Paris- vocab Flashcards
How does ‘Stories are waiting in Paris’ represent Paris
As an exciting and varied location
Rapid pace suggests hustle and bustle of city
Paris as a place for open minded adventurous people
What is the adverb ‘maybe’ and example of
Epistemic modality- sense of possibility
What does the use of 2nd person perspective achieve
Situates the audience in the action
Genre ‘stories are waiting in paris’
Advert for visual media
What are the representations made in ‘Mile by mile’
Gare de Nord as a significant location with an interesting past
Paris as an impressive destination
Rail travel as a sophisticated and enriching mode of transport
What is anadiplosis
A device in which the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line is repeated at the beginning of the next.
What are ‘facade’, ‘triumphal arch’ and ‘frontage’ all examples of
Jargonistic lexis
What is the genre of ‘Mile by mile’
Non-fiction, popular history, cartography
What is a verb
A verb is a word that we use to refer to actions (what things do) and states of being (how things are)
What are action verbs
Verbs that refer to actions
E.g run, swim, help
What are stative verbs
Verbs that refer to conditions or states of being
E.g Love, want, own
What are transitive verbs
Verbs that are accompanied by a direct object in a sentence.
The direct object is the noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that is having something done to it by the subject of the sentence
What are intransitive verbs
Verbs that are not used with a direct object.
What are auxiliary verbs
Verbs that work with other verbs to change the meaning of a sentence.
E.g be, have, do
What are modal verbs
Verb that are used to give a sentence a specific mood.
Each modal verb is used differently, and they can express concepts such as ability, necessity, possibility, or permission
E.g can, may, would
