P2 EF71011 Class 7

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1

·      Vocabulary Exercises- every Friday?

·      IF TIME Sentence overview “Overview of Sentence Types”

·      Test 1- narrative paragraph (last 55m)

Review paragraph structure and format

 

“Self-Assessment Reflection”

link to the PLOs or your own ideas

 

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guess-

infer- good guess based on information, clues

infer meaning from context

context- how a word is used in a sentence

 

 

1. The plan was well-thought-out and entirely practical.

a) abstract

b) useful

c) costly

 

well-thought-out(adj) - planned in detail, really organized

 

thought-out   - organized, planned

poorly thought-out

My birthday party was well-thought-out.

 

 

2. The teacher’s explanation helped to clarify the difficult concept.

a) explain

b) confuse

c) obscure- not clear, not well-known

clarify(v) clarification(n) clear(adj)

Indian recipes call for clarified butter.

 

He likes watching obscure movies.

 

famous- revered, highly-regarded

infamous- very well-known for a bad reason

notorious-

 

 

 

 

3. The museum exhibit was dedicated to ancient art.

a) unrelated

b) committed

c) restricted

 

 

4. The judge’s decision seemed entirely rational.

a) impulsive

b) emotional

c) reasonable

The angry customer was acting irrationally.

 

 

 

impulsive- cannot control your actions, act without thinking first

impulse buying

 

 

 

5. The scientist offered a tentative explanation for the phenomenon.

a) definite

b) temporary- not permanent

c) random

The two sides reached a tentative agreement.

 

 

6. The team needs to address the issue before it escalates.

a) discuss

b) ignore

c) postpone- delay until a later time, reschedule

address(v)

address(n)

We will address/discuss/figure out the problem.

You will address the class.

How should I address you? What should I call you?

 

 

 

7. The design of the building is efficient and cost-effective.

a) messy

b) ineffective

c) productive

efficient- making good use of resources, not wasteful

 

 

 

8. He wanted to revise his essay before submitting it.

a) finalize- do the finishing work

b) edit

c) reject

 

9. The student provided a valid argument during the debate.

a) outdated -old, not current, not modern

b) weak

c) credible

You need a valid drivers licence in order to drive.

valid passport- not expired

She had a valid complaint about the business.

He uses an outdated version of Windows.

Her thinking is a bit outdated.

His clothes are outdated.

 

 

10. The meeting was held to resolve the conflict between the teams.

a) create

b) settle

c) escalate

They reached a resolution.

 

11. The policy had an adverse effect on small businesses.

a) negative

b) beneficial

c) limited

Smoking has adverse health effects.

 

advantageous(adj)

 

 

12. The experiment’s findings were inconsistent with the initial hypothesis.

a) steady

b) conflicting- not matching, not going together

c) unclear

The student is inconsistent with her homework.

 

stable/unstable emotionally

She is emotionally unstable; she is not on an even keel.

 

incompatible- two things or people that do not go well together

Joe and Sarah are totally incompatible as partners.

Opposites attract.

They are good for each other.

 

 

 

 

13. The company’s growth is dependent on market trends.

a) insignificant

b) independent

c) reliant

rely(v)

reliable(adj)  unreliable

 

14. The weather conditions were ideal for a picnic.

a) terrible

b) perfect

c) questionable

 

 

 

 

 

15. The speaker was unable to justify his controversial statement.

a) defend

b) deny

c) confuse

He defended his idea in the meeting.

She gets defensive easily.

 

advocate- fight for, defend

She advocated for better daycare in the community.

 

 

16. The manager had to allocate resources effectively to meet the deadline.

a) withhold

b) remove

c) distribute

 

17. She was asked to assume responsibility for the project.

a) reject

b) take on

c) ignore

 

18. The results of the study are relevant to the ongoing discussion about climate change.

a) random

b) unrelated

c) related

 

19. The teacher encouraged the students to participate in group activities.

a) join

b) avoid

c) reject

 

20. The author/writer was asked to eliminate unnecessary details from the report.

a) create

b) remove

c) include

 

eliminate(v) elimination(n)

The soccer team is facing elimination if they lose tonight.