The Gift of the Gab.

Killing Start&Ending

1.1. Using the vocabulary given, create the description of the:

1. The breakfast you had.
2. The place you like the most
3. An event that changed your life.

Use this blank space for taking notes:

 2. Here is a list of useful words for you to create a personal description.

The Sense of to hear - eavesdrop, hear, listen, overhear

Sound to talk - blab, chat, chatter, converse, drawl, gossip, jabber, lecture, lisp, mumble, murmur,
mutter, prattle, preach, rant, rave.
to express grief or sadness - bawl, blubber, cry, groan, moan, wail, weep, whimper
to express happiness - cackle, chuckle, giggle, laugh, roar, squeal, whoop
aloud or penetrating noise - bang, bellow, blare, blast, boom, bray, cheer, clamor, clang,
a soft or low noise - buzz, chirp, chuckle, creak, croon, drawl, fizz, giggle, groan, growl,
animal noises - bark, bay, bleat, bray, cackle, caw, cheep, chirp, cluck, coo, croak, crow,yelp, yip,
yowl
a confused noise - babble, buzz, cackle, shatter, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, hum, racket,
an angry noise - bellow, growl, grumble, grunt, jaw, jeer, mutter, roar,
a musical sound - chant, chime, harmony, hum, jingle, melody, peal, plunk, rhythm,
The Sense of to see or look at - admire, eye, gawk, glance, glare, glimpse, goggle, look, notice, observe, ogle,
Sight peek, perceive, recognize, review
to show or reflect - glaze, brighten, dazzle, flash, flicker, glare, gleam,
a look at something - glance, glimpse, look, observation, peek, peep,
color or an aspect of color - auburn, black, blond, blue, brunette, dye, gray, green, hue,
one who sees or looks - eyewitness, observer, spectator, spy, witness
brightness - blare, blaze, brightness, brilliance, dazzle, flash, flicker, glare, flint, gloss,
darkness - blindness, gloom, shade, tarnish
attractive looking - attractive, beautiful, becoming, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome,
easy to see - clear, distinct, transparent, visible
hard to see - bleary, blurred, dark, dim, indistinct, invisible, murky
unable to see well - blind, nearsighted, farsighted
able to see well - observant, sharp sighted, watchful
bright - blazing, bright, brilliant, dazzling, flashy, gaudy, gleaming,
The Sense of warm or hot feeling - blushing, feverish, flushed, hot, humid,
Touch cool or cold feeling - chilly, cold, cool, crisp, shivering shuddering
dry feeling - dry, dusty, hot, powdery
wet feeling - damp, humid juicy, moist, squashy
sticky feeling - gooey, gummy, sticky, sweaty
oily feeling - greasy, oily, sharp, silky, slick, slippery, smooth, velvety
smooth feeling - flat, greasy, oily, sharp, silky, slick, slippery, smooth,
rough feeling - bristly, coarse, dull, grainy, gritty, hairy, lumpy, rough,
soft feeling - downy, feathery, flabby, fluffy furry, fuzzy, limp,
hard feeling - crispy, firm, hard, solid, stuff, tough
springy feeling - alive, flabby, jumpy, shuddering, spongy, springy,
solid feeling - firm, hard, solid, tough
The Sense of to taste something - savor, sip, taste
Taste to give taste to something - flavor, season, spice
a taste - flavor, savor, taste
an agent to alter taste - flavor, seasoning, spice
sweet tasting - acid, curdled
sharp tasting - bitter, salty, sharp, tangy, tart, vinegary
hot or spicy tasting - biting, gingery, hot, peppery, spiced, spicy
bland tasting or tasteless - bland, flavorless, insipid, tasteless, unflavored,
spoiled tasting - curdled, rotten, spoiled, tainted
 good tasting - appetizing, delicious, flavorsome, luscious, tasty, yummy
bad tasting - biting, bitter, distasteful, nauseating, rotten, sour, spoiled,
having a taste - flavored, high-seasoned, seasoned, spiced
The Sense of to smell something - scent, smell, sniff, snuff, whiff
smell to give out a smell - perfume, reek, smell, stink
to add to or disguise a smell - to deodorize, perfume, scent, spice
a smell - aroma, bouquet, fragrance, fumes, odor, perfume, scent, smell, stench, stink,
an agent to add to or disguise a smell - deodorant, deodorizer, incense, perfume, scent
sharp or spicy smelling - moldy, musty, putrid, rancid
bad smelling - rank, smelly, stinky, strong-scented, strong-smelling
lacking in smell - deodorized, odorless

Match the plot’s name with the corresponding example:

Defeating a monster On the first day of Christmas, my PM gave to me: 3 bugs to fix, 2 letters to write, and
1 ticket to create. Sounds not that Christmassy? Well, that’s what happens when you
can’t do your job on time.
The Quest This story should have been an exciting experience for our company, for a couple of
months ago, we were about to be acquired by the juggernaut, PetCo. Nevertheless,
my wearing the badge of PigPal shows that we not only survived but found our way.
From rags to rich What would you do if every hour a colleague of yours will come up with the new
request every hour? Yeah, you will obediently make things done, but one day I got
sick and tired of this and said no. Little did I know what challenges it would bring.
Comedy/ Tragedy Here is a picture of me five years ago. Overweight, reluctant, and depressed, having
sore feet after waking a couple of steps and being that close to having a heart attack
when I saw stairs. If you compare this photo with me standing here, you might
wonder how I managed to change my life that dramatically. Yesterday, I ran my third
marathon. Today I used stairs instead of the elevator to ascend the seventh floor.
And yeah, I finally can see my feet, and I look down.

3. Watch the Ted video “Building a Park in the Sky”

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_hammond_building_a_park_in_the_sky#t-4829

Identify (1)the type of the plot, (2)the presentational flow, (3) the means of personal style. What do you think
of the ending? In what way would you end up this speech? Do the visual aids help you perceive information
better?