Idioms
Roxie's little sister was singing loudly, while Roxie was trying to talk to her friend on the phone. Roxie said to her friend, "My little sister is a pain in the neck." What was Roxie saying about her little sister."
Her sister is annoying her
Timid
shy--outgoing
strike
lightening strike, hit something, baseball
Granpda didn't know that Susie was coming on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans
change
List four things that are sweet
ice cream, cake, brownies, candy, hot chocolate, fruit, etc
Angie was always putting Emily down in gym class. What was Angie doing to Emily?
Saying negative things about her
acquired
got...gave
patient
a patient at the doctor's office, you need to be patient (wait)
After the new game came out, the amount of people playing the old game declined
decreased, went down
List three musical genres
rock, pop, country, hip hop, alternative, classical,
George fell on his face when he tried to tell a joke to his friends in the cafeteria. What happened to George?
He told the joke poorly
vacant
empty...full
judge
judge someone- have thoughts about someone before knowing them, comment on things they do, etc and a judge in a courtroom
She kept making remarks about how much she liked her jacket
comments, compliments
List four stores
Shoprite, American Eagle, Ulta, Target, Wegmans, Walmart, etc
Jeremy was accepted at the college of his choice. He told his teacher that everything had fallen into place for him. What was Jeremy telling his teacher?
Everything had happened as he planned it
conceal
hide...reveal/expose
trip
fall over something, go on vacation
passionate, excited, enjoyed it
List four famous people
Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Taylor Swift, George Clooney, etc
Jane said, "I have something to tell you mother." Her mother replied, "Go ahead, I'm all ears." What did her mother mean?"
She is listening
Awful
terrible... good/great
point
use finger to indicate something, point on a pencil, the top of something
Since professional athletes have to stay in shape, they seldom eat junk food
rarely
List four types of jobs
teacher, lawyer, singer, mailman, speech therapist