Section 1
What does "flick" mean?
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What can you flick away?
a bug or insect
a piece of dirt
What does "yank" mean?
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Why would you yank on something?
Because it's stuck
What does "swat" mean?
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What could you swat?
A fly or insect
Sometimes used in sports, for example swatting tennis balls or swat at the batting cage (baseball)
What does it mean to "pinch" someone?
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Why would you pinch someone? Who would you pinch?
Have you ever seen pinch used as a noun?
What does it mean to "shake your head"?
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Why would someone shake their head?
To show they do not agree.
'SMH' or 'shaking my head' is also used in texting or social media to show you are disappointed in someone or confused by them.
What does "blink" mean?
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Why do we blink?
To keep our eyes moist
To clear something out of our eyes
What does it mean to "plug" your ears?
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Why would someone plug their ears?
How else is the word "plug" used?
You can also plug a hole, a sink or a bathtub
What does "stare" mean?
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Tell us about something or someone you have stared at.
A map, trying to understand it
Someone far away, trying to see if you know them
Someone you are angry at
What does "cover your eyes" mean?
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Why would you tell someone to cover their eyes?
So they don't see something you don't want them to see, or that they shouldn't see
What does "slap" mean?
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Why would someone slap someone or something?
Slapping is aggressive and could hurt the other person.
You can also slap objects, for example slap your cards down on the table if you are playing a game.
What does "punch" mean?
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Why would someone punch someone or something?
They were angry
They are professional boxers
What does "poke" mean?
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Why would you poke someone?
Who would you poke?
To get their attention or to make a point
Poking can seem aggressive. You probably would only poke someone you know, like a family member or close friend
What does "wave" mean?
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Why do people wave at each other?
What can you wave besides your hand?
How is wave used as a noun?
People wave as a greeting or to get someone's attention
Wave can be used as a noun - The waves were crashing on the beach. A tidal wave hit the shore.
What does "snap your fingers" mean?
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Why would you snap?
What can you snap besides your fingers?
You can snap along to music, or you can snap to get someone's attention.
Snap also means to break, for example I snapped my pencil in half.
What does "squeeze" mean?
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What can you squeeze besides another person?
If you are squeezing another person, that is giving them a hug. You may also squeeze someone's arm.
You can squeeze objects too, for example squeeze a lemon, squeeze the toothpaste tube.
People also say 'let me squeeze by' to mean let me pass through this small space.
What does "tickle" mean?
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Why would you tickle someone?
Have you heard tickle used other ways, like a tickle in your throat?
To make them laugh
What does it mean to "nod" your head?
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Why would someone nod?
To show agreement
What is the difference between "push" and "pull"?
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What objects have you pushed or pulled?
Push is moving something away from you, pull is bringing it closer to you.
You can push a door, push a broom, push your hair back.
You an pull a door, pull a shade down, pull a rope
What does "wink" mean?
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Why would you wink at someone?
People used to wink to show they liked someone. You can also wink to show you are making a joke, or that what you are saying is not true.
What does "point" mean?
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Why would you point?
How is the word "point" used as a noun?
To direct someone's attention to an object. For example if you asked your son to go get an apple you could point to the apple.
Point as a noun means the most important detail or reason. The point of coming to this group is to improve your English.
What does "shrug" mean?
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Why would someone shrug?
To indicate they don't know the answer to a question
What does "clap" mean?
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Why would someone clap?
What was the other word for "clap" in the video?
To show appreciation, or to show they enjoyed something like a play, concert or speech
Applause
What does it mean to "cup" your ear?
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Why would someone cup their ear?
To try to hear better, or to show they can't hear someone.
What does "shake hands" mean?
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When do people shake hands?
Why have people stopped shaking hands so much?
What do they do instead?
People usually shake hands as a greeting. It is often when you meet someone for the first time, or if you haven't seen them for some time.
Since COVID, people have been less likely to shake hands. The man in the video showed bumping elbows instead of shaking hands.
What does "tug" mean?
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Why would you tug on something?
Because it's stuck