The key answer of exercise 4
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6 - Culture and Competences for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 1 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli
Question
Look at these words in the text and try to guess their meaning from the context.
Answer
- all the year round: This phrase suggests that something is happening or present throughout the entire year without interruption. In the text, it refers to the Snow and the Frost being pleased that they can live in the garden all year round.
- cloak: In this context, "cloak" refers to something that covers or conceals. The Snow covers up the grass with her white cloak, indicating that the grass is hidden beneath a layer of snow.
- roared: In the text, "roared" is used to describe the sound made by the North Wind. It implies that the wind was making a loud, powerful, and possibly aggressive or forceful noise.
- slates: In this context, "slates" refers to the thin, flat pieces of rock or other material used as roofing tiles on the castle. The Hail breaks most of the slates by rattling on the roof.
- tiny: "Tiny" means extremely small or minute. In the text, it describes the size of the little boy who stands in the Winter part of the garden.
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