
to the category:

ADJECTIVES BY CATEGORY NOUNS

OPINIO SIZE AGE COLOR MATERIAL

N
fine lace collar
tiny blond curls
old wooden chair
Writing Focus: Describe a person
You are going to learned how to make a paragraph to describe a person using physical and
character traits.