LESSON 13 ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL WORDS

 

ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL WORDS LESSON 13

 

1 journalist (jər’nəl ist) one who writes for, edits, manages, or produces a newspaper or magazine a There were four journalists covering the murder story. b Barbara’s experience working at a book store wasn’t adequate* preparation for becoming a journalist. c Journalists must have a comprehensive* knowledge* of the city where they work. 2 famine (fam’ ən) starvation; great shortage a Famine in India caused the death of one tenth of the population.* b There has been a famine of good writing in the last decade.* c The rumor of a famine in Europe was purely fiction.* 3 revive (ri vīv’) bring back or come back to life or consciousness a There is a movement to revive old plays for modern audiences. b The nurses tried to revive the heart attack victim. c Committees are trying to revive interest in population* control.     Words in Use Read the following passage to see how the new words are used in it. Flying Saucers Again Whenever journalists face a news famine they revive the undeniably* interesting question: How can we explain UFOs—unidentified flying objects? The story usually commences with a description of the object by some observant night watchman who doesn’t hesitate* to identify the object as having migrated from outer space. The vessel, he persists, appeared over the hazy lake at about 30 feet. A greenish gleam prohibited* him from seeing its exact shape, he admits. Newspaper editors love these stories because they keep the population* interested in knowledge about UFOs and keep them buying newspapers.     Fill in the Blanks Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below. 1 The wedding will ________ at eight o’clock. 2 When Abe lost his job, he had to ________ to a place where he could find work. 3 We could tell Ira was happy by the bright ________ in his eyes. 4 Because of the ________, people were dying in the streets. 5 Many people claim to have seen a ghostly ________ sailing through the fog. 6 Can you ________ the flags of all the states in the United States? 7 He was ________ of all the rules of his religion. 8 The ________ sent five reporters to cover the big story. 9 They were trying to ________ interest in old movies. 10 The travelers were stupid to ________ in eating the food after they were told it was spoiled. 11 ________ weather kept the pilot from seeing the airfield clearly. 12 The young ________ applied for his first job at a small newspaper.   Creativity Exercise Now make up your own sentences, one for each of the new words you have just been taught. 1 ____________________________________________________________________ 2 ____________________________________________________________________ 3 ____________________________________________________________________ 4 ____________________________________________________________________ 5 ____________________________________________________________________ 6 ____________________________________________________________________ 7 ____________________________________________________________________ 8 ____________________________________________________________________ 9 ____________________________________________________________________ 10 ____________________________________________________________________ 11 ____________________________________________________________________ 12 ____________________________________________________________________   Picture It Which of the words studied in this lesson is suggested by the picture?   Spotlight On commence—Many people have wondered why the end of someone’s school days should be celebrated by Commencement Exercises, which, ordinarily, refer to a beginning. The reason for that term is that we often think of the completion of an education as the time to commence or begin to earn a livelihood.

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