Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1
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Vocabulary Exercises- every Friday?
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IF TIME Sentence overview “Overview of Sentence
Types”
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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a) outdated -old, not current,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.
