Vocabulary 1
What does "fit in" mean?
Get along with a group of people and be part of the group.
AOC is very passionate about free college. She's really ___________(following the crowd, making waves, fitting in).
AOC is very passionate about free college. She's really making waves.
You ate the last piece of cake, _________?
Didn't you?
Choose one:
While/Unlike my sister likes eggs over easy, I like scrambled eggs.
While my sister likes eggs over easy, I like scrambled eggs.
I didn't pass my exam, __________(which depressed, which means) me.
I didn't pass my exam, which depressed me.
What does "follow the crowd" mean?
To do what other people do
I am much more ___________(conventional, rebellious, unconventional) than my sister. I always follow the rules.
I am much more conventional than my sister. I always follow the rules.
You were in a party when I called,________?
Weren't you?
Unlike/Except for me, there aren't any Dominican teachers working here.
Except for me, there aren't any Dominican teachers working here.
I don't have money for a taxi, __________(which suggested, which means) I have to take the bus.
I don't have money for a taxi, which means I have to take the bus.
To cause trouble or make an impression.
I'm very shy so when I am angry I don't like to _____________(follow the crowd, fit in, confront) people.
I'm very shy so when I am angry I don't like to confront people.
There was nothing to eat in the refrigerator, ______?
Was there?
I'm a typical girl, except for the fact/whereas that I don't like pink.
I'm a typical girl, except for the fact that I don't like pink.
I ate a lot of junk food this week, ___________(which surprised, which resulted in) me gaining weight.
I ate a lot of junk food this week, which resulted in me gaining weight.
What does "unconventional" mean?
Not doing what other people do or believing what other people believe
If you want to attend this school, you have to ________(stand up to, confront, accept) its rules.
If you want to attend this school, you have to accept its rules.
She had already gone there,_________?
Hadn't she?
Whereas/Except for Koreans sit on the floor to eat, Americans use tables.
Whereas Koreans sit on the floor to eat, Americans use tables.
She said he wasn't there, ___________(which encouraged, which surprised) me because I had seen him there before.
She said he wasn't there, which surprised me because I had seen him there before.
To challenge or fight against someone
I want to _____________(be my own person, be rebellious, make waves). I don't want to be just like everybody else.
I want to be my own person. I don't want to be just like everybody else.
There haven't been any people in here, ________?
Have they?
Unlike/While my friends, I like to watch Korean dramas.
Unlike my friends, I like to watch Korean dramas.
My white shirt turned pink, _____________(which resulted in, which suggested) that I put in red clothes in the washing machine again.
My white shirt turned pink, which suggested that I put in red clothes in the washing machine again.