Match each word from column a with the correct definition from column b. column a column b 1. let the cat out of the bag 2. writing on the wall 3. warts and all 4. the last straw 5. green with envy 6. grab the bull by the horns a. a sign that something bad is about to happen b. the final event that makes someone lose his or her temper c. to tell someone else's secret d. handle a difficult problem e. jealous f. including the ugly parts

Now you will do a special kind of problem. you will use the blue boxes below to put events of the story "the baby-sitter" in correct order. each blue box has seven sentences inside it. click the first blue box until you see the first thing that happened in the story. then go on to the next box and the next thing that happened. the last thing that happened should be in the last box. you may need to look back at the story to you remember. if you change your mind at any time while you are working the problem, you can return to a box and click to find a different sentence. when you are all finished, you will be able to read down the list of sentences and see all seven events from the story in the right order. mary jo began to read the alphabet book. mary jo couldn't move. mother asked mary jo to baby-sit. jimmy was very quiet. he had fallen asleep. jimmy to read the book. mother said, "you are a very good baby-sitter." mother picked up sleeping jimmy.

In this unit ,we learned about arguments and rhetoric. in an argument we ,not informal language.

Geoff bought a picture frame and took a picture with his parents because a) he wanted to be a notable athlete. b) he wanted to remember his trip always. c) he wanted to get into the hall of fame. d) he wanted a baseball player to sign it.