Stay Out of the Basement (Ch.3)

Stay Out of the Basement (Ch.3)

“Yuck! It’s so hot in here!”

As they stepped away from the stairs, the air became unbearably hot and thick.

Margaret gasped. The sudden change in temperature was suffocating.

“It’s so moist,” Diane said. “Good for your hair and skin.”

“We studied the rain forest in school,” Casey said. “Maybe Dad’s building a rain forest.”

“Maybe,” Margaret said uncertainly.

Why did she feel so strange? Was it just because they were invading their father’s domain? Doing something he had told them not to do?

the air became unbearably hot and thick

• unbearably (adv.)

• 難以忍受的

unbearably (adv.)

unbearable (adj.)

Open Ended

Now you make a sentence using 'unbearably' (adv.) or 'unbearable' (adj.).

“Yuck! It’s so hot in here!”

As they stepped away from the stairs, the air became unbearably hot and thick.

Margaret gasped.

gasped (v.)

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“Yuck! It’s so hot in here!”

As they stepped away from the stairs, the air became unbearably hot and thick.

Margaret gasped. The sudden change in temperature was suffocating.

temperature

(n.)

“Yuck! It’s so hot in here!”

As they stepped away from the stairs, the air became unbearably hot and thick.

Margaret gasped. The sudden change in temperature was suffocating.

suffocating (adj.)

unable to breathe

“Yuck! It’s so hot in here!”

As they stepped away from the stairs, the air became unbearably hot and thick.

Margaret gasped. The sudden change in temperature was suffocating.

“It’s so moist,” Diane said. “Good for your hair and skin.”

“We studied the rain forest in school,” Casey said. “Maybe Dad’s building a rain forest.”

“Maybe,” Margaret said uncertainly.

Why did she feel so strange? Was it just because they were invading their father’s domain? Doing something he had told them not to do?

invade (v.)

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“Yuck! It’s so hot in here!”

As they stepped away from the stairs, the air became unbearably hot and thick.

Margaret gasped. The sudden change in temperature was suffocating.

“It’s so moist,” Diane said. “Good for your hair and skin.”

“We studied the rain forest in school,” Casey said. “Maybe Dad’s building a rain forest.”

“Maybe,” Margaret said uncertainly.

Why did she feel so strange? Was it just because they were invading their father’s domain? Doing something he had told them not to do?

Multiple Choice

The air is cold and thin.

• True

• False