Vocabulary 1
Grammar 1
Concepts
Grammar 2
Vocabulary 2
100

A very soft cloth (made from worms)

Silk

100

Change this sentence to the past using "used to".

I study Chinese. 

"I used to study Chinese."

100

Give an example of a shifting baseline in technology. 

Various answers. 

"50 years ago nobody had a computer in their home. Now everyone carries a smartphone in their pocket"

100

Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.

Japan makes Toyota cars. 

Toyota cars are made in Japan. 

100
Another way to say difficult

Challenging

200

Buying and selling things

Trade

200

Change this sentence to past tense using "used to"

"I don't eat spinach."

"I didn't use to eat spinach."

(But now I do)

200

What's a historical example of The Great Unknown. 

Various Answers

"Marco Polo traveling to Asia in the 13th century."

"Sending people to the moon."

"The first person to go to the bottom of the Mariana Sea Trench."

200

Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.

"Alisha ate all of the sausage." 

"All of the sausage was eaten by Alisha." 

200

Giving and receiving 

Exchange

300

Further than (a place or time)

Beyond

300

Change the sentence to a question using "used to". 

"Do you take dance lessons." 

"Did you use to take dance lessons?"


300

Give an example of an environmental shifting baseline. 

Various answers. 

"Less fish in the ocean." 

"More plastic found everywhere in the world." 

"Rising average temperatures around the world."

300

Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.

"Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago."

"Ukraine was invaded by Russia two years ago."

300

Another way to say "chances" 

Opportunities

400

To start a journey

Set off

400

Change the question to past tense using "used to"

"Where do you go to school?"

"Where did you use to go to school?"

400

Give a personal example of The Great Unknown. 

Various answers.

"Starting at a new school."

"Traveling abroad for the first time."

"Wondering if I'll get married, and to who..."

400

Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.

"Millions of people loved The Beatles." 

"The Beatles were loved by millions of people."
400

Printed and sold 

Published 

500

Slow, hard to notice changes in things (like the environment/ fashion/ social rules) 

Shifting baselines

500

Change this question using "used to."

"Who was the prime minister of Japan in 1950?"

"Who used to be the prime minister of Japan in 1950?"

500

Give an example of a shifting baseline in Japan. 

Various answers. 

"Increasing average age."

"Decreasing birthrate, closing schools..."

"Hotter average temperatures in Kanto."

"More foreigners in Japan. English becoming more common than 20 years ago."

500

Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.

"Actually, The Beatles sold more albums than any other band in history." 

"Actually, more albums than any other band in history have been sold by The Beatles."

500

Uncertainty with a trip or new life phase

The Great Unknown

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