Vocab
generate hold profile
Many things can _____________ crime: poverty, brain problems, or the environment.
generate
Monica is __________ that her house always looks perfect.
clean person
such a clean person
flood make a splash float an idea
I would like to _______(suggest an idea for acceptance). What if we bought our coffee directly from Dunkin Donuts instead of using UberEats?
float an idea
What syllables are accented in the bolded words?
Can you direct people to come here? (di - rect)
I followed her directions. (di - rec - tions)
di - rect
di - rec - tions
She doesn't have a shy bone in her body means:
that she is very extroverted and talkative
I believe that poverty, personality and the environment can all be at the __________ of crime.
root
The dog drank ____ that water splashed on the floor.
messily
so quickly that
infected turned the tide floated
The feeling of loneliness ______ (spread through) the school. Everyone felt alone but nobody could figure out how to connect to other people.
infected
What syllables are accented in the bolded words?
The two sisters are quite similar. (sim - i - lar)
Really? I don't see the similarity (si - mi - lar - it - y)
sim - i - lar
si - mi - lar - i - ty
What does MAGA stand for? What party or presidential candidate is it associated with?
Make America Great Again
the Right / Republicans / Trump
turn the tide scandal profile
The thief's _______ stated that he was tall, brown-eyed and very poor, without college education.
Define the phrase "morally corrupt".
profile
adj. being broken in a moral way, or behaving in a way that is morally wrong
Oh no. We have to buy _____ that our arms will hurt as we walk home. It will be so heavy.
much soda and milk
so much soda and milk
The feeling of excitement flooded through the class.
The vaccine enabled us to turn the tide against COVID.
What do the bolded words mean? Are they used literally or figuratively.
completely filled the class
change the course, to make a situation reverse.
figurative
What syllables are accented in the bolded words?
I'm interested in international finance. (fi - nance).
Financial advice can be very helpful. (fi - nan - cial)
fi - nance.
fi - nan - cial
OMG! I think porch pirates have been visiting the neighborhood.
What are porch pirates?
People who steal your deliveries after they are left on your porch
win over holds consumed by
Her son is ______ Minecraft. He wants to play all day.
The theory ____ even though it was generated in the 1990s.
consumed by
holds
Joe was _____ nobody wanted to work with him.
immoral person
such an immoral person
maven generation epidemic
Wearing the hats has become an ____ (uncontrollable force). Everyone is wearing them now. This _____ of children will always remember this.
epidemic, generation
What syllables are accented in the bolded words?
He is a regular person. (reg - u - lar).
Regularity is important. (reg- u - lar - ity)
Reg - u - lar
Reg - u - lar - i - ty
What are trigger warnings?
Warnings that the information in a reading may be "triggering" or may make the person begin to feel upsetting emotions.
infected get a hold of scandal
I __ of the idea that today is Friday, but actually it is Thursday. I keep on going to the wrong places.
I just heard that the president was going out on dates with a woman even though he is already married. It's a ___!
got a hold of
scandal
At the beginning of the epidemic, there were _______ hospitals were overflowing.
many Covid infections
Unfortunately, Omar has _______ he can't see us till next Saturday.
little time
so many Covid infections
so little time
wave triggered go through the roof
There was a ___ of crime that began in the 1970s. Over this time, the numbers of crimes ____. Some people believe the epidemic was caused by lead.
wave, went through the roof
I don't follow that logic; it isn't logical.
(lo - gic) (log - i - cal)
I want to impress her and make a good impression.
(im- press) (im - pres - sion)
lo - gic
log - i - cal
im - press
im - pres - sion
Name 2 informal phrases used to accept an invitation in English.
I'm down for that
I'm up for that