Just two odd things from my own experience on the matter of delivery. my belief is that listeners hear speech, not in a sequence of words—one after the other—but in chunks; and what i try to do, though i may seldom succeed in my good intentions, is to throw out my words in bunches like that and then pause long enough for the listener to take that bunch in. in this excerpt from “broadcaster john hilton talks about talking,” how does the author support his main idea? select all that apply. a. he describes his successful career. b. he gives the audience specific tips. c. he reveals the weaknesses of the audience. d. he provides examples of techniques as he explains them.

Read this inference: "one day the neighbors will move out of the little frame house." what detail from the story best supports this inference?

Secret in slovakia how does the author's use of foreshadowing in the opening paragraphs affect the passage? a. it creates excitement by revealing the narrator's hopes of receiving part of her great-aunt's estate. b. it creates dread through its vivid descriptions of the house; readers are aware that something terrible has happened within those walls. c. it creates mystery by suggesting that the narrator's view of the house will somehow change as a result of her experiences inside. d. it creates a sense of joy and anticipation by hinting that the narrator will be reconnected with her great-aunt.

Alvarez instruction active understanding characters what can you conclude about the daughters, based on the passage? check all that apply. her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment to talk to them: they were having trouble at school or they wanted her to persuade their father to give them permission to go into the city or to a shopping mall or a movie - in broad daylight, mami! laura would wave them out of her room. "the problem with you " the problem boiled down to the fact that they wanted to become americans and their father and their mother, too, at first - would have none of it. -“daughter of invention," julia alvarez they struggle to fit in. they feel supported by their mother. they value their mother's advice. they embrace american culture. they want to leave new york