EF45 Class 14

 

This is the end of our third week.

 

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

working

study

gathering with friends

get together / dinner with friends

soccer practice

shopping

meet at a bar with friends, have a few drinks, catch up

parents visiting for a few months

volunteer Pacific Spirit Park- count bats

throw a small party with friends

road trip with friends

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week3

·      Vocab exercises “Multiple-Choice Synonyms 2” 1-10

·      IF TIME Listening fun

·      Test1- narrative paragraph (final 1 hour)

 

Monday

·      Prepare for Quiz2 compound sentences

·      Begin descriptive paragraph

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz2-compound sentences

 

 

 

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Vocab exercises

1. The researcher decided to analyze the results thoroughly.

a) summarize

b) create

c) examine- look at very carefully, study carefully

analysis(n)

 

 

2. The professor elaborated on the main points during the lecture.

a) ignored

b) explained- explain in greater detail, describe further, talk about it more

c) simplified

 

 

3. The team needs to evaluate the effectiveness of the new method.

a) neglect

b) judge- decide what is good and not so good

c) assume

 

4. The findings were considered significant in the field of psychology.

a) minor

b) ordinary

c) important

significance(n) importance(n)

 

 

5. The scientist proposed a new theory to explain the phenomenon.

a) fact

b) experiment

c) hypothesis- a scientific idea

 

 

6. The goal of the study is to identify patterns in behavior.

a) recognize- see, notice, remember something you have already seen

b) ignore

c) question

He recognized his friend from his home country.

 

 

7. The team conducted a detailed investigation into the incident.

a) assumption

b) analysis

c) guess

The police investigated the crime.  Thet gathered information.

conduct – proceed with, do

The priest conducted a wedding ceremony.

Somebody gets robbed. You call 911. The police will do an investigation.

 

 

8. The data must be interpreted carefully to avoid errors.

a) disregarded

b) confused

c) explained

interpret- translate languages

She interpreted Mandarin to English for her boss.

She is a sign-language interpreter.

 

 

9. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic.

a) detail

b) summary- broad view, in general, not detailed

c) argument

 

10. The students were asked to summarize the key points of the chapter.

a) expand

b) outline

c) argue

key(adj) important, main ideas

She wants to get into good shape. Diet and exercise are key.

 

 

 

 

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“Baby Beluga” lyrics

deep blue sea

wild free

sea below

white whale

IDIOM on the go  - very busy

I am on the go all day.

 

water warm

momma home

 

dolphins play

dive splash

roll in   roll out

spout

 

little song

hear you

 

home and fed

curl up snug  water bed

shining  stars

 

tomorrow’s sun

soon be waking

 

 

 

 

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Test 1

Dividers

Phones and devices away

Write a well-organized paragraph of at 120 words (7-10 sentences) on one of the following topics:

1.    The happiest day of my life

2.    A time I helped someone