4 Hours Ago, a Truck Hit a Mini Bike, and It’s on the News Now

In the course of my thirty-six years of teaching English as a foreign language, I have found that one of the things that students and adults alike find interesting are popular culture figurines. Figurines in the United States are, by and large, popular toys and do not receive as much attention as those of other countries. As a result, many Americans have no idea what figurines are or why they are considered a valuable learning tool. In this article, I will explore the various uses of figurines and introduce you to seven hours ago, as well as an example of a popular figurine from our time which I will teach you to use in your own classes.

“FROM THE DEEP COAST, A CRAZY SNAKE HAS CHANGED.” This example, from an old book I read recently, is very representative of how people use figurines in their arguments. The sentence describes a situation that happened some time ago in a remote area in the Pacific Ocean. Some people from a remote village on a beach were afraid that a wild and dangerous snake had become attracted to the warmth and moisture of the water, because of the fish and other sea life that lived there. As the snake approached and got closer to the spot where the people sat, frightened children who were keeping watch watched the snake.

One of the people sitting nearby used the figurine to describe the motion of the snake as he got closer to the group. The figurine description was, “The snake slithered forward, past the children, past the waves, past the frightened people sitting on the shore, past the man sitting on the surf board.” Notice how the action words describe actions that had already occurred in the immediate past. The figurine was used as a reminder of something that had happened five hours ago. This is a classic example of using a hot topic to explain something that has already taken place.

How about this example: “A fire was burning in the distance. A fisherman standing on the pier had his fishing rod in his hands and was preparing to cast his line when he heard a loud crash that sounded like a bomb had hit the second floor of the local home down the street. The fire had burned so intense that he could not see anyone, but saw his wife screaming and crying for help.” Notice how the description of the event has changed. In the first sentence, the fisherman is in the present tense. He is describing what happened five hours ago, while in the second sentence, the fisherman is using words that suggest that he is in the past tense, while in the third sentence he is using a description that implies that the fire had been burning for five hours.

You can use words from the Oxford Dictionary or your favorite pop culture book to create an interesting and accurate hot topic explanation. The truth is you don’t have to reinvent the wheel when you can simply reference the work of others. For example, if you were thinking about writing a paper about the mystery of Pop Idol, or how Britney Spears songs are sung by many people around the world, all you need to refer to is the hits chart from last year. There are many Pop Songs Charts on the Internet that will allow you to pull up a list of all the top hits in the last seven years. It might even be helpful to look at a couple of famous breakdowns from last year, because you can probably find similar phrases to use in your own paper.

On the other hand, it might be helpful to look at an example of a real event that has happened in the news recently. Perhaps someone was killed in a car crash in Florida a few weeks ago. A headline in the local newspaper read, “Body found in car crash linked to Harry Potter.” Can you see how this works? By using words from pop culture, you can create a vivid description of the current event in question, which will make your paper much more interesting and engaging to read.