Vocab
Stripes
The journey here was terrible/terribly.
Terrible
Although/Because he wanted to keep it a secret, news of the discovery traveled quickly and by March the story had been published in a newspaper.
Although
Majority (antonym)
Minority
I‘m ____________(surprise) that john was fit to look after other people.
Surprised
Some people and animals __________ from country to country.
Migrate
When we arrived here, we were so happy to be on land that we found everything beautiful/beautifully.
Beautiful
The first settlers came from many different countries. Most people spoke English. (Join the sentences)
Although the first settlers came from many different countries, most people spoke English.
To separate (antonym)
To join
He has always worked hard and he has a _______ (care) doctor.
Caring
When things grow ,they usually ________
Expand
It was October 20th when we reached the settlement and winter was coming quick/quickly.
Quickly
The settlers borrowed words from the language of native people. There was no word for something in English. (Join the sentences)
The settlers borrowed words from the language of the native people WHEN there was no word for something in English.
Scared (synonym)
Frightened
It must have been very _________ (worry) when they both became ill too.
Worrying
Morse wanted to __________ a better way to communicate. (7 letters)
Develop
People gave us food to eat, but everything tasted strange/strangely.
Strange
American English is closer to the settlers’ language. It has changed less than British English. (Join the sentences)
American English is closer to the settlers’ language AS/BECAUSE it has changed less than British English.
Awful (synonym)
Terrible
I am ___________ (frighten) to think of them in that strange country.
Frightened
It’s a ___________ if you have to do it.
Necessity
We hope you are doing good/well.
Well
American English is now heard more often than British English. A lot of movies are made in the USA. (Join the sentences)
American English is now heard more often than English BECAUSE/AS a lot of movies are made in the USA.
For a long time (synonym)
Permanent / for ages
Life must be very __________ (excite) there.
Exciting