Student A: Imagine you found yourself in a dangerous situation and luckily you managed to survive. Tell Student B about your exp
erience, explaining what happened, what you did and how you felt. Answer any questions he/she may have. Use some of the words/phrases in the box. Can you help me?
"It happened at camp. We were in the woods and I saw this cool squirrel and went off by myself to check it out. Then I <em>slipped</em> on this slippery thatch of leaves. I was fine, but obviously, I wasn't great. By then, I couldn't even find the squirrel. I just lost my crew and was by myself trying not to cry. It had to be at least half an hour before I saw the <em>bear</em>. I was so <em>terrified</em>. It sort of just looked at me and sniffed at me. I stayed as still as possible, but inside I was <em>panicking.</em> It growled a couple of times and left. I start breaking down, right? Then I hear my crew counselor yelling my name at the top of her lungs, so I follow her voice and eventually find her, she was so <em>relieved.</em> If you think the bear was scary, you should've seen my mom when she found out. Horrifying."
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "B. Both essays have a satirical tone." The two traits that are common to the essays “The Danger of Lying in Bed” and “The Fallacy of Success” is that b<span>oth essays have a satirical tone. </span>
Maybe you could talk about your day to day life. Or maybe you could write about how the virus has changed your life. I think it would be really cool if you wrote a letter to your future child telling them about what is going on.
