boringX interesting light X heavy
little X big
loud X quiet
new X old poor X rich
sad X Happy short X tall ugly X beautiful
white X Black alive X dead careless X careful
easy X difficult expensive X cheap light X dark
near X far present X absent shallow
X deep
warm X cool wet X dry cold X hot
early X late hard X soft old X young
slow X
fast thin X thick weak X strong
well X sick wise X foolish high X low
1)He's from Brazil. He's ___. a. Brazilish b. Brazilian c. Brazilese
2)I'm from Colombia. I can speak ___. a. Spanish b.
Colombian c. Colombish
3)She's from Russia. She can speak ___. a. Russia b.
Russy c. Russian
4)We're from Italy. We're ___. a. Italien b. Italian c. Italiun
5)My friend is from Korea. He can speak ___.a. Korish b. Korean c. Koreanese
6)Pablo is from Mexico. He's ___. a. Spanish b. Mexican c. Mexian
7)Martha is from the United States. She's ___. a.
American b. United Statian c. United Statianese
8)My father is from China. He can speak ___.a. Chiny b.
Chinish c. Chinese
9)Gloria is from Puerto Rico. She's ___. a. Puerto Rich b. Puerto Rican c. Puerto Riquean
10)Pierre is from France. He can speak ___. a.
Franchise b. Francese c. French
The Axe
A man who lost his axe suspected
his neighbour's son of stealing it. To him, as he observed the boy, the way the
lad walked, the expression on his face, the manner of his speech - in fact
everything about his appearance and behaviour betrayed that he had stolen the
axe.
Not long afterwards the man found his axe while digging in
his cellar. When he saw his neighbour's son again, nothing about the boy's
behaviour nor appearance seemed to suggest that he had stolen the axe.
Igloo A
house of an Eskimo
Inn Same
as hotel
Incinerator An
enclosed container for burning rubbish.
Kraal A
Zulu village
Kennel A
house for a dog
Laboratory A
place where scientific experiments are conducted
Library A
place where books are kept
Laundry A
place where clothes are washed and ironed
Lair A
resting place of a wild animal
Monastery A
residence of monks or priests
Museum A
place where treasures of art, curiosities, etc. are preserved or exhibited.
Mint A
place where money is coined
Orphanage A
place where orphans are housed
Observatory A
place where astronomical observations are made
data--Data
takes a plural verb. You will sometimes see data used as a singular,
usually in the sense of "information." It is best to use the word
"information" in those cases.
different from, different than--These expressions are both widely
used, but different from is preferred. This
specimen is different from (not than) that.
Unfortunately, different from often leads to convoluted
sentences. In such cases, use different than as a substitute for "different
from that which."
due to, because of, owing to--Due to is acceptable in
subject complements following some form of a linking verb such as the verbs
"be," "appear," "feel," and "seem."
His fall was due to carelessness.
The use of due to in adverbial constructions that explain
some action is grammatically sound but avoided by most writers.
He postponed further experiments due to the poor weather.
Because of is a good substitute for due to in these cases. Owing
to means because of; because of is preferred.
Direct Questions
1)If a new
medicine were developed that would cure cancer but cause a fatal reaction in 1
percent of those who took it, would you want to be released to the public?
2)Do
you think that the world will be a better or worse place 100 years from you?
3)Would
you rather be a member of a world championship sports team or to be the
champion of an individual sport? Which sport would you choose?
4)Which sex do you think has it easier in our culture?
Have you wished you were of the opposite sex?
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