American Pop culture
Myths and Stereotypes
American Holidays
Grammar
Vocabulary
100

Hollywood is located in this city

Los Angeles

100

Violence and war, the problem is that every American owns one of these kinds of weapons

Gun or Firearm

100

This animal is the main dish at the dinner table during an American Thanksgiving meal

Turkey

100

I am, you are, he/she/it is, but say it in the simple past tense

I was, you were, he/she/it was

100

This type of building is so tall that it can almost touch the clouds

Skyscraper

200

Sweet desserts served fresh, this company became popular due to TikTok trends

Crumbl Cookie

200

All students look the same because they are required to wear one of these in their schools

A uniform

200

Ho Ho Ho, here he comes, this popular figure brings presents to all the good boys and girls

Santa Claus

200

Do you have a question? Use these five question words to find the answer alongside a sixth that starts with H

Who, What, When, Where, Why, and how
200

What is it like where you live? While the first word describes busy city life, the second word describes living on farms far into the countryside

Urban vs. Rural

300

Despite being from Canada, this “certified lover boy“ is a beloved rapper in the US

Drake

300

This subject is our worst, we just don‘t know where anything is

Geography

300
Find a costume and go knocking door to door, this process is called 

trick or treating

300

Its great for describing the here and now, but this tense cannot be directly translated because it does not exist in German

Present continuous AKA present progressive

300
“herself“ in the sentence „she taught herself“ is an example of this 

reflexive pronoun

400

This popular rapper from Compton California goes by Kung fu Kenny, a nickname for his real name that also starts with K

Kendrick Lamar

400

I saw him over there! This popular mythical figure stands at 8 feet tall on two legs. All we know is that this hairy beast roams the forests of the American Pacific Northwest and knows how to avoid a camera

Bigfoot or Sasquatch

400

An egg hunt in your home is a common start for kids on this holiday

Easter

400

“The book was read“ is an example of this kind of voice/sentence

Passive voice

400

The teacher says that you‘ll be presenting to the class tomorrow, that means you have to ___ a presentation

give

500

„Your artist‘s favorite artist“ rose to fame in 2023 with the release of their album „The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess“

Chappell Roan

500

Watch over your crops tonight, or else aliens may leave these behind in your fields

Crop circles

500

A day to „honor all who served“

Veteran‘s day

500

„If I was there, I would have put a stop to it“ is a sentence that you will hear, but one that is not grammatically correct, rules dictate that you say

“If I had been there, I would have put a stop to it“

500

The words „college“ and „university“ in American English are used interchangeably but the difference is that 

Colleges offer two year associate degrees and University‘s offer four year bachelor degrees