Glossary
Overtale
Convince or persuade
To break
broke, broken
... the 14th of September today and ... raining.
It is the 14th of September today and it is raining.
Who held the speech "I have a dream"?
Martin Luther King
One class, many ...
many classes
Hensikt
Purpose
To draw
It has been raining for weeks now and ... flooding all over the city
It has been raining for weeks now and there is flooding all over the city
How many stars and stripes are there in the American flag? What do they represent?
50 stars: current states
13 stripes: first colonies
One mouse, many ...
many mice
Til tross for
Despite
To wear
wore, worn
... many houses with their basements full of water. ... the wettest winter we have ever had.
Which American state is called the Last Frontier?
Alaska, (much of the land is yet to be explored)
One tooth, many ...
many teeth
Nasjonalsang
National anthem
To see
saw, seen
... a new family living in the house next door. ... a large family and a small house. ... amazing that ... space for everyone
There is a new family living in the house next door. It is a large family and a small house. It is amazing that there is space for everyone
What was apartheid?
A racist policy introduced by the White National Party in South Africa in 1948. (Basic idea: inferior people should recieive inferior treatment)
One fish, many ...
many fish
Utseende
Appearance
To think
thought, thought
... fifty kilometers to Oslo from this town and we drive there quite often. Once when we were returning home and ... only four kilometers left to drive, we ran out of petrol and had to walk. ... not surprising that we were annoyed. ... my father who was to blame.
It is fifty kilometers to Oslo from this town and we drive there quite often. Once when we were returning home and there were only four kilometers left to drive, we ran out of petrol and had to walk. It is not surprising that we were annoyed. It was my father who was to blame.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Laws forced blacks and whites to sit in segregated parts of the bus. Blacks had to give ut their seats to white people if the bus was full. Several people challenged these laws and in december 1955, one incident led to mass protests from the black community: Rosa Parks did not give up her seat. Consequently, the leaders of the black community organised a boycott against the bus company.
One thief, many ...
many thieves