Vocabulary i descriptive language
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look at the descriptive language from the text.
choose the correct meanings and answer the
questions.
we shot through the barren landscape (line 1)
this means we moved very fast. normally we use
the word 'shoot' when guns are involved - "he
shot someone!
1 drunk on sensations (line 9)
this means that you have seen and heard so
much that you feel incredible/bored.
what normally makes people drunk?
2 roaring of the water (line 9)
this means the water makes a loud noise is
quiet. what animal normally roars?
3 quietness fell over us (line 13)
this means that as they drove they had a small
accident/it became very quiet.
what usually 'falls"?
caught my eye (line 15)
this means that she had something in her eyel
noticed something and looked at it.
usually you 'catch'a
5 slept the sleep of the dead (line 37)
what does 'sleep of the dead' suggest?
they slept very well/badly. ​

1. The phrase "we shot through the barren landscape" means that they moved very fast through a landscape that had no vegetation or plants. It does not mean that guns were involved, as it is used here in a figurative sense to describe their fast movement.

2. The phrase "drunk on sensations" means that someone has experienced so many different sensations (sights, sounds, etc.) that they feel overwhelmed or saturated with them. It does not mean that they are bored or uninterested. Normally, people get drunk on alcohol, which can affect their perception and senses.

3. The phrase "roaring of the water" means that the water is making a loud noise. It does not mean that the water is quiet. Normally, animals that roar include lions, tigers, and other large predators.

4. The phrase "quietness fell over us" means that it became very quiet around them. It does not mean that they had a small accident while driving. The word "fall" here is used metaphorically to describe how the quietness came suddenly, like when darkness or calmness descends.

5. The phrase "caught my eye" means that something grabbed her attention or she noticed something and looked at it. It does not mean that she had something in her eye. The word "catch" here is used to convey the idea of capturing someone's attention or noticing something noticeable.

6. The phrase "slept the sleep of the dead" suggests that they slept very deeply or soundly, as if they were dead. It does not suggest whether they slept well or badly. The phrase "sleep of the dead" is an idiom used to describe a deep, uninterrupted sleep.