Think of an idiom you heard or used growing up. How would you explain that idiom to an audience of people who had never heard it before if you were going to use it in a speech?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should know what an idiom is, be able to come up with an idiom and be able to explain in other words what it means. A student may choose one of the idioms mentioned in the book.
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A) to persuade B) to inform C) to motivate D) to entertain
Yvonne is completing an internship at a public relations ?rm where Sharon is her boss. Yvonne's
perception of Sharon's abilities is overwhelmingly positive. As their relationship grows, Yvonne ?nds that she wants to be like Sharon, and Sharon encourages Yvonne to choose a career in public relations. Sharon is exerting coercive power over Yvonne. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. are in the self-reflexive state b. have low interest in a topic c. already have strong knowledge structures about the topic d. all of the above
To be included in the Nielsen local ratings, a cable network must get at least ________ percent of viewers
a. 1 b. 3 c. 10 d. 50