In the shape of something

The plants grow in every shape and size.

out of shape

The wheel had been bent out of shape.

The children cut out shapes (=squares, triangles etc) from the piece of cardboard.

a circular/cylindrical/triangular etc shape (=an object or something you draw that has a particular form)

Next, roll the paper into a cylindrical shape.

Chapter 2 looks at simple geometrical shapes.

14. Shocked - feeling surprised and upset by something very unexpected and unpleasant

shocked by

People were shocked by the artist’s strange and ugly paintings.

I was deeply shocked by Jo's death.

shocked at

He is shocked at what happened to his son.

shocked look/expression/voice etc

She gave him a shocked look.

For a few minutes she stood in shocked silence.

We were too shocked to talk.

15. Style - a typical way of writing, painting etc that is used by a particular person or during a particular period of time:

Chagall is famous for his own style of modern art.

Hemingway's direct writing style

In a/the ... Style

The paintings are in an expressionistic style.

All of the poems are written in the classical style.

In the style of somebody/something

The difference between the two artists manifested itself in their styles.

16. Subject - the thing or person that you show when you paint a picture, take a photograph etc:

Monet loved to use gardens as his subjects.

subject of

Truffaut's childhood memories were the subject of his first film.

Stop trying to change the subject (=talk about something else)!

How did we get onto the subject of drugs (=start talking about drugs)?

keep/stay off a subject (=not talk about something)

Can we just drop the subject now, please (=stop talking about that subject).

The subject was never raised (=mentioned as something to talk about).

broach a subject (=start talking about something that people may be sensitive about)

I wondered how I should broach the subject.

While we're on the subject of money, do you have the $10 you owe me?

subject of/for discussion/debate

Genetic engineering is very much a subject for debate.

You know money is a touchy subject with me (=a subject I am sensitive about).

The discussion was broken up into subject areas.

17. View - the ability to see a particular thing from a particular position

good/excellent view (of something)

We had a good view of the stage.

He stood up to get a better view.

be in view/come into view

Suddenly the pyramids came into view.

disappear/vanish/be hidden from view

The gun was hidden from view behind the door.

Fran hit him in full view of all the guests (=where they could see it clearly).

During an eclipse, the moon blocks our view of the sun (=stops us from seeing it).

READING SKILLS

1. Anniversary - a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year:

Jack and Kim celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary in January.

anniversary of

A huge parade was held on the anniversary of the 1959 revolution.

2. clearly - without any doubt synonym obviously:

Clearly, ignoring him had been a mistake.

3. Completely - to the greatest degree possible:

I completely forgot that it's his birthday today.

He had never completely recovered from his illness.

I'm not completely sure.

Portuguese is pronounced completely differently from Spanish.

4. Continue - to not stop happening, existing, or doing something ➔ continuous, continual, discontinue

continue to do something

Sheila continued to work after she had her baby.

He will be continuing his education in the US.

I felt too sick to continue.

continue unabated/apace/unchecked (=continue at the same high speed or level)

The flood of refugees continued unabated.

continue with

He was permitted to continue with his work while in prison.

continue for

The strike continued for another four weeks.

continue doing something

Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can.

5. Develop - to grow or change into something bigger, stronger, or more advanced, or to make someone or something do this ➔ advance, development:

Knowledge in the field of genetics has been developing very rapidly.

Corsica has developed its economy around the tourist industry.

develop into

Chicago developed into a big city in the late 1800s.

develop from

It's hard to believe that a tree can develop from a small seed.

develop a sense/awareness/knowledge of something

The children are beginning to develop a sense of responsibility.

It was in college that he developed a taste for (=started to like) rugby football.

6. Dreamlike - as if happening in a dream synonym unreal:

The film had a dreamlike quality.

The soft, dreamlike images in Chagall’s painting show simple times.

7. Fantasy - an exciting and unusual experience or situation you imagine happening to you, but which will probably never happen:

I used to have fantasies about living in Paris with an artist.

Young children sometimes can't distinguish between fantasy and reality.

He lived in a fantasy world of his own, even as a small boy.

8. Independent - an independent organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government:

There are plans to split the corporation into a number of smaller independent companies.