Grammar
The Amish
Olympic vocabulary
Historical Selfie-sticks
Oh, Dad!
100
Use the present perfect to describe an experience that happened at an unspecified time, you’d say, "I __________ Taiwan before.
What is "have visited"?
100
A large community event where the Amish work together to build a structure for a neighbor.
What is a barnraising?
100
Roads, bridges, and power lines that a city needs to function.
What is infrastrucrture?
100
A person who uses their platform or personality to affect the habits or opinions of others.
What is an influencer?
100
Kru Jim usually starts his M2 classes with one of these types of groan-inducing jokes.
What is a dad joke?
200
In the sentence, "The Amish value three main things: family, faith, and hard work." This punctuation mark is used to introduce the list.
What is a colon?
200
A lifestyle or item that is basic, simple, and lacks any unnecessary decoration or luxury. Sounds a bit like No free refills.
What is no-frills?
200
Something handed down from the past, such as a reputation or an achievement. With Olympics, lately it's been debt.
What is a legacy?
200
Before becoming a world-famous fashion designer, Coco Chanel grew up in this type of institution for children.
What is an orphanage?
200
This type of cheese is always the lonlinest.
What is Provolone? Prov alone.
300
To describe how someone speaks or moves, you add an "-ly" to an adjective, such as "The student answered __________."
What is an adverb?
300
The act of being treated poorly or unfairly, often because of religious or political beliefs.
What is persecuted?
300
A tough situation where you have to choose between two equally difficult options.
What is a dilemma?
300
A person who campaigns for social or political change, such as Martin Luther King Jr.
What is an activist?
300
This is what you call a fake noodle that’s just trying to fit in.
What is an Impasta? (impostor)
400
Use this past perfect to show one action happened before another in the past: "By the time the bell rang, I __________ my homework.
What is "had finished?"
400
A social punishment where members of the community refuse to speak to or interact with an individual.
What is shunning?
400
Showing anger in an indirect or "sneaky" way, like using sarcasm instead of saying what's wrong.
What is passive-aggressive?
400
This leader used non-violent protests to help India gain independence from British rule.
Who is Ghandi?
400
It’s the specific reason the scarecrow won a Nobel Prize in his field.
What is because he was outstanding in his field?
500
By the time she became a world-famous designer, Coco Chanel __________ many challenges: an orphanage, poverty, and the loss of her parents.
What is 'had faced/overcome.'
500
The U.S. State where the largest and oldest Amish populations reside.
What is Pennsylvania?
500
When a neighborhood's character is changed by wealthier people moving in, often displacing original residents.
What is gentrification?
500
This "Little Black Dress" creator revolutionized women's fashion by making it more comfortable and sporty.
Who is CoCo Chanel?
500
This is the precise reason that a stadium is considered the coolest place to be during a big game.
What is "because it's full of fans?"