Sandcastle

Cutting Edge
Chapter 5

Have you ever made a sandcastle?

Tottori Sand Museum

...their tempers were reaching a boiling point.

temper - 機嫌、気質

Multiple Choice

Their tempers were reaching the boiling point.

• they were almost at the point of losing their temper

• they have been successful in keeping their temper

• they had finally lost their temper

• they were recovering their temper

Multiple Choice

Their tempers were reaching the boiling point.

• they were almost at the point of losing their temper

• they have been successful in keeping their temper

• they had finally lost their temper

• they were recovering their temper

The water is at its boiling point.

The argument was at its boiling point.

The boy's smile was as bright as the sun emerging after a week of rain.

The boy's smile was as bright as the sun emerging after a week of rain.
その少年の笑顔は、一週間続いた雨のあとに現れる太陽と同じくらいに輝いていた。

​Simile

A simile compares two different things by using the words "like" or "as."

​Simile

S + is/was + simile


1) (S) was as (adjective) as _____.
2) (S) was like (noun) that _____.

The baby's skin was as soft as a feather.

Her eyes were as bright as stars in the night sky.

Her laughter was like music that made everyone happy.

Open Ended

Please enter one example sentence that uses a simile.