Friday, January 25, 2013

Group1:The Journey& The Arrival ( Vocabulary)

The Journey:
PH1      fiberglass                a light material made from small glass threads pressed together, used for making                         racing cars, small boats etc.
PH4      turquoise                a greenish-blue color.
PH6      lunge                      to make a sudden forceful movement toward someone or something.
PH17    ache                       a continuous pain that is not sharp.
PH17    endure                    to suffer pain or deal with a very bad situation for a long time.
PH17    agony                     a very sad or emotionally difficult situation.
PH17    consciousness         the condition of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you
PH17    swirl                       to turn around quickly in a twisting circular movement or make something do this
PH17    sapphire                 a transparent bright blue jewel
Today is Eddie's Birthday:
PH1      push-up                 an exercise in with you lie on the floor on your chest an push yourself up with your arms
PH1      feign                       to pretend have a particular feeling or to be sick, asleep
PH1      clap                        you hit your hands together loudly and repeatedly to show that you have enjoyed something.
PH2      holster                    a leather object in which a gun is carried, that is worn on a belt.
PH15    wobble                   to move in an unsteady way from one side to side.
The Arrival:
PH8      promenade             a wide road next to the beach where people can walk for pleasure.
PH13    maintenance            the repairs, painting etc. that a necessary to keep something in good condition.
PH27    ballyhoo                  a situation in which people publicly express a lot more excitement, anger etc.about something than is necessary or appropriate.

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  2. Meshari Ameen
    Discussion Director

    Questions:
    1. How did you feel when Eddie started ran?
    2. What was going through your mind when you read The Journey?
    3. Can you predict who is the blue man?
    4. Where do you think Eddie was when he heard a voice that stopped him?

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  4. Group #1 "The Journey"&"The Arrival" connector
    In the chapter “The Arrival ”, Eddie’s soul went back to his childhood. Things in his childhood came out again. They were all from his memories. Everyone has a happy memory, no matter in a novel or in the real world. When I was a child, there was no park near our community. But it was still a lot of fun. At that time, we played soccer, hide-and-seek, toy guns and video games. The most impressive part of my childhood was playing video games. My first game console is the Nintendo NES. I played Super Mario, Contra, Tetris and other famous games on it during that time. It is really a sweet part of my memory. In Eddie’s child, maybe video games had not been invented yet, but I think the fun of childhood is absolutely the same.

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  5. SUMMARY Chapter 2:

    In this chapter, the author depicts the last Eddie's moment in the earth with small details to what Eddie went through before his last breath. The brave Eddie sacrificed his life to save the young girl who Eddie was not sure what her name was exactly (Annie or Amy).

    Eddie Birthday,

    Eddie in his birthday was wearing the present that he had. He was at the pier with his family and each one of them was enjoying the time. His father friend played with him but Eddie scared and went to his mother complaining then she took him to a walk.

    KEY POINTS:
    1- Eddie scarified his life to save the young girl.
    2-the author describes the last moment in Eddie life in small details.
    3-Eddie birthday and he was at the pier with his family enjoying their day their.

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