C1 Reading Skills
Writing Skills
C2 Topics
C1 Topics
Vocabulary meaning
100
When reading a passage, what is the first thing you find when skimming?
Topic
100
What is the first paragraph called in an essay?
Introduction
100
Is a Roomba a Weak AI or Strong AI and why?
Weak AI
It is designed to solve 1 specific problem
- to only clean floors
100
In the past, women in the military filled mostly non-combatant roles like Nurse and secretaries. Now they are allowed to _______________.
directly fight the enemy
100
Explain the word "Ban"
Ban smoking
Not allow, Prohibit, Prevent
200
How do you find the topic?
1st Paragraph, Repeated words, related to the title.
200
What is the first thing you write in the introduction to draw in the readers?
Hook
200
We learned about Clean energy and Renewable energy
Name 1 Renewable energy source
Solar, Wind, Hydro, Tidal, Geothermal, Biomass.
200
A Lute is a stringed instrument originating
from which Country?
China / Chinese instrument
200
Explain the word "Reduce"
Reduce waste
Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
Shrink
300
How do you find the Main Ideas?
In Body paragraphs. Usually first sentence. Related to the Thesis and directly supports it.
Make the Thesis into a WH question.
Thesis: They served a number of important purposes
WH Question: What important purposes? Why were they important?
300
What is a good transition/linking word to use to start your conclusion?
as a result - in conclusion - therefore - in other words - thus - consequently - to conclude - finally - on the whole - hence - summing up - ultimately - in summary
300
What Natural Disaster is this?
Tsunami
300
Booker T. Washington walked 800 KM to do what?
A: To work
B: To study in a school
C: To meet the US President
Enroll in a school
300
Explain the word "Traditional"
Traditional clothing
existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established. Cultural, old.
400
How do you find the Major Details?
It's related to the Main Ideas and directly supports them.
Make the Main Idea into a WH question.
Main Idea: The second theory is the asteroid hit Earth.
WH Question: What happened when the asteroid hit Earth?
400
If an Essay have 5 total paragraphs, starting on which paragraph can the transition words "Additionally," and "Furthermore," be usually used to start the paragraph?
3rd / 4th paragraph, or 2nd / 3rd body paragraph.
400
Explain Gamification
Turn a task that is not normally enjoyable into a more fun game.
Examples:
Musical staircase
Duolingo
400
SpaceX is making space flights cheaper. They say the new Grasshopper rocket will make it up to 100 times cheaper. How?
Their rockets are reusable.
400
Explain the word "Digest"
Eat / consume
break down
dissolve
absorb
take in
take up
500
How do you find the Thesis?
1st Paragraph, includes the topic, is the author's opinion. Can look at the first sentence of each body paragraph for hints.
500
Other than "For example", what other transition words can you use to list examples?
for instance, in this case, in another case, on this occasion, in this situation, take the case of, to demonstrate, to illustrate, as an illustration
500
What is the meaning of Vicarious feeling?
Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
Example:
When you see someone getting hurt and you also feel that pain.
500
One theory on how the Dinosaurs went extinct was the asteroid hit the Earth. What is another theory on how the Dinosaurs went extinct?
Sea levels dropped leading to smaller habitats and global warming. Dinosaurs might have died to it being too hot or too cold.
Volcano Eruptions caused a chain reaction leading to thick dust which blocked out the sunlight that eventually lead to the Dinosaur's extinction
500
Prefixes are word components attached at the start of words. The prefix "Re-" and the base word "play" combines into "Replay" which means to play again. The prefix "Re-" changes the words into doing something again. "Repay" "Repeat" "Review"
How does the prefix "im-" change a word?
Make it negative / false / not.
Impossible - not possible
Imperfect - not perfect