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II. Writing Devices Language Style Tone Style: Colloquial, familiar style Tone: Humorous and mildly sarcastic By way of using direct speech By way of using metaphors Hong Dan Metaphor Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came into my class, sat down… (Para. 1) New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things. (Para. 2) That is about what I said, but this particular pest was not interested. (Para. 7) Hong Dan Extension Hong Dan 1. A degree in English does not ______ you to teach English. (quality) 2. You must realize that it is _________ that has cramped your progress. (arrogant) 3. The hostess bustled about with an __________ of authority. (assume) 4. After the election, the coalition __________. (fragment) Ⅰ. Quiz qualify arrogance assumption fragmented Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words. Hong Dan 5. The man has ________ income for a comfortable retirement. (suffice) 6. He __________ when he saw the dead animal. (shudder) 7. I am ________ that a good deal more is still to be done. (sense) 8. Too much ________ to the TV programmes is bad for a kid’s eyesight. (expose) sufficient shuddered Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words. sensible exposure Hong Dan II. Listening Lab ... It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is _____ and the other is ______. Education must enable a man to become more _______, to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate goals of his life. Education must also train one for quick, resolute and _______ thinking. To think incisively and to think for one’s self is very difficult. We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half-truths, prejudices, and propaganda. At this point, I often wonder whether or not education is _______ its purpose. THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION By Martin L. King