Mac 2 - Test 2 Flashcards
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Hergé recognized that his readers want to see the world.
Hergé recognised his readers desire to see the world.
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The characters are original, which is one reason for the books success
The originality of the characters is one reason for the books success.
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The funny characters are partly why the books are so successful
The funny characters are one reason (why) the books are so successful
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Hergé has inspired partly by Chinese drawings.
One of Hergé inspiration was partly by Chinese drawings.
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He admired these drawings because they were so simple.
He admired the simplicity of these drawings.
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In later life, Hergé started collecting modern art enthusiastically.
In later life, Hergé became an enthusiasmic collector of modern art.
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Pop art interested him in particular.
He had interest in pop art.
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Although he sometimes refers to the politics of the time, the books do not contain a political message.
Despite politics references of the books do not contain a political message
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Hergé has been recoginised for all that he archieved with his own museum in Belgium.
A museum in Belgium recognises all Hergé’s archievements
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Compared to…
Compared to children today, I imagine children then didn’t have much of a childhood.
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As far as… are concerned, …
As far as historians are concerned, that is the accepted view of it.
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Considering (that)…
Considering people had much shorter lives, you can understand why children were made to work.
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Assuming (that)…
Assuming that these are all medieval toys…
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Regardless of…
It’s an important object, regardless of its financial value
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In case…
In case any listeners want to see these items…
