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Eureka moments
Unreal past and inversion in conditionals
Vocabulary
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100

Stella Young's Ted Talk was called?

"I'm not your inspiration."

100

This Greek mathematician is said to have solved a mathematical problem when he was having a bath.

Who is Archimedes?

100

We use this tense after "I wish..." or "If only...", even though we are talking about the present or future.

What is the past tense?

100

The treatment of people as though they were something less than or other than human. 

What is objectification?

100

etc.

What is et cetera?

200

How did this Ted Talk speaker beat stage fright?

Songwriting and singing about stage fright.

200

King Hieron II of Syracuse wanted to check this quality of the gold in his crown.

What is purity?

200

Instead of starting a second conditional with "If you won the lottery, ...", we can start it this way, omitting the "If".

What is Were you to win...?

200

A period of time for developing an idea.

What is a incubation?

200

incl.

What is including?

300

Raghava KK encourages us to "shake up" our this.

What is story?

300

He wrote the book Where Good Ideas Come From.

Who is Steven Johnson?

300

This phrase means the action needs to be taken soon.

What is It's high time?

300

Spread or promote an idea. 

What is propagate?

300

asap

What is as soon as possible?

400

Amy Purdy, who is a double amputee, competed in this disability sport.

What is snowboarding?

400

This 'a' word, meaning next to, can go before the word 'possible' to mean the next logical step.

What is adjacent?

400

You can use this word instead of "if" in a formal context, when using a zero or first conditional.

What is should?

400

An "aha" moment!

Eureka Moment

400

Approx.

Approximately

500

Maysoon Zayid has this disability. (Initials: C.P.)

What is cerebral palsy?

500

This 'i' word, meaning development, can go before the word 'period'.

What is incubation?

500

We use this tense when regretting something that happened in the past.

What is the past perfect?

500

Impressive in a way that is unusual or not typical.

What is exceptional?

500

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