Teacher's Notes: One of Us, Part II
Part II is considerably more difficult than the first part, with many more words and expressions.
New Words
newcomer
cursed
casual
shrug
doomed
gesture
examine
approval
by the way
unnerved
tranquil
acceptance
eerie
shrill
useless
warn
beseech
guarantee
obstinate
amused
trail off
suspect
snap out of it
stride
intently
sling
tiptoe
after all
absurd
existence
urgent
groan
undaunted
headphones
emanate
residents
strike up a conversation
pipe up
marvel
variety
hover
creepy
swear
black
whole-heartedly
frantically
hiss
freak out
insist
straight face
flashlight
crooked
reveal
plaque
inscription
hint
shiver
grumble
as far as I’m concerned
struck by lightning
hostile
haltingly
Worksheet Answers
Match with definition: curse – a bad magic spell; shrug – to move the shoulders as if to say “I don’t know”; doomed – destined to a bad fate; gesture – to use body language; trail off – to slowly stop talking in the middle of a sentence; snap out of it – to stop dreaming and come back to reality; intently – with extreme attention; tiptoe – to walk quietly on the front part of your foot; approve – to agree that something is good, allow; causal – ordinary, not formal or special; undaunted – determined, not discouraged
Antonyms: acceptance – denial; useless – successful, fruitful; casual – formal; cursed – blessed; tranquil – restless; absurd – usual, normal
Synonyms: examine – check closely; unnerved – stressed, nervous; tranquil – calm, serene; eerie – scary, mysterious; shrill – sharp, piercing; beseech – beg, plead; guarantee – promise, swear; obstinate – stubborn; amusing – funny; stride – walk quickly; sling – throw; absurd – ridiculous, very odd; urgent – very important; existence – being, living, life
Sentences: 1. beseech, 2. guarantee, 3. obstinate, 4. absurd, 5. suspect, 6. trailed off, 7. examined, 8. gestured, 9. doomed, 10. shrugged, 11. unnerved, 12. snap out of it, 13. undaunted, 14. approve, 15. amused, 16. intently, 17. urgent
Match with definition: variety – many different kinds; marvel – to be amazed, to wonder; emanate – to come from a source; hover – to stay in one place, often above the ground; frantic – panicked; freak out – to make someone scared; inscription – writing on a carved surface; shiver – to shake when you are cold; hostile – unfriendly, like an enemy; straight face – to look very serious
Synonyms: resident – inhabitant; creepy – eerie, scary; swear – promise, guarantee; block – shield, prevent; whole-heartedly – completely; crooked – twisted, not straight; reveal – show, uncover; grumble – complain; strike – hit; halt – stop; hint – a little bit
Match with pictures: (left to right) crooked, headphones, struck by lightning, hover, flashlight, shiver
Sentences: 1. hovered, 2. emanated, 3. variety, 4. hostilely, 5. creepy, 6. frantically, 7. blocked, 8. reveal, 9. shivered, 10. swear, 11. whole-heartedly, 12. freak me out, 13. straight face, 14. grumbled, 15. crooked, 16. hint, 17. struck, 18. insisted, 19. piped up, 20. marveled, 21. residents
