Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Reading Explorer 2, Review

 By Nate Feldman

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

archeologist     coffin    detective    mummy   preserve     tomb

1. The Taj Mahal in India is a _________________for the wife of an emperor there.  It was built over her after she died.  

2. A box for people who have died is a ____________________.

3. An _____________________researches old cities and places to find information about them. 

4. A ____________________is covered with white wraps.  

5. When you _____________________something, you keep it in good condition.  

6. A __________________tries to find information about something.  


Vocabulary from "Was King Tut Murdered?", Reading Explorer 2, Unit 3A, P.39-40

Luxurious: very fancy

*I went to a luxurious, five-star hotel.  I live a life of luxury. 

*There is a lot of luxury in this community. 

*I injured myself playing football, and I need to take some X-rays. 

Offering: suggesting

*I am offering you a position at my company. 

*Taking a vacation to another country offers the traveler an opportunity to see a place they haven’t been to before. 

Attached: stuck to something

*conduct: perform (an experiment, or scientific activity)

*injury: damage to the body

*a fracture: a broken bone

*effective: useful; it works

>>I hope these classes are effective in improving your English. 

*to rule (something) out: to say that thing is impossible or can’t happen 

>>I’m in my 40s, so that rules out me having a chance to have an NBA career now. 

>>The fact that I’m not from your country rules out the chances for me becoming your leader someday. 

Analyze: to look at information carefully

Vulnerable: to be in a weak position

>>People who were older or had pre-existing conditions were more vulnerable to Covid-19 than the rest of the population. 

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