Quotable
The most widely read and the bestselling book in the world.
What is the Bible?
For learning languages, reading and listening are two main types of this.
What is "input"?
A term for words that have similar meanings.
What are synonyms?
One of two sauces that usually go with turkey in a traditional Canadian Thanksgiving or Christmas celebration.
What is gravy? or What is cranberry sauce?
Where and when a story takes place; for example, small-town America in the seventies.
What is setting?
Genesis 1:27 (NIV) "So God created mankind in his own ________, in the ________ of God he created them; male and female he created them."
What is "image"?
Rather than simply learning individual words, using vocabulary in sentences allows learners to become familiar with how words are used in _______.
What is "context"?
An antonym of "profound", or "deep".
What is "superficial"? (Other answers may apply.)
What is a poppy?
An idiomatic phrase that means to get somebody's attention.
What is to "catch somebody's eye"?
According to Charlemagne, "To have another language is to possess a second _______."
What is a soul?
To be in an environment where the target language is used and spoken.
What is (language) immersion?
A person who has had long experience in a particular field, or a person who has served in the military.
What is a veteran?
The last stage of culture shock, when people become more integrated into the new culture.
What is "adaptation" or the adaptation stage?
The person who recounts the events of a story, in this case, Beth Bradley.
Who is the narrator?
From Psalm 72:8, the English translation of the Latin motto on Canada's Coat of Arms: "A Mari Usque Ad Mare".
What is "from sea to sea"?
A type of input that is longer form, where the goal is to understand the general idea. (2 words)
What is extensive listening (or reading)?
The preposition that collocates with the verb "shrug".
What is "at"?
This concept of culture suggests that only about 10% of the components of a culture is visible and that 90% of it is hidden and intangible.
What is an iceberg or a cultural iceberg?
Imogene found out embarrassing details about her classmates so she could use the information to do this to the other students.
What is blackmail?
The word that completes the last couplet of "Beatitudes for Friends of the Aged":
Blessed are they who ease the days
on my journey ______ in loving ways.
What is "home"?
Refers to small or subtle differences in meaning, tone, or expression that add depth beyond literal definitions, like choosing "I don't mind" over "I don't care". Engaging with native speakers and local culture helps with this.
What are "nuances"?
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified idea of a particular type of person or thing; may be true in some cases, untrue in others.
What is a "stereotype"?
Canada's multiculturalism is often compared to this, illustrating that many individual and diverse pieces can come together to make up a beautiful and unified picture.
What is a mosaic?
The townspeople felt that there was something different about this year's pageant, but they just couldn't put their _______ on what it was.
What is "finger"?