Thursday, January 13, 2011

Camp Harmony Vocabulary


I love astronomy because the study of the planets allow me to know about other worlds, planets, the universe and observe them through the lens of a telescope. 

Observation

        
The model emphasizes her eyes by using some eyeliner to make them stand out and look bigger.
 Emphasize





I got caught when I was standing next to a corpse, my first reaction to the accusation was refusing immidiately.


Reaction




I am a musical person and music is my life. I listen to it everywhere I go, to any kind and at any time, music help me to define myself. Define

After the quarrel, my friend, Fiona and I speak to each other really tersely.

Tersely


Even though the enemy had cross-bows, they could not breach our lines at the battle with England

Breach

Everytime Lady Gaga shows up on the streets, everybody was riveted to her weird, gaudy clothes.

Riveted



Laying next to the patient's bed, the father suffers from keeping vigil over his sick child.

Vigil

Monday, January 10, 2011

Camp Harmony - Literary Focus - Interpret

Question 5:
How would you define the mood of the people on the bus at the beginning of the journey to Camp Harmony? at the end of journey?
          In the way go to the Camp Harmony, people’s mood on the bus changed from positive to negative. “Everyone was quiet except for a chattering group of university student, who soon started singing college songs. A few people turned and glared at them, which only served to increase the volume of their singing. Then suddenly a baby’s sharp cry rose indignantly above the hubbub. The singing stopped immediately, followed by a guilty silence.” At first, there were still some university students wanted to sing songs because they are excited going to the camp, but then, they realized that silence was what the bus belong to. “Three seats behind us, a young mother held a wailing red-faced infant in her arms, bouncing it up and down”. “A young man stammered out an apology as the mother gave him a wrathful look. She hunted frantically for a bottle of milk in a shopping bag, and we all relaxed when she had found it”. Since then, everybody’s mood changed, they all kind of angry and mad at something. “We tried to sleep to escape from the restless anxiety which kept bobbing up to the surface of our minds. I awoke with a start when the bus filled with excited buzzing. A small group of straw-hatted Japanese farmers stood by the highway, waving at us. I felt a sudden warmth toward them, then a twinge of pity. They would be joining us soon.” The people on the bus also know that this trip the camp is going to be tough and now, not only people were angry, they were also worry and anxious about where the bus was going to take them to.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Vocabulary November 5 2010

Mesmerized: The deathly beauty of tornadoes mesmerized many people once they have seen them faraway.
Petrified: Walking on an empty street, Rebecca was petrified by a gang of strange men holding sticks walking toward her.
Impeccably: Victoria Beckham is many teenagers fashion idol, who always impeccably dressed whenever she goes down town.



Stoically: There were many bullies came and 'visit' Anna, but she was stoically calmed herself down as they teased and mocked her.
Dissuade: My friends dissuaded me not to buy that pair of shoes because they thought it would be a waste.


high heels platform sandal

Chaotic: At four o'clock every afternoon, the schoolbell rings, suddenly, the hall is chaotic.
Acquisition: After the game, the champion's acquisition was a lesson about friendship.
Corps: The corps were trained as hard as the soldiers who are going to the battle
Commemorate: There were so many soldiers died in the Vietnam war that my country build commemorates for them in a big park.
Mimicking: The leader of the team was showing to her members the move in the song, the whole group was mimicking exactly the same.


Thursday, October 28, 2010

"Stop the Sun" and "Gentlemen of Río en Medio" Vocabulary

Commotion (n): The fire station was awaken by a sudden commotion reported by an alarm bell.
Foundered (v): The earthquake from 2 days ago caused houses foundered and made up a huge chaos.
Ruin (v): Drugs are used for positive purposes such as medical purpose, but at the same time, they also ruin many people's lives
Inert (adj): Sarah's body was inert as she heard her name was shouted out from the MC on the stage.
Negotiation (n): Vietnam and China are having negotiation about the boundary seperates these two countries.
Innumerable (adj): Hollywood stars are so rich that they own an innumerable amount of shoes.
Boundaries (n): Boundaries between two countries are always in protection by securities and security devices to stop people that illlegally traveling between countries 
Descendants (n): In Vietnamese feudal system, descendants of the king will continue his father career to protect and support the country.