Grammar
Finish the following sentence with the given words:
I will go for a walk later, if it ________________ (not rain).
I will go for a walk later, if it doesn't rain.
Englisch Ausweis
ID
Between 1892 and 1954, millions of immigrants entered the United States through the immigration office on an island which is directly in front of New York. What is the island's name?
Ellis Island
Mardi Gras
What is gumbo?
New Orleans' special dish (stew with sausage and shrimp)
Say a sentence to report the following questions.
What is he going to do in the summer holidays?
She asked...
She asked what he was going to do in the summer holidays.
umbrella term for carrots, beans, lentils, mushrooms, onions, peppers, spinach
vegetables
In 1849, thousands of people were heading to California because James W. Marshall found something really special in the American River near where the city of Sacramento stands today.
How is this migration wave called?
Gold Rush
Hollywood is in which state?
Californa
American English for flat, underground and holiday.
flat = apartment
underground = subway
holiday = vacation
Choose the correct verb form for these two sentences. Use the present perfect form. (personal passive).
1. The cat is hungry. She ________ (not give) enough food.
2. We're so excited. We _________ just ___________ (tell) the good news.
1. The cat is hungry. She hasn't been given enough food.
2. We're so excited. We have just been told the good news.
Englisch Vorschlag
suggestion
Why do many Native Americans find the memorial of Mount Rushmore offensive?
The four heads were carved into the Black Hills which are sacred to the Lakota. The same Black Hills were promised to the Lakota forever in 1868, but were taken away from them a few years later when white people discovered gold there.
The presidents we see there only helped to steal that land and kill its people.
Height of the One World Trade Center
1776 ft.
541m.
At what age can teenagers get a driver's licence? (South Dakota)
14
You learned something about gerunds.
There are three types.
1. gerund as subject
2. gerund as objects
3. gerunds after .... ?
gerunds after prepositions
e.g. afraid of getting too close.
ausgezeichnet, hervorragend
excellent
In what ways did Jim Crow keep African Americans down? (2 examples!)
Through segregation
- seperate schools, swimming pools, public restrooms, sinks,....
What do teens do for fun in a town like Mobride? Name three activities.
- social media
- swimming
- tubing
- downtown dances
- fishing
- driving around town
- watch movies at the Pheasant Drive-In
- go hunting
In the 1960s, San Francisco became the center of the Hippie movement. What was and still is their four word motto?
Make love, not war.
Fill in the gaps for our rule for participle clauses.
If the verb is in the _____________________ form, you can shorten the relative clause.
If the verb is in the progressive form, you can shorten the relative clause.
e.g.
This is the man (who is) celebrating his 70th birthday.
Englisch Flutlicht
floodlight
What do Americans celebrate on July 4th?
Independence Day.
Much of the Southwest is desert and is often hot and dry, like Death Valley, which recorded the hottest ever US temperature. Which one? C or F.
56,7 C
134 F
How many Sioux nations are there in North America?