Unit 1 Reading
Unit 2 Reading
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Unit 2 Vocabulary
Anything!
100
What is the first reading about?
Robots
100
True or False: The main idea of Unit 2 reading is about Harry Potter.
False!! (what is it REALLY about?)
100
What is a person who cleans houses, does the dishes and cooks called?
a Housekeeper
100
What is another word for a small town?
Village
100
What is a word family?
a group of words that have similar meanings but are different parts of speech. (What's an example????)
200
What was the name of the Jetson's robot housekeeper?
Rosie
200
Where did J.K. Rowling teach English?
In Portugal.
200
What does predict mean?
to tell the future
200
When Rowling was a child, her school was small and not modern. What is a synonym for not modern?
Old-fashioned
200
True or False: Imagination and creativity have similar meanings.
True
300
Do engineers believe that all-purpose robots are practical?
No. They do not.
300
True or False: Rowling thought of the idea for her book when she was on the train to London.
True!
300
what are two examples of devices?
..... (cell phones, mp3 players (i-pods), electronic translators...)
300
Another word for magician is _______ .
Wizard
300
February 2nd is a special day in the U.S. What is the day called?
Ground Hog Day
400
What are two (2) reasons most people do not have robots today?
... (robots are expensive, they don't always do a good job, they use a lot of power and need to be recharged a lot.)
400
Where did Rowling write the story of Harry Potter
in Coffee Shops.
400
What is another word for inside?
Interior
400
Harry Potter lived with a family who mistreated him. What does it mean to mistreat someone?
to not be nice to someone.
400
Who is the publisher of our textbook?
McGraw-Hill
500
What are three (3) examples of jobs robots do today?
..... (paint and assemble cars, explore Mars, investigate pyramids in Egypt, bartend and tell jokes)
500
Why did J.K. Rowling pick Chuck Little to be the publisher of Harry Potter?
Because she liked his name.
500
What are three (3) examples of chores
... (dusting, vacuuming, washing the dishes, washing clothes...)
500
What does a publisher do?
A publisher is a person or company who makes and sells books.
500
Who is the wealthiest woman in the United Kingdom (U.K.)?
J.K. Rowling
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