For Your Information
Unit 1: What languages do you speak?
Chapter 1: Reaping the rewards of learning English
Complete the following exercises:
Before you Read: A ,B,
After you Read: A , B, pg. 6 A,B, pg. 8 C,D,
The answers to the questions on pg. 10
__________________________________
Write all of the answers in the book.
Write the answers for Pg. 5 B and Pg. 10 on notebook paper.
You must turn this in to your instructor before the class begins.
Due: Wednesday
_____________________________________________
For Your Information
Unit 1: What languages do you speak?
Chapter 1: Reaping the rewards of learning English
Complete the following exercises:
Before you Read: A ,B,
After you Read: A , B, pg. 6 A,B, pg. 8 C,D,
The answers to the questions on pg. 10
__________________________________
Write all of the answers in the book.
Write the answers for Pg. 5 B and Pg. 10 on notebook paper.
You must turn this in to your insructor before the class begins.
Due: Wednesday
Directness:
ReplyDeletethe character of being accurate in course or aim .
Noun
His directness is much appreciated by his patients.
Reaction:
the way someone acts or feels in response to something that happens, is said, etc.
Noun
Their reaction to the news was positive.
Passion:
a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something.
Noun
Music has always been his passion.
Surmount:
overcome (a difficulty or obstacle).
Verb
all manner of cultural differences were surmounted
Passive:
accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
adj
the women were portrayed as passive victims
risky:
ReplyDeleteattended with or involving risk
adj
He did a risky attempt
rough:
having a coarse or uneven surface
adj
They are rough and dangerous neighborhood
daring:
adventurous courage
noun
His daring helped me.
humiliate:
to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride
verb
I was humiliated in front of other classmates.
worthwhile:
My work is not worthwhile anymore.
worthwhile:
ReplyDeletesuch as to repay one's time
adj
My work is not worthwhile anymore.
qualm:
ReplyDeletea feeling of slight worry or doubt
noun
He did it without a qualm.
hellish:
extremely bad or difficult
adj
He lived a hellish life.
dimly:
an ending that is added to a word to express smallness
adverb
He passed dimly lit hall.
aghast:
feeling shocked by something you have seen
adj
We were aghast at the sight of the accident.
inadequacy:
a feeling that you are not as skilled as other peole
noun
He developed a sense of inadequacy.
1- juggle : (v) to keep in continuous motion in the air
ReplyDeleteex: I like to juggle at the fair
2- jogging :(v) to run slowly
ex : I like to o jogging every morning
3- activate : (v) to make active
ex: I activated my phone
4- existing : (adj) producing excitement
ex : playing football is existing
5- engaged : (adj) busy
ex: deeply engage in the conversation