Essays
This is the first sentence of a paragraph and it informs the reader about the main idea of the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
Using a word from this language will likely be very formal in English.
What is French?
Everyone seems interested in _______ photography these days.
What is blank / correct?
Eye contact, personal space, and gestures.
What are examples of nonverbal communication?
The author of "Miss Brill."
Who is Katherine Mansfield?
The controlling idea of an essay. It includes the topic, author's opinion, and supporting points.
What is a thesis statement?
Two of the basic causes of language change according to linguists.
What are simplification and contact with other languages?
I had to cross ______ Hirose River to get here.
What is the?
The reason why one should learn how people in different cultures communicate, both verbally and non-verbally.
What is avoiding miscommunication?
The title used only for unmarried women.
What is Miss?
The step of writing when you write the complete essay for the first time.
What is a rough, or first, draft?
The reason why French is so prevalent in English.
What is England was conquered by the French for 300 years?
Hurry, hurry! You don't want to be ______ last one to finish.
What is the?
Another word to mean funny.
What is comical?
Miss Brill's favorite Sunday activity.
What is sitting in the park on her "special seat"?
This paragraph typically restates the thesis in a slightly different way and summarizes the main points of the essay.
What is a conclusion?
Debt, hour, neighbor, bought, honor, and autumn.
What are examples of mute or silent letters?
I climbed _____ Mt. Zao last year.
What is blank / correct?
One speaker keeps getting closer and the listener keeps moving away.
What is the "dance"?
To listen in on other people's conversations.
What is eavesdropping?
This is the first paragraph of an essay and it usually has 3 key parts.
What is an introduction?
Words that have a similar meaning and spelling between two, or more, languages.
What are cognates?
___ computer has changed modern life; but remember, ___ computer can't do anything without ___ software.
What is the, a, and blank?
The amount of eye contact, the distance between speakers, and the gestures we use.
What are culturally bound forms of nonverbal communication?
Miss Brill sees the world on her Sunday afternoons like this.
What is a theatrical play?