Friday, August 30, 2024

MLS Humanities, Vocabulary Review and Discussion

 By Nate Feldman

Complete the sentences with the words below.

bottom line   empathy   exemplary   fall into place   flaw   flee   

insight    introspection   quest   raw    sorry sight 

1. My friend is very smart, but a little disorganized.  This is his __________________.

2. If a hurricane comes to our area, we must __________________to a safer place.

3. A person who doesn't shower or comb their hair in the morning is a ___________________.

4. It is good to have ______________________for other people.  You need to care about how others feel.

5. If you want to correct your mistakes, you need some time for _______________________to realize what you have done wrong.

6. Living in another country for many years gives you _______________________to how the culture operates.  

7. Remember to cook the meat well.  ________________meat might make you sick.  

8. I'd like to believe my lessons have been ______________________and that you have gained a lot of knowledge.

9. I'm going on a _______________________to find hidden treasure at the bottom of the ocean, like a pirate.

10. The ________________________is you are here to study English.  Other things are secondary.  

11. I don't have plans for this weekend yet, but things will ______________________once I have a chance to think things over.

advocate    confrontation    consequence    gut punch    indignation   transformative 

1. I am an _____________________for four-day workweeks.  I support this idea.

2. The teacher always let the student in the front answer every question, so the rest of the students felt ______________________towards the teacher.  

3. Falling asleep in class is a _______________________of not getting enough rest at night.

4. Living overseas is a _______________________experience for people as they learn so many things they didn't know before.

5. There was a verbal ______________________between the teacher and the student after the teacher said the student was stupid in front of everyone.


Discussion:

1. What is a flaw of yours?

2. What place is a sorry sight?

3. When did you have to flee something?

4. Do you have empathy for teachers/educators?

5. What place is exemplary?

6. Have you gone on a quest before?

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