Difficult sentencesNEWISI2.ILiVE in a world of skinned knees.double-knottedshoelaces ... stale birthday cakes, hurt feelings,wandering stories ... (Line 1, Para 1)The sentence describes what the writer does on atypical working day.skinned knees:knees wounded lightly on the surfaceby a falldouble-knotted shoelaces:shoelaces childrencannot untie and need help withstalebirthday cakes:cakes thatkept too long andnolongerfreshwandering stories:stories which go on and onwithoutaclearpointHText
Difficult sentences 2. I LIVE in a world of skinned knees, double-knotted shoelaces . stale birthday cakes, hurt feelings, wandering stories . (Line 1, Para 1) The sentence describes what the writer does on a typical working day. skinned knees: knees wounded lightly on the surface by a fall double-knotted shoelaces: shoelaces children cannot untie and need help with stale birthday cakes: cakes that kept too long and no longer fresh wandering stories: stories which go on and on without a clear point Text
DifficultsentencesNEWISI3. It's 10.45, the middle of snack ... (Line 6, Para 1)snack: a morning break or recess time with milkand biscuits.ManyAmerican statesprovide freemilk for school children.Text
Difficult sentences 3. It’s 10.45, the middle of snack . (Line 6, Para 1) snack: a morning break or recess time with milk and biscuits. Many American states provide free milk for school children. Text
DifficultsentencesNEWISI4. Then I turn to help Scott clean up some milk he hasjust spilled onto Rebecca's whale crossword puzzle(Line 11, Para 1)whale crossword puzzle:a crossword about whalesText
Difficult sentences 4. Then I turn to help Scott clean up some milk he has just spilled onto Rebecca’s whale crossword puzzle. (Line 11, Para 1) whale crossword puzzle: a crossword about whales Text
DifficultsentencesNEWISI5. I stop the snack mid-flight, complying with theirrequest for graham crackers. (Line 5, Para 3)I tell Sarahto bringthe snack backand give thetwo children the snack they want.Text
Difficult sentences 5. I stop the snack mid-flight, complying with their request for graham crackers. (Line 5, Para 3) I tell Sarah to bring the snack back and give the two children the snack they want. Text
DifficultsentencesNEWISI6. My energy is not spent in pursuing, climbingachieving, conquering or cornering some goal orobject. (Line 9, Para 4)When I work my aim is not to chase, achieve, gaincontrol of or capture something - as is the case withmanytraditional maleoccupations.Text
Difficult sentences 6. My energy is not spent in pursuing, climbing, achieving, conquering or cornering some goal or object. (Line 9, Para 4) When I work my aim is not to chase, achieve, gain control of or capture something – as is the case with many traditional male occupations. Text