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Honest, how many of the
lexical units based on point (noun) are you sure you know the meaning
of? How many do you use in your active thematic vocabulary?
When you have consulted
the examples attached in the previous post, it's time you watched the first
part of a film that I hope you will enjoy: it's by courtesy of this as yet
exceptionally generous World Wide Web, where information is - you'll have to
admit it - at your fingertips!
The Point!
The Point!
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There is no denying that language is symbolic. I take it to be the rule, for in fact we use the language to mean something, and we expect our interlocutors to see what we mean. If you have already watched the first part of this highly symbolic cartoon film, you have come to know something about Oblio, and the land he was born in. Now, being born somewhere should be a blessing for all those who actually realize that there's a lot to learn in a lifetime. To learn, that is, often the hard way. Only when you finished watching all the (eight) episodes will you grasp the underlying idea; for the time being, there's this stop-and-check of the first episode. Only then are you asked to go on watching Part Two.
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'This is the town and these are the people
This is the town where the people all stay
This is the town and these are the people
That’s the way they wanted it
That’s the way it’s going to stay
"Everything’s got one
Everything needs one
Couldn’t be without one
Everyone has one
"Years ago, there was a place called The Land of Point. That was because everything in the Land of Point had one: the barns, the houses, the carts, everything – 1. _______ the people. Everyone in the Land of Point had a point on the top of his head. Everyone, 2. _______, with the exception of Oblio.
"Now, although Oblio was born 3. _______ a set of normally-pointed parents, and although he was born physically perfect in every 4. ________ respect, he was born without a point. He was round-headed. And as time passed, Oblio became increasingly 5. _______ his uniqueness. And so did everyone 6. _______, which made life in the Land of Point rather uncomfortable for him and his parents. You see, Oblio became 7. ________ an involuntary celebrity. And he was subject to the sometimes cruel and 8. _______ harassment of his schoolmates. He was 9. _______ being the only pointless person in the Land of Point and, in an effort 10. _______ make life easier, his mother knitted a pointed cap 11. _______ to wear, so as to conceal his pointless condition; but it didn’t do 12. _______ good because everyone knew he didn’t have a point, so it only managed to make Oblio a little 13. _______ . In fact the _______ real friend he had was his dog Arrow.
"Me and my Arrow
_______ than narrow
Wherever we go
Everyone knows
It’s me and my Arrow…"
ANY
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AWARE OF
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A SORT OF
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ELSE
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EVEN
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FOR HIM
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FROM
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LONELIER
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MANY
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MUCH
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ONLY
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OTHER
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STRAIGHTER
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THAT IS
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THAT WAS
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TO
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TO
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UNEASY
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UNUSUAL
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