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Slide 2 : Mini-Story For the longest time, Darling was toiling away in Granger, Wyoming. Right after graduating from high school, she started looking for a journalism job. She soon found herself working as an editorial assistant at the Granger Examiner. In other words, she was stapling papers and counting out the number of newspapers to bundle up each delivery. She also served MORNING coffee to the editorial staff, who were always grumbling ungratefully.
After the fifth year of stapling papers and SERVING coffee, Darling immediately started SEARCHING for journalism jobs in other cities to try and escape her fate. She loved journalism. But she COULDN’T GIVE TWO HOOTS about this dead-end job.
Slide 3 : Darling started to applying for a new job in Chicago, Indianapolis, Denver, and San Francisco. She even started paying cash out of her own pocket to fly to these cities for interviews. However, nobody called back after a few weeks, so she started getting restless. Darling was thinking about giving up and ACCEPTING her dismal destiny until—
Brrring brrring.
Darling barely heard it RING because she was looking off into the distance while dumping out the morning’s coffee grounds. “Is this another telemarketer?” she was thinking to herself. Mini-Story
Slide 4 : Every morning, the same dingy telemarketers called the office, asking if the office was interested in some new widget. She was entertaining the idea of not even answering it and just letting it ring. But she finally gave in.
“Hello! Darling speaking.”
“Ah, Ms. Darling Roseward, this is Rong Chang from the Long Beach Chronicles.”
Darling’s ears started perking up. “Yes, hello Mr. Chang!”
“Oh, just call me Rong. Listen, Darling, I have some news for you about the position you’ve been applying for. I’ve been OBSERVING your persistence, and I like it.” Mini-Story
Slide 5 : Mini-Story Darling was smiling anxiously. “Oh, Rong, it was such a pleasure hanging out with you and your staff. Long Beach is such a lovely city!”
There was a slight pause.
“Well, Darling, you will definitely be seeing more of the beach. We’re PLANNING on hiring you as our Senior Lifestyles Editor.”
“Oh, thank you, Rong!” Darling found herself saying as she held in her claps and screams of joy. After she hung up, she started gathering her few office supplies while waving goodbye to her co-workers. “See you all!” She exclaimed. Darling was finally free from the confines of Granger, Wyoming’s terrible working environment.
Slide 6 : Vocabulary Lesson
What Is An Adverb : What Is An Adverb An ‘adverb’ is a word that will modify (describe) a verb, adjective or another adverb. It will modify almost any part of speech except for a noun. Adverbs are generally pretty easy to find in a sentence except when we are talking about adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses. She drives quickly. (modifies the verb)
They flew in a very fast jet. (modifies the adjective)
He sang that song quite beautifully. (modifies another adverb) Structure Lesson Many words that were adjectives and end in –ly are usually adverbs such as: slowly, greatly, beautifully, etc. But be careful! When a noun ends in –ly, such as: lovely, motherly, friendly, lonely, etc. then it is an adjective.
How To Identify An Adverb : How To Identify An Adverb She drives quickly. (How did she drive?)
They flew in a very fast jet. (How fast was the jet?)
He sang that song quite beautifully. (How did he sing the song?) A Little More About Adverbs
The walked slowly down the hall. (the manner (way) they walked)
We need to get back before dark. (the time we need to get back)
He likes to run every day. (with what frequency does he run) Structure Lesson
How To Identify An Adverb : How To Identify An Adverb When this course is finished, you will receive a certificate. (When will you receive a certificate?)
He worked on Christmas Eve. (When did he work?) They simply ignored him. (emphasized)
He was so in love with her. (amplified)
I sort of like him. (downtoned) Structure Lesson Fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident.
I loved going to school; however, I was bullied a lot.
Slide 10 : Pronunciation Lesson
Slide 11 : ‘Give Two Hoots’
I don’t give two hoots who you are. I won´t do it.
She didn’t give two hoots to what he said.
The dog doesn´t give two hoots to eating meat.
You won´t give two hoots for reading that book. Idioms And Expressions Lesson