Idioms/Antonyms
When someone says something that you may have heard before, but don’t remember entirely, you can use this phrase to let them know it’s familiar but you may need a reminder.
Ring a bell
Give the meaning for the word stringent and use it in a sentence.
Marked by rigor, strictness, or severity.
More stringent laws are needed to prevent texting while driving.
What are the three main elements of an argument?
1. Claim
2. Evidence
3. Counterargument
List all the possible modal verbs we can use to express recommendation in English.
Should, ought to, had better
In what year did Spain the soccer World Cup?
In 2010
Give two antonyms for the word lenient.
Stringent, strict, severe, harsh, stern.
Form a vocabulary word that we have learned using the following letters
N I C E S T A N S
Incessant
Define author's tone and point of view.
Author's tone: the attitude or feeling that the author conveys about the subject of their writing.
Author's pov: author's unique perspective, opinions, beliefs, and biases that shape how they present information or tell a story
Complete each sentence with the appropriate preposition.
1. __ Christmas time, we decorate the house with lights.
2. __ Christmas day, the first thing we do is open the presents.
3. All I want ___ Christmas is you.
1. At Christmas time, we decorate the house with lights.
2. On Christmas day, the first thing we do is open the presents.
3. All I want for Christmas is you.
What is the chemical symbol and chemical name of gold?
Au (symbol), Aurum (name)
List the three types of antonyms we learned about and give an example for each.
1. Complementary: night-day, open-closed
2. Gradable: hot-cold, happy-unhappy
3. Relational: parent-child, doctor-patient
Give the meaning of the word prevalent and use it in a sentence.
Prevalent: widespread, predominant
Texting while driving is a widespread practice nowadays.
What types of text style and structure did we discuss in class? List all of them.
Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, and Persuasive
Put the following sentence into the passive voice:
Pierre had cooked dinner before Melissa arrived home.
Dinner had been cooked by Pierre before Melissa arrived home.
What is the capital of Lithuania?
Vilnius/Vilna
Complete the sentence with the corresponding idiom about money:
To ____________________ is to waste money on something that is not worthwhile or doesn’t bring any value
Throw money down the drain
Give the meaning of the word self-consciousness and use it in a sentence.
Self-consciousness: a nervous or uncomfortable feeling that you have when you are worried about what people think about you or your actions.
Example: She was self-conscious about her nose.
In what year and where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
Year: 1621
Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
What is the 'zero conditional'? Give a definition and an example.
The zero conditional is used to talk about things that are generally true, especially for laws and rules.
If you freeze water, it becomes solid.
How many lobes are in the cerebral cortex? List only the main ones.
4 - frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital.