Fancy words and phrases from the newspaper article (recount of Tri) and Medea
- The 800 km trip does not faze him – upset or disturb
- She is angry at his scurrilous taunts – obscenely abusive..
- Her mood is intractable; difficult to influence or direct/ change
- He is not swayed by the poor opinions of others (moved by)
- The nurse praises her fidelity; being faithful and loyalty
- Her world has turned to enmity: state of being an enemy enemy status
- Jason scorns her and treats her as a barbarian – to reject or refuse with scorn; to mock her and to deride her – to treat with disdain
- She is hankering after a new marriage: desperately wants
- He is contemptible – worthy of contempt
- To invoke– to call forth with earnest desire
- To banish; to send away
- Her predicament is dire: her situation
- She is dogged with misfortune; followed by… it follows her around
- He is a political crusader
- He tries to appease her misery ; make calm or quiet esp. conciliate
- Her grief is wearisome: tiresome
- She is immersed in grief and distraught (drowned in)
- She raves – talk deliriously
: campaigner/activist for political rights and justice
Grammar:
- Subject + 3 predicates
- Active/passive
Extra: Read Tri Nguyen’s walk to Canberra – do a recount and some sentence practice
- Jason accuses her of scurrilous taunts, of barbarous behaviour and miserable misfortune
- When I was eight years old, my true fear was the threat of gun-toting soldiers capturing me, shooting me and killing me.
- He was immersed in love, in gratitude and in sunshine.
- He remembers arriving in Australian, being greeted warmly, and having a decent meal.
- Medea is distraught that Jason rejected her, neglected her children and married a new wife.
- He remembers being welcomed (by people) with open arms.
- He remembers that people welcomed him with open arms.
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