R&W intro page
"a factor which causes something to happen or develop"
A driver
"Parts of a city which have been ignored by the government"
Neglected areas
"a place where rocks or minerals have been extracted from the ground"
A quarry
"to make a problem become worse"
Exacerbate
What news channel was yesterday's video about the Buy Nothing movement?
ABC (American Broadcasting Company)
" provide the conditions that allows something to continue to exist"
Sustain
"To get the advantages from something"
Derive benefits
"a rounded structure shaped like the top half of a ball"
A dome
"a comparison between two situations that is intended to show similarities"
An analogy
What town did Jamie visit for his birthday?
Torquay
"things considered necessary to be able to live comfortably"
Basic amenities
"supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels"
Irrigate
"a large step"
"anything that encourages something to happen, develop, or improve"
A stimulus
Water Lillies
"related to the management of an institution or organization"
Administrative
"characterized by or being an extremely rapid increase (as in size or extent)"
Exponential
"relating to the study of Earth’s physical structure"
Geological
"to locate and obtain something from a particular place"
To source
What Harry Potter house did I say I would be in?
Ravenclaw
What was the problem with the map on this page that Jamie mentioned in class?
Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea do not exist!
What were the 5 techniques given to make writing more persuasive?
1) Repeating your arguments in different words (paraphrasing them). 2) Talk about the future to show consequences. 3) Dismiss alternative arguments with evidence. 4) Use questions to the reader. 5) Emotional language.
Name 3 of the 6 items given in the picture (infographic) that were created for space travel.
1) Athletic shoes 2) Camera phones 3) Foil blankets 4) Dust busters (portable vacuums) 5) Wireless headphones 6) Freeze-dried food.
What were the 3 elements of traffic discussed in the 2nd listening about maps?
On day 1 I gave you 2 truths and 1 lie about me - give 1 of the truths or the lie for the points (not all 3 - just 1).
Lie: I hate llamas.
Truth 1: I used to work in a zoo.
Truth 2: I lived in Beijing.