Click here to go to a news.google.com/newspapers page. Scroll down page 2 to find the article titled “This is Greece” which was published in The Bladen Journal, 14 November, 1940. You can enlarge the page by clicking on the magnifying button.
Read the article and do the following tasks:
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A) Match the words with their definition:
VERBS
- daunted entered the interior of
- retrieved delivered as a blow
- penetrated defeated
- bested intimidated
- inflicted restored
ADJECTIVES
- reckless fully attentive
- abject unconcerned about the consequences
- alert hopeless/humiliating
NOUNS
- valor mixture
- dispatches repetition
- iteration bravery
- concoction the transfer of a message to a destination
B) Answer the questions (up to 20 words each)
- What is the purpose of the article?
- Explain why “Greece is giving to the democratic world a noble accounting” according to the text.
ANSWERS
A) Match the words with their definition:
VERBS
- daunted intimidated
- retrieved restored
- penetrated entered the interior of
- bested defeated
- inflicted delivered as a blow
ADJECTIVES
- reckless unconcerned about the consequences
- abject hopeless/humiliating
- alert fully attentive
NOUNS
- valor bravery
- dispatches the sending off of a message to a destination
- iteration repetition
- concoction mixture
B) Answer the questions (suggested answers)
- What is the purpose of the article? To inform the public of the recent developments at the Greek War front and glorify the deeds of the Greeks.
- Explain why “Greece is giving to the democratic world a noble accounting” according to the text. Despite the harsh attack, a small nation is bravely resisting, neither fearing nor subduing , thus reminding the world of ancient triumph and morals.