Classes, July 8, 2025

 By Nate Feldman

1. Communication and Grammar

Quiz 2 

2. SSP Tokyo 

Begin Unit 4.  Talk about typical people.  Quiz 3.

3. 21st Century Communication

Review vocabulary:

Vocabulary from yesterday:

1. Stored

2. Rigid 

3. Inspect

4. Mobility 

5. Scale 

6. Mechanism 

7. Flash

8. Capability 

9. Tip over

10. Robust 

Stored = kept in a place 

Ex. I store food inside of my refrigerator 

Rigid = unflexible; stiff

Ex. The teacher is so rigid.  Once he has an idea, he never changes.  

Inspect = to try and find information about something

Ex. The state must inspect the restaurants before they can open 

Mobility = ability to move

Ex. To be a good tennis player, you need excellent mobility 

Scale = a measurement of something

Ex. Failing a test is a problem.  Being in war is a problem on a much bigger scale.  

Mechanism = device 

A computer is a mechanism for looking up information 

Flash = a bright light coming on

There was a flash of lightning outside.  

Capability = able to do something 

I have the capability to speak many languages.  I am capable of speaking many languages.  I have the capability to type very fast.  I have the capability to type without looking at the screen.

Tip over = to knock something down.  

I bumped into the desk and tipped over the lamp.  

Robust = full of energy and life.