Vocabulary
A device that you use to store information from your computer.
memory stick
Which one is not like the others?
A.) It lifted my spirits.
B.) I'm walking on air.
C.) My heart sank.
D.) I'm on top of the world.
C.) My heart sank.
Khine is _________________ (content) person in the class. She is so calm.
the most content
Tell me 3 things you can "turn up" or "turn down"
volume
temperature
lighting
Gloria was very tired after class because she went directly to sleep and didn't wake up for 12 hours.
because --> so
I sent a ___________________ to my friend on my ____________________. (compound nouns)
text message
mobile phone
Name 2 common themes that English uses for phrases of happiness and sadness!
High (happy) v.s Low (sad)
Bright (happy) v.s Dark (sad)
John: 20
Sally: 22
Rex: 20
Lucy: 24
John is _____________ (old) Rex, but he is _______________ (old) Sally. Lucy is _________________ (old) of all of them.
as old as
less old than/not as old as
the oldest
Please _____________ those words ______________ in the dictionary.
Look those words up
Technology made Luddites more angry, but I believe that it makes use word less harder, so we should appreciate it.
less harder --> less hard
Officially acceptable - for example, a passport is a ______________ form of ID.
valid
Toe: I went to the book fair.
Austin: So _____________ I!
Toe: I have read so many books my life.
Austin: So _____________ I!
Toe: I am going to start reading a new book tomorrow.
Austin: So ______________ I!
Did
Have
Am
Technology is not ___________ terrible ____________ everybody thinks... it is ____________ terrible than everything thinks.
not as terrible as
less terrible
To power (get electricity for) your computer, you need to __________ __________ ___________ (3 words)
plug it in
After you back up your work on your memory stick, take it out. Wait a few minutes for your computer to recognize that, then turn off it.
turn off it --> turn it off
Your general view of things
Outlook
What kind of words do these suffixes make (part of speech)? What else do each of them tell you about the word?
-ness
-ist
-ship
All nouns!
-ness = feelings
-ist = people (jobs)
-ship = connections
Spanish is a ____________ (simple) language than English, but a ______________ (complicated) language than Bahasa Malaysia.
simpler (irregular!)
more complicated
When I bought the new suit, first I had to ___________ it ___________ to see if it fit. Then, I had to ____________ it ____________ (undress) so they could package it.Finally, I had to______________ a form with my information.
try it on
take it off
fill in
Austin had a terrible day yesterday. When he turned on his computer, it immediately printed out 100 blank pieces of paper and shut down. He was upset, so he called off sick that day and lied in bed.
called off --> called in
Kay Kay is always on time to class. She is very ______________. She has great ______________.
(same word - different parts of speech!)
punctual
punctuality
Tell me 4 compound nouns that describe people!
Examples:
Traffic warden
Pop star
Baby sitter
Brother-in-law
Shalon runs much ________________ (quick) than Mar Mar, but Mar Mar can run _______________ (far) than him.
more quickly
farther/further
Tell me a phrasal verb that means the same as each of these verbs:
Return (a thing to a store)
Leave
Quit
Take back
Go away/out
Give up
I feel pretty low today. I have a bad dream where I was walking down a street and it just kept getting more and more narrow. It was the darkest, scariest street I'd ever seen. It was stranger than my usual dreams.
more and more narrow --> narrower and narrower