Unit 1 Vocabulary
aggressive
a. the way someone acts
b. acting in a forceful way
c. wanting to be successful
b. acting in a forceful way
suburbs
a. to cover a huge area
b. an area outside a city that has homes and businesses
c. a part or side of something
b. an area outside a city that has homes and businesses
(Topic Sentence...........................) Firstly, Donald Trump has treated the American people very badly. For example, he doesn't try to help make their lives better. Furthermore, he has hurt the American economy. The country has less money now than when he became President. Finally, he has made people dislike America. Therefore, he has been a bad President.
Donald Trump is a bad President.
What is the part of an Introduction that shows your main idea?
T _____ S _______
Hint: It's not Topic Sentence!!
Thesis Statement
In 'Living on an Urban Planet' the author uses a city as an example of good urbanization.
Which city?
Seoul
criticizing
a. a serious disagreement
b. an individuals position within a group
c. to speak badly of someone
c. to speak badly of someone
productive
a. to do something a certain way
b. able to achieve a significant amount or result
c. money that a person earns
b. able to achieve a significant amount or result
How many should most paragraphs have?
To give more information about the Topic Sentence.
3.
What information do you include in a Conclusion?
Re-state Thesis Statement
Summary of Main Ideas
Many answers
Use 'ambitious' in a sentence...
N/A
Use 'tend to' in a sentence...
N/A
Which Transition Words can you use to show SIMILARITIES?
Name 2
Similarly, both, also, Likewise, Like
Which of these sentences is Present Perfect:
a. The museum opened in 2006.
b. The museum has been open for 14 years.
b. The museum has been open for 14 years.
In 'Gender in the Wild', the author compare male and females of 3 different animals.
Name 2/3...
Elephants
Geladas
Chimps/Monkeys
Unscramble these letters to show the word this meaning describes:
'a feeling of being excited to do something'
o m i t t i o n a v
m o t i v a t i o n
Unscramble these letters to show the word this meaning describes:
'a huge amount of something in one place'
n n t c o r a e n i c t o
c o n c e t r a t i o n
Which Transition Words can you use to show DIFFERENCES?
Name 2
While, on the other hand, however, in contrast, unlike
Lots of people moved / have moved to Halifax during the 2010s.
moved
One subheading in 'Ape in the Office' is
The Importance of Hierarchies
What does this mean?
People organize themselves into different levels
What is a synonym for..
'look after' someone
What is a synonym of...
city
urban
It is important for scientists to understand the earth's weather. ________, they must research how the weather is changing. There are different ways they can do this. ________, they can compare the weather today to 100 years ago.
therefore/as a result
for example/firstly
What is a Graph?
A visual that shows information
What is Networking?
Connecting with other people to help get ahead