Diane Sawyer Interviews Malala Yousafzai WORD LIST-
lead-in
close-up
slant
A. DIRECTIONS: In each of the following items, think about the meaning of the
italicized word, and then answer the question.
1. Suppose that you, not Diane Sawyer, were interviewing Malala Yousafzai.
What would you say in your lead-in to the interview? What goals would you
want to accomplish during this part of the interview?
2. What purpose would a close-up serve in a television interview? What would a
camera operator want to convey in a close-up?
3. How might a moderator slant an interview? What affect would this have on the
audience's perception of the subject and topic?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile