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UNIT 7

Writing
Part 2 Review
While there are more descriptions of nouns in this review, key examples are underlined.

M y s t e r y i s a n u m b r e l l a t e r m f o r m a n y d i f f e r e n t m i c r o g e n r e s , r a n g i n g f r o m d e t e c t i v e s t o r i e s t o f a n t a s y
a d v e n t u r e s , a n d o n e o f t h e s e g e n r e s w h i c h i s i n c r e a s i n g l y p o p u l a r i s t h e p s y c h o l o g i c a l t h r i l l e r . P e r h a p s o n e
, t h e c o m p e l l i n g d e b u t n o v e l b y P a u l a H a w k i n s .
o f t h e b e s t e x a m p l e s o f t h i s i s T h e G i r l o n t h e T r a i n
T h i s s p l i t - n a r r a t i v e s t o r y o f a w o m a n t r y i n g t o u n p i c k t h e d e t a i l s o f a c r i m e s h e w i t n e s s e d w a s a
b e s t - s e l l i n g b l o c k b u s t e r t h a t a l s o w e n t o n t o b e a h i t H o l l y w o o d f i l m . T h e s t o r y c e n t r e s a r o u n d t h r e e
w o m e n w i t h t r a g i c a l l y i n t e r l i n k i n g n a r r a t i v e s . M e g a n i s e v e r y t h i n g R a c h e l c o u l d w a n t t o b e . A n n a h a s
e v e r y t h i n g t h a t R a c h e l c o u l d h a v e h a d . W h e n o n e o f t h e t r i o m y s t e r i o u s l y d i s a p p e a r s o n e e v e n i n g , i t f a l l s
t o a n o t h e r t o u n p i c k t h e d a r k t r u t h o f t h a t f a t e f u l n i g h t .
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W h a t s e t s i t a p a r t f r o m m a n y b o o k s o f t h e s a m e g e n r e i s t h e c l e v e r l y w o v e n n a r r a t i v e , w h i c h m o v e s
b a c k a n d f o r t h i n t i m e a n d p e r s p e c t i v e s . T h i s m e a n s t h a t t h e r e a d e r i s t r y i n g t o s o l v e t h e p u z z l e o f t h e
d i s a p p e a r a n c e i n t h e s a m e w a y t h a t s o m e o f t h e c h a r a c t e r s a r e . W i t h e a c h n e w p i e c e o f i n f o r m a t i o n ,
a n o t h e r c l u e i s g i v e n t o t h e r e a d e r . T h i s c l e v e r t e c h n i q u e o f d r i p - f e e d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n k e e p s t h e r e a d e r
h a n g i n g o n , t r y i n g t o f i n d t h e a n s w e r s . A n o t h e r e l e m e n t , w h i c h i s e s s e n t i a l i n a l l s t o r y t e l l i n g i s , t o h a v e
c h a r a c t e r s y o u b e l i e v e a n d c a r e a b o u t , a n d t h i s b o o k h a s c h a r a c t e r i s a t i o n t h a t i s s e c o n d t o n o n e . T h e m a i n
c h a r a c t e r s a r e n ’ t o n e - d i m e n s i o n a l , b u t r a t h e r t h e y c o m e w i t h h i s t o r y a n d a r e f a l l i b l e p e o p l e w i t h p e r h a p s
c i r c u m s t a n c e s t h a t h a v e l e d t h e m t o w h e r e t h e y a r e . T h i s g i v e s u s a c r u c i a l e l e m e n t o f i n v e s t m e n t w h i c h i s
i n d i s p e n s a b l e i n a l l , b u t e s p e c i a l l y m y s t e r y , n o v e l s . https://english0905.com/private/
M y s t e r y i s a b o u t n e e d i n g a n d w a n t i n g a n a n s w e r , a n d i n t h i s w a y , t h e r e i s n o d e n y i n g t h a t H a w k i n s ’ d e b u t
d e l i v e r s m o r e t h a n e n o u g h , m a k i n g i t a g r e a t e x a m p l e o f t h e g e n r e .

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UNIT 8

Idioms Noticing similarities and differences

make someone’s blood run cold: if a sound, sight, or thought makes your blood run cold, it really frightens you.

make someone’s blood boil: to make someone feel extremely angry.
rock the boat: to do or say something that will cause problems or upset people .

make waves: to be busy or act in a way that causes other people to notice you, especially if causing problems or trouble.

be between a rock and a hard place: to be in a difficult situation and be stuck with choosing between undesirable alternatives.

be in a tight spot: to be in a difficult situation, often without being able to see a solution.
be out of line: to behave in way that is considered unacceptable.

be/get out of hand: to become unmanageable or uncontrollable.

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