Migrating Caribou
Where are the 3 places you can find Caribou?
North America, northern Asia and Europe
What is summer like in San Francisco to Wong Ming-Chung?
Summer is chilly to Wong Ming-Chung
What did Bill Gates create in 1975?
Microsoft
starvation
suffering or death caused by not eating
Postnominal or Prenominal Adjective?
There is nothing strange about my teacher
Postnomial Adjective
What does barren ground mean?
Few or no plants/crops
How did the Chinese group together when they first arrived?
By the region they came from.
Why did Frida Kahlo start painting?
She started painting to pass time because she was stuck in a hospital bed for many months.
biologist
a person who studies biology
What is the comparative and superlative of bad?
bad -> worse -> worst
What do you call a pregnant female caribou?
A cow
Why did many people live in tents?
No homes to live in because six fires had burned the city in the past year.
What did Muhammad Yunus win in 2006 and what was it for?
The Nobel Peace Prize for helping women in poor communities
temporary
existing or happening only for a short time
fill in the blank with the correct prefix: _____change
interchange: to change places with another or to put each in the place of the other
How long does it take caribou to reach the northern Artic?
About 2 months
Where are the wooden mansions located?
Above Chinatown, on Stockton Street.
What was Mae Jemison chosen for in 1987?
To be an astronaut for NASA.
emphasize
to show that something is important
Where is the adverb clause?
He ran out of the classroom when he heard the teacher say "take a break"
At the end:
when he heard the teacher say "take a break"
How far do they travel in total?
About 1000 kilometers (600 miles)
What two things worried Wong Ming-Chung?
If there is enough gold and why miners needed so much protection
How is the Grameen Bank different from other banks?
The Grameen Bank gives out loans to poor women without collateral.
contribution
money or help that is given or offered
Simile or Metaphor
Chaos is a friend of mine – Bob Dylan
Metaphor