Week 1
What does 'neutral' (adj) mean?
It means you are neither for nor against either group.
What does 'homesick' (adj) mean?
Homesick is when you are sad because you want to go home.
What is a 'bomb' (n)/(v) ?
A machine that can explode
What does 'prejudice' (n) mean?
Prejudice is when you have an opinion about someone before you actually know them.
What does 'commemorate' (v) mean?
To remember and respect those who have died.
True of False: surrender can be a noun and a verb
True
What is the noun for the word 'evacuate' (v) ?
evacuation
True or False: 'battle' can only be a noun.
False: it can also be a verb.
What is a concentration camp?
A place where people are worker to death and killed
What is the noun for the word 'celebrate' (v) ?
celebration
What are Nazis?
An evil group of people from Germany.
What is a gas mask?
A mask used to protect yourself from deadly gases.
What is an Air Force?
An Air Force is an army that fights in planes.
What is a Jewish person?
A Jewish person is someone follows and believes in Judaism.
What is 'defense' (n) ?
Defense are the things an army uses to defend itself.
What is the name for the 2 groups of countries who fought against each other in WW2?
What is the word for when you must save food because there is not a lot of it?
rationing
What is the word for a place where you can park your boats?
harbor
What is the name for when 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis?
The Holocaust.
What is the most powerful weapon on earth?
The atomic bomb
What is the difference between 'invade' (v) and 'occupy' (v) ?
To invade a country is to try and fight your way into that country, and to occupy is to take control of that country.
What is the difference between the city and the countryside?
The city has far more buildings and people, and the countryside has far more fields, forests, and animals.
What is the difference between underestimating someone and overestimating someone?
To underestimate is to think that someone is weaker than they really are, and to overestimate is to think that someone is stronger than they really are.
What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
Prejudice is to think badly about someone before you know them, and discrimination is when you treat someone badly because they're different.
What is the difference between 'liberate' (v) and 'resist' (v) ?
To liberate is to set something free, and to resist is to stand up against someone.