What is a syllable? How many syllables are there in the word "unrealistic."
What is: the beat of a word; a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound. There are 5 syllables in the word "unrealistic."
100
What is a "creature of habit"?
What is: Someone who follows the same daily routine.
100
Give three examples of adverbs of frequency.
What is: always, usually, regularly, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, and never.
100
What is the Rule of Law in American government?
What is: A focus on compromise and the separation of politics from other aspects of life. “No person is above the law” – all laws apply equally to people regardless of their wealth, personal connections, or station in life.
100
Perform the following tongue twister:
Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze.
That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.
What is: Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze.
That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.
200
What is the pronunciation difference between the two "th" sounds in English (ϴ and ð)? Give one example of each sound.
What is: ϴ is voiceless, e.g., teeth and ð is voiced, e.g., teethe.
200
What is a compromise?
What is: finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal or desire.
200
What are two phrases you can use for the language of accusation and defense?
What is: I believe/think that…..
It is obvious that….
It is evident that…
I would like to accuse….
This person is the fraud…
Because…
The reason why is…
I did not…
I am not....
I would like to deny the accusation that…
It couldn’t be me because…
Your evidence/reasoning is faulty….
Because….
The reason why is…
200
Name two topics that are appropriate for "small talk" and two topics that are "taboo topics."
What is: weather, what people "do", current physical surroundings, and shared past experiences (small talk); politics, religion, and personal details (taboo topics).
200
Perform the actions for three people from the "Show My Name Game!"
What is: answers will vary.
300
Give examples of minimal pairs (words with one sound difference) for s/z and sh/ch.
What is: price/prize and shoe/chew.
300
Define accusation and defense.
What is: 1) A charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong. 2) The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury.
300
What tenses do you use for storytelling and narration? Give an example.
What is: simple present or present progressive tense. Ex. Character A speeds/is speeding down the freeway in a red Corvet….
300
What are five characteristics we discussed in class about American ways of reasoning?
What is: The Context, The Point, The Organization, The Evidence, and The Cause.
300
Describe the complete outfit of one of your classmates using language of description. Use a fashion expression you learned in class to summarize how their outfit looks today.
What is: He/she is wearing...
Come into fashion / Go out of fashion
To have a sense of style
To dress for the occasion
Dressed to the nines / Dressed to kill
Fashion faux pas
Fits like a glove
Hand-me-down
Fashion victim
Like it’s going out of fashion!
400
What is the Short Vowel Rule? Give an example.
What is: When there is one vowel in a word, either at the beginning or between two consonants, it usually has the short vowel sound. CVC, VC, and VCC. Ex. cat.
400
What is Hollywood? What is a movie genre? Who are A-List actors?
What is: a district in Los Angeles, California, famous for its commercial area and entertainment industry, and a name used to represent the motion picture industry of the United States. It is also a highly diverse, densely populated, mostly immigrant, low-income residential neighborhood.
400
What is the typical order of subject verb and object in English? Give an example sentence using the English word order.
What is: S-V-O. Example: I read books.
400
Name 10 occupations we discussed in class.
What is: Accountant
Actor/Actress
Astronaut
Athlete
Cartographer
CEO
Composer
Caterer
Dentist
Designer
Detective
Doctor
Electrician
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Farmer
Handyman
Illustrator
Jeweler
Judge
Lawyer
Librarian
Manager
Nurse
Pharmacist
Police/Sheriff
Professor
Programmer
Receptionist
Salesperson
Senator
Socialite
Veterinarian
Waiter/Waitress
Writer
Zoologist
400
You should provide evidence for your main point(s) in academic English writing. Three Aristotelian strategies for providing evidence in writing are:
What is:
Ethos (credibility)
Pathos (emotions)
Logos (logic)
500
Name two Long Vowel Rules and provide examples of each one.
What is: VC(silent e);
(C)VVC – two vowels together;
y/ey at the end of a word;
ei/ie together (i before e except after c);
oi/oy together;
ou/ow together
500
What are three adjectives to describe fashion that we learned about? Define them.
What is: Latest / in / hot
Essential
Chic / stylish
Eclectic
Flamboyant
Flattering
Frumpy
Intricate
Vintage / timeless
500
What are irregular verbs? Give five examples.
What is: swam, sprung, spoke, sent, slept.
500
What are the five major religions of the world? What are the major similarities and differences of each one?
What is: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
500
Name the 10 s clusters we learned about, provide an example of each, and the trick we learned to pronounce them.