EF6WI567 Class 27

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Midterm recs- one-on-one meetings, second half of the class

·      Verb Tense exercises- Test A 1-20 & Test B 1-20

·      Reading “Christmas”

·      IF TIME Begin adjective clauses- final type of clause

 

Friday

·      Last day before Winter Break

 

*Two-week Winter Break*

Back on Monday, January 5^th

After Winter Break, we have three more weeks.

We will keep doing quizzes and tests until the end.

 

 

Test A

16. astronaut-

IDIOM set foot- walk or step

She has never set foot in her sister’ house.

 

17.

We have been waiting for 30 minutes for the bus.

 

19.                       had never won

football-

 

The big football game is the Superbowl.

 

master(verb) to become excellent at a skill

masterclass(n)- a high-level class run by a master at a skill

 

Tycho Brahe- Danish astronomer

astronomy – astro- space

onomy – study

economy

ology- study

cardiology

pathology

psychology – mental illness, depression, phobia

cardio – heart

nephrology- kidneys

urology-

neurology- brain

 

claustrophobia- intense fear of enclosed spaces

 

panic attack-

anxiety-

 

vertigo- dizzy feeling from heights

 

motion-sickness

car-sickness,

I get car-sick.

She gets sea-sick. seasick

 

She feels dizzy.

 

He got heat-stroke.

 

homesick

love-sick

 

 

I feel a little burnt-out.

IDIOM burnt-out- out of gas, running on empty, tired, worn out

 

Vocabulary Preview

1.    secular-

Canada is a secular country.

sacred- valuable is religious way

Canada Day is a secular holiday.

Easter is a religious holiday.

2.    statutory-

We have statutory holidays in BC.

stats – stat holidays

Do you paid for stats?

3.    commemorate- honour a memory, remember in a sombre way

paper money-

 

4.    gathering – a get-together

We are going to have a get-together tomorrow night. Come over.

Saffron was traded along the ancient Silk Road.

In my opinion, Marco Polo brought Chinese noodles to Italy.

Canadian saffron?

 

5.    decoration- ornament, jewelery

6.    precede(v)- come before

set a precedent(v)- make a rule that everyone can follow

procedure ? – the steps you have to follow

 

7.    originate- comes from

origin(n)

Italian pasta has its origins in China.

originally(adv)

 

 

heritage(n)- cultural background

ancestry- the people you come from, your lineage

your roots

your descendants- your children, grandchildren, etc.

8.    disappear(v)- goes quickly

My son used to disappear.

9.    bonfire- a big fire for a celebration

10.                       exchange- trade, give and take

She exchanged some money in the airport.

He traded in his car and got a new car.

11.                       beard(n)

moustache(n)

sideburns

chops

goatee

pencil moustache

handlebar moustache

 

 

 

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“Christmas”