Independence Day
Getting Acquainted
Partitives
John Adams Video
Housing and Food English
100
The date of Independence Day
July 4
100
What name is a different and shorter name for your first name?
Nickname
100
Ask for this food with the correct partitive. Use 'May' and 'Please'.
May I have a piece of cake? Please, may I have a piece of cake?
100
John Adams says Thomas Jefferson's _________________ is elegant. What does Adams think is elegant?
Jefferson's pen
100
What does the abbreviation 'w/' mean?
with
200
Document that declared America's independence
The Declaration of Independence
200
What is starting conversation by making everything more friendly?
Break the ice
200
Order this food with the correct partitive. Use 'can'.
Can I have a bowl of oatmeal?
200
John Adams wants a unanimous vote from the colonies for independence. What does unanimous mean?
It means everyone agrees or everyone votes the same.
200
What does the abbreviation 'incl. utils' mean?
includes utilities
300
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
300
What is this favorite American food?
Apple pie
300
What quantity word beginning with the letter 'm' is used for count words usually in questions or the negative?
Use it in a sentence.
Many
We don't have many customers in the store today.
300
John Adams says he is obnoxious.
Obnoxious means __________________.
not popular or not liked
300
What does the abbreviation 'kit.' mean
kitchen
400
The colonists were angry at the King of England because something was too high. What was it?
Taxes
400
Another name for your family name or your last name?
Surname
400
What quantity word beginning with the letter 'm' is used for noncount words in questions or usually in the negative?
Use it in a sentence.
Much
There isn't much time left before the deadline.
400
What disease is this? Mrs. Adams says it is rampant.
Smallpox
400
Right or wrong? Does that includes utilities?
Wrong
Does that include utilities?
500
In 1773, what did the colonists throw off a ship into the ocean?
Tea from England
500
Mother's family name before she gets married
Maiden name
500
What does the contraction I'd mean when it comes before the word 'like'?
I would
500
Someone is with John Adams when Adams is reading what Jefferson wrote. Who is this man?
Benjamin Franklin
500
What does the abbreviation 'w/a/c' mean?
with air conditioning
600
Who became President of the U.S. in 1789?
George Washington
600
What is a plural word that means 'body language'?
gestures
600
What 'medium' amount quantity word goes with both count and noncount foods? Use the word correctly in a sentence.
Some
We need some sugar. We need some potatoes.
600
Answer with a complete sentence. What does Benjamin Franklin say about the truths in the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin says the truths in the Declaration of Independence are 'self evident'.
600
Right or Wrong
I guess we need a few ground beef.
Wrong
I guess we need a little ground beef.
700
What happened in 1781?
The thirteen American colonies defeated England and the fighting stopped.
700
Can you please tell me about your children?
Yes, I have ______son(s) and _______daughter(s).
700
The quantity expression 'a little' is count or noncount?
Give an example.
Noncount
I need a little milk on my cereal.
700
Answer with a complete sentence. What does 'self evident' mean?
Self evident means easy to understand or very clear.
700
What does the abbreviation 'w/WD' mean?
with washer and dryer
800
What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
All people are created equal
800
What do we call 'talking about the job' when not at work?
talk shop
800
Order this food with the correct partitive. Use 'I'd' with no contraction and the number 2. 
I would like two packets of sweetener with my coffee.
800
New York is afraid to vote for independence because 150 of these are off the coast of New City. What are they?
Warships
800
The place in the supermarket where you find milk is in the diary _____________________.
Complete the sentence.
section
900
Where did the British surrender to General George Washington?
Yorktown, Virginia
900
When something is the same all over the world, it is:
universal
900
The quantity expression 'a few' goes with what kind of noun? Count or noncount?
Use it in a sentence.
Count We need a few potatoes.
900
In Congress what does everyone think about independence?
Some delegates are for independence and some delegates are against independence.
900
Which of these is NOT a utility.
water / sewer
phone
electricity
gym membership
gym membership
1000
Where was the first capital of the United States, where George Washington became U.S. President?
New York City
1000
What expression means following the customs of a country when you are in that country?
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
1000
What is the difference between the modal verb, 'May' and 'Can' when making requests?
Say a correct request with 'May' and then say a correct request with 'Can'.
'May' is more formal. Can is more informal'.
'May is only used in the first person either with 'I' or 'we' when making requests.
'May' I have more time? or
'Can' she have more time?
1000
Answer with a complete sentence. Mr. Dickenson is 'indisposed'. What does 'indisposed' mean?
Indisposed means not able to come.
1000
Please correctly speak the following apartment abbreviation advertisement with complete words:
DWNTWN APT w/ 2 BR and a/c incl w/WD
Downtown apartment with 2 bedrooms and air conditioning, includes washer and dryer