Explain the meaning of the words in bold type. a) shake a leg (slang) “Shake a leg! The bus won’t wait”
b) The other boys called Tommy mamma’s boy because he wouldn’t come out to play unless his mother stayed near him. (informal )
c) (pack one’s bag ) phr. v. “This place is beginning to irritate me”, she said to her friend. I want to pack my bags and get out of here.”
d) Without saying a single word, the unhappy husband packed up and left.
e) The people were round-eyed when they learned what the computer would do.
Point out the heads and complements in the following phrases and make a
generalization about the distribution of English phrases.
a) [drink water]
b) [picture of Madonna]
c) [destroy the countryside]
d) [destruction of the countryside]
e) [her gadget]
f) [this high]
g) [this slowly]
24. Text analysis: identify the functional style/substyle, its main function and text type/ genre; analyse stylistic features and linguistic peculiarities of the given text.
Touched by An Angel by Maya Angelou
We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.
Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.
We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.
After school I go home. Dinner and sit with my grandmother do homework. Once again I read what was discussed in class, then teach the rules, doing exercises teach poetry. After lessons, pick up notebooks and textbooks for the next day.
The working day is over. You can walk with friends.