Vocabulary. gratification, imperishable, jeer, stupor, bode, wane/wax, attritition, prodigious, effusive, clamorous
  1. The house was made of almost ____________ stone. It would be there for many, many years. POS:       Synonym:
  2. Muff was in a __________ after the whiskey and the whack on the head. POS:       Synonym:
  3. He greeted us __________(ly), as though we were long-lost friends whom he missed very much.  POS:       Synonym:
  4. There was ___________ applause as the rock star stepped on stage. POS:       Synonym:
  5. When Tom was painting the fence, the kids came to _______, but they stayed to paint. POS:       Synonym:
  6. They can only gain victory by fighting a long war of ___________.  POS:       Synonym:
  7. The court jester performed for the _______________ of the king.  POS:       Synonym:
  8. His performance in the first quarter __________(s) well for the rest of the game. POS:       Synonym:
  9. It was a __________ homerun, at least 500 feet, and well out of the park.  POS:       Synonym:
  10. The moon _____(es) brighter and brighter until is full   POS:       Synonym:
  11. After it is full, the moon begins to _________.  POS:       Synonym:

 

Outline Practice I. Topic: Taking a Camping Trip

Setting up tents, Making a fire, Safety tips, Food and pans and such, Purifying water, Presence of fuel, Knives and hatchets and axes, Safety in the water, Choosing a campsite, Sleeping bags, Planning, Arranging the wood, Selecting clothing, Personal health,  Chopping wood, tents, safety when hiking, setting up camp, presence of water, dry ground,  camp health and safety, selecting equipment, 
I.
    A. Selecting equipment
        1.
        2.
        3.
        4. Tents
    B.
II. Setting up camp
    A.
        1. Dry ground
        2.
        3. Presence of water
    B.
    C.
        1. Chopping wood
        2.
    D.
III. Camp health and safety
    A.
    B
        1. Safety when hiking
        2.

Outline Practice II -- Endangered Eagles
Effects on offspring, Scientists, Demand for lumber and land,  Belief that eagles were destroying crops and livestock, 1972--banning of DDT, Enormous decline in 1960's, Hunters, Effects on eagles' food, Laws, General facts about endangered eagles, Reasons eagles were endangered, Lumber mills, Ways eagles were helped, New homes and businesses, Bounties that encouraged hunting, Drop in numbers in the 1940s and '50s, Pesticides, 1940--the Bald Eagle Protection Act, 1973--the Endangered Species Protection Act
I. General facts about endangered eagles
    A. Drop in numbers in the 1940s and '50s
    B.
II. Reasons eagles were endangered
    A.
        1.
        2. Bounties that encouraged hunting
    B.
        1. Lumber mills
        2. New homes and businesses
    C. Pesticides
        1.
        2.
III. Ways eagles were helped
    A.
        1. 1940--the Bald Eagle Protection Act
        2.
        3. 1973--the Endangered Species Protection Act
    B.
Outlining III. Subject: The automobile has become the American Nightmare
Better city design to decrease auto dependence, Leading source of air pollution,  Alternatives to the automobile,  Large SUV's: rollovers and danger to smaller cars, More cars and more roads mean more traffic congestion, Average car: 5 tons of carbon dioxide each year, Leading cause of death and injury, New dangers with 2 recent developments, Public transportation, main means of transportation, too many people dependent on the car, contributes to acid rain and smog, kills 265,000 and injures millions annually, road rage and reckless driving have increased

I. Main means of transportation
    A. Too many people dependent on the car
    B.
II.
    A.
    B. Contributes to acid rain and smog
III.
    A. Kills 265,000 and injures millions annually
    B.
        1.
        2. Road rage and reckless driving have increased
IV.
    A.
    B.