- everyone shares the sentence they picked and why.

- everyone shares the phrase they picked and why.

- everyone shares the word they picked and why. 

As one member is sharing, the other members should listen, take notes and compare his/her choice to their own choices.

Appoint a scribe to write points from your group discussion on that document in the row labelled for your group. 

Why it resonates

The house is portrayed as something that watches and waits, This creates a suspenseful atmosphere, suggesting that the home itself holds secrets. There is also an idea that Aunt Mona seems to be an outsider intruding into a place filled with emotional and historical baggage.

“The house was big – much bigger than Lizhi had expected – and raised off the ground on square pillar so there was a space beneath it and people had to go upstairs to get to the front balcony.”

It must be very fascinating for Lizhi as it was a house that she probably had not imagined it to look like that. Growing up in another country, it was uncommon to have a house that had space beneath it.

"saw a small figure walking down the long driveaway"

The metaphorical comparison to the sea before a storm suggests possible trouble —there is something brewing in the future despite the perceived calm exterior.

"impression"

It was repeated multiple times. It shows that they placed great importance in wanting to make a good first impression.

"big"

Emphasises on the size of the house.