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Listening comprehension test
Match the figures of speech with the correct examples. Use the list of the potential figures of speech
Anaphora - Repetition of a phrase at the beginning of paragraphs
Alliteration - Repetition of consonants in adjacent words
Asyndeton - Deliberately remove conjunctions
Antimetabole - Repeating phrases but in the reverse order
Antithesis - Contrasting two different or opposing objects or ideas
Epistrophe - Repetition of the last words or phrase in a sentence
Epizeuxis - Repetition of a word in sequence
Euphemism - To change a rude or unpleasant expression
Hyperbole - Exaggeration
Metaphor - Compare two objects that are not alike
Simile - Compare two things using as or like
I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!
She ran, she stumbled, she fell, she rose, she fought.
We will rise with hope. We will rise with strength. We will rise with determination.
I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
He was let go instead of saying he was fired.
His words were daggers to my heart.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Alone, alone, all alone, on a wide, wide sea.
She was as brave as a lion in the face of danger.
You don’t live to eat; you eat to live.
I’ve told you a million times to clean your room! = Hyperbole
She ran, she stumbled, she fell, she rose, she fought. = Asyndeton
We will rise with hope. We will rise with strength. We will rise with determination. = Anaphora
I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. = Epistrophe
He was let go instead of saying he was fired. = Euphemism
His words were daggers to my heart. = Metaphor
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. = Antithesis
Alone, alone, all alone, on a wide, wide sea. = Epizeuxis
She was as brave as a lion in the face of danger. = Simile
You don’t live to eat; you eat to live. = Antimetabole
Match the arguments with the correct rhetorical appeal: ethos (credibility), pathos (emothions) or logos (logic).
According to a recent study from Harvard University, students who read for 30 minutes daily score 20% higher on comprehension tests.
If we don’t take action now, our children will inherit a world devastated by climate change.
I have been a doctor for 25 years, and I can assure you that this treatment is safe and effective.
Statistics show that seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injuries by 45%. Buckle up and stay safe.
Think about your grandparents. Don’t they deserve the best healthcare we can provide?
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Read Zeyad's debate and match the highlighted text with the appropriate figures of speech
Zeyad - Should we limit flights by a quota?
Ladies and gentlemen, we currently face a huge challenge. That is: bigger than our economics. Bigger than social issues. Bigger than ourselves. The environmental crisis. Meanwhile, Swedes fly more and more, generating a vast amount of emission, to the point where we have to limit our emissions. A great deal, you may say. This is why we propose that the number of flights per person should be limited by a quota. Firstly, this will lower our carbon emission significantly. Secondly, we will save a lot for our future economy. Thirdly, we will subsidize other means of Transport.
(Najma - point of information)
So this quota is specified towards Sweden whilst our carbon emission footprint might be decreased, how about the rest of the world?
Zeyad
This is a war against humanity and drastic measures needs [sic] to be taken. And therefore everybody needs to take part. Thank you.
Meanwhile, according to research, done by Chalmers University, Swedes fly five times more than the average consumer. In fact, every year flying accounts for about as much carbon emissions as driving does, which is 30 percent. It is also worth mentioning that the environment is way more important than the current economy because of the potential damage on infrastructures and mass migration as a result of natural disasters as well as coping costs, that might ruin our economy in the future.
Why not use the money that the Swedish state invests into flying, which according to a tourism professor at Lund's University, says it's around several billions of Kroner [sic]. Why not use that money into a green alternative such as rail transportations, and or electric cars? Because let's face it, we have to do something right now. Let's do this for our future. Our future Earth, our future society, for our future generation. We need to limit flying by quota. Thank you.
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