NR II Chp4 P1

​What are a
some synonyms for "unhappy" that you know?

​Holly never imagined her old age.

​Holly was 37 years old when she wrote her letter

What did Holly have to accept when she was 26?

(She had to accept) that she was mortal.
(She had to accept) that she was going to die.
That she wll die.
Death.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

What did Holly think about life in paragraph 2?

She thought life was fragile, precious and unpredictable and each day is a gift, not a right.

That it is gift.

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What did Holly want people to do?

•She wanted to tell people to stop
worrying about small problems and
appreciate life.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

What does she mean by “each day is a
gift, not a given right”?

•I think that she means an “ordinary
day” is, in fact, not ordinary but special.
•I think that she wants to say that we
should appreciate each day.

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