Interesting Words

Adam Jacot de Boinod wrote:

1) TINGO

When photographers attempt to bring out our smiling faces by asking us
to “Say Cheese”, many countries appear to follow suit with English equivalents. In Spanish however they say patata (potato), in Argentinian Spanish whisky, in French steak frites, in Serbia ptica (bird) and in Danish appelsin (orange). Do you know of any other varieties from around the world’s languages? See more on http://www.themeaningoftingo.com

2) WHIFFLING

fornale, to spend one’s money before it has been earned; cagg, a solemn vow or resolution not to get drunk for a certain time; and petrichor, the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a
dry spell. http://www.thewonderofwhiffling.com

Vocabulary

I.Homophones

1. ads adds

2. air hair

3. aisle I’ll

4. allowed aloud 5. beat beet 6. pain pane

7. wring ring 8. soar sore 9. soared sword

10.sole soul

11. some sum 12. suite sweet

13.threw through 14. throne thrown 15. tail tale

16.rose rows

17. rote wrote 18, stair stare

19.colonel kernal 20. fair fare

21. road rode rowed

22.compliment complement

23. knot not

II.Stress

1. divers diverse

2. human humane
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English Grammar Quiz

English Grammar Quiz

I. Write the irregular past tense and participial forms of the following verbs: (/20)

1. begin _________ ___________ 2. lose _________ ___________

3. leave __________ __________ 4. swim ________ ____________

5. let ____________ ___________ 6. speak _______ ____________

7. spend _________ __________ 8. fly___________ ____________

9. quit ___________ __________ 10. shine ________ ____________

II. Choose the best verb from the list above to complete the following sentences. Use a different verb for each one in its most correct form, simple past or participial: (/10)

1. When we arrived the movie had already ________________.

2. The teacher _____________ to us about the assignment many times.

3. She _____________ to Chicago twice since 2005.

4. She ____________ her job yesterday.

5. The manager ___________ her staff know about her resignation already.

6. The sun _____________ for 5 days in a row this week.

7. That dog ____________ in the lake at the beach last summer.

8. I already ___________ all of my savings.

9. We must make sure we _______________ anything until now.

10. No one ____________ yet.

English Grammar Quiz

1.If only the weather __________ this good all year round.
2.She wishes that she __________ at home now.
3.It is essential that everyone __________ fairly.
4.It is important that she _________ on time.
5.She wishes that she _________ a date for the wedding.
6.If they __________ the lottery , they would travel more.
7.It is in their interest that they _________ cooperative with the manager.
8.It is recommended that he ________ a vacation.
9.The nurse says that she _________ rest.
10.If it_______so expensive, we ______ ______ able to afford it.

Video

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Questions

1. What was Carl like before?
2. In what way did he change?
3. What is the name of the movie?
4. What 3 things did Carl want to learn?

Vocabulary

1. out of town
2. grow out of
3. been missing
4. pull an all nighter
5. rock out

Accents

Accents

Translation

Translation

Heteronyms

I. Heteronyms

1. They wound the swaddle round the open wound.
2. They bought that land to produce produce.
3. They refuse all refuse that is cannot be recycled.
4. The colonel will not desert his platoon in the desert.
5. They were not close enough to close in on the thief.

II. Quiz

1. Is there an egg in eggplant?
2. Is there an apple or a pine in a pineapple?
3. Is a boxing ring round or square?
4. Is there a difference between a slim chance and a fat chance?
5. What is the difference between a wise man and a wise guy?
6. Do noses ever run? Do feet ever smell?

Video

I. Comprehension Questions

1. What percentage of the world’s population has red hair according to the video?
2. What is the title of the video?
3. Why is it called that?
4. What does the video say the world’s populaton is today?
5. What in the video indicates that redheads are on the downswing as a proportion of the world’s populaton?
6. What is said to offer hope that there will still be people with red hair in 100 years?

II. Vocabulary & Expressions

Make a sentence for each of the following:

1. rumour has it
2. percent
3. a room full of
4. can only hope
5. go 60 years into the future
6. billion
7. phasing out
8. actually knew

Goûter aux véritables délices des vacances

Qu’il est indispensable de prendre des vacances.

S’enfouir trop
Dans son boulot
N’a aucun sens.

La vie en société
Vibre d’une pulsation
Endiablée.
Pourtant les vacances
C’est idéal pour dénicher
Une place au soleil.

Camper sous les ruissellements
De splendeur céleste
C’est aussi délectable
Que se faire rissoler
Sur une plage de sable.

Les vacances métamorphosent
Indubitablement
Le train-train quotidien.

Et cela fait
Colossalement du bien.

B.S.O.