Vocab I
all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment
Ecosystem
a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground
Tornado
Choose the correct form of the verb:
Both of our neighbors has / have moved.
Both of our neighbors have moved.
Put the verb in the correct tense:
If the weather … (be) fine, we … (go) to the Carnival.
If the weather is fine, we will go to the Carnival.
Name one of the major cities in Canada.
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa
situated furthest to the south
Southernmost
the person who studies the rocks and similar substances that make up the earth’s surface
Geologist
Choose the correct form of the verb:
Economics is / are studied by hundreds of students at our university.
Economics is studied by hundreds of students at our university.
Rewrite using conditional 2:
I am in a hurry. I won’t stay for dinner.
If I were not in a hurry, I would stay for dinner.
Define culture
*Hint: Culture is what people ____, ____, and ____.*
*Or 3Ps*
Culture is what people think, make, and do.
3 Ps: Perspectives, products, and practices.
to be next to another country or place (a se învecina)
To border
a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea (recif)
Reef
Complete the sentences below using however, in order to, even though, although, despite, so that
... there was a lot of snow, no trains were delayed.
Although / Even though there was a lot of snow, no trains were delayed.
Rewrite using I wish / If only:
My sister has gone on holiday and I really need to talk to her.
I wish I could talk to her / If only she weren’t on holiday / If only she hadn’t gone on holiday.
Which country is nicknamed "the wide brown land" and "the land down under"
Australia
a large area of land such as a continent that is in one piece and not broken up by oceans (întindere)
Landmass
in the middle of a country, away from the sea (continental)
Inland
Complete the sentences below using however, in order to, even though, although, despite, so that
.… her beautiful voice, she never became a singer.
Despite her beautiful voice, she never became a singer.
Rewrite using I wish / If only:
Why didn’t I listen to Mrs. Lilia’s advice?
I wish I had listened to Mrs. Lilia’s advice / If only I had listened to Mrs. Lilia’s advice.
Which country's motto is "From Sea to Sea"?
Canada
able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas (plutitor)
Buoyant
covering a large area (vast, larg)
Extensive
Choose the correct form of the verb: Either my sister or my parents cook / cooks dinner.
Either my sister or my parents cook dinner.
Put the verb in the correct tense:
Andrew ... (not/know) about the festival in his city if he hadn’t read about it in the newspaper.
Andrew would not have known about the festival in his city if he hadn’t read about it in the newspaper.
Describe New Zealand's flag.
Dark blue background, Union Jack in upper left corner, four 5-pointed red stars.