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ENGLISH ADV II
ENGLISH ADV II
HW ASSIGNMENT # 1
HW ASSIGNMENT # 1
AUGUST 9th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sesspfZKsq0
2. Answer the following questions:
1) Where is Koko the gorilla from ?
A) northern Texas, just a few miles south of Austin
B) the hills of northern California, a few miles south of San Francisco
C) a cave in the north of the US
2) It is home to ______ including a western lowland gorilla named Koko, whose life challenges what it is that makes humans unique.
A) a host of celebrities
B) different celebrities
C) some weird celebrities
3) What has Penny Paterson tried over forty years ?
A) to discover if humans and gorillas could ever communicate
B) to discover the common point between humans and gorillas
C) to discover if gorillas could be one ancestor to humans
4) Everyone when they're a child has that 'Doctor Dolittle moment' where they think, ____ and here was a chance.
A) you know if only we could talk to animals
B) you know if only animals could talk
C) you know if only we could be animals
5) What began as a PhD ____ turned into a lifelong relationship.
A) to teach sign language to Koko
B) to speak all languages with Koko
C) to teach a language sign to Koko
6) In what way is Penny in love with Koko ?
A) ike sister and brother
B) like mother and daughter
C) like father and daughter
7) What is the particularity of Koko as a gorilla ?
A) he is a good predator
B) he is intelligent
C) he is very tall
8) But throughout their time together, Penny ___ Koko.
A) has had to fight to
B) has have to fight to keep
C) has had to fight to keep
9) When did the project begin ?
A) one and a half century ago
B) nearly half a century ago
C) half of a half century ago
10) With over ___ hours of footage collected over forty four years, does project Koko finally prove that animals can communicate their thoughts and feelings with humans?
A) 2,000,000
B) 2,000
C) 200
11) Or are there some things that _____ from our closest relatives?
A) would always separate us
B) will always isolate us
C) will always separate us
12) What is this type of video ?
A) a documentary
B) a cartoon
C) an interview
13) How many different voices are there in the document?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
HW ASSIGNMENT # 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sesspfZKsq0
2. Answer the following questions:
1) Where is Koko the gorilla from ?
A) northern Texas, just a few miles south of Austin
B) the hills of northern California, a few miles south of San Francisco
C) a cave in the north of the US
2) It is home to ______ including a western lowland gorilla named Koko, whose life challenges what it is that makes humans unique.
A) a host of celebrities
B) different celebrities
C) some weird celebrities
3) What has Penny Paterson tried over forty years ?
A) to discover if humans and gorillas could ever communicate
B) to discover the common point between humans and gorillas
C) to discover if gorillas could be one ancestor to humans
4) Everyone when they're a child has that 'Doctor Dolittle moment' where they think, ____ and here was a chance.
A) you know if only we could talk to animals
B) you know if only animals could talk
C) you know if only we could be animals
5) What began as a PhD ____ turned into a lifelong relationship.
A) to teach sign language to Koko
B) to speak all languages with Koko
C) to teach a language sign to Koko
6) In what way is Penny in love with Koko ?
A) ike sister and brother
B) like mother and daughter
C) like father and daughter
7) What is the particularity of Koko as a gorilla ?
A) he is a good predator
B) he is intelligent
C) he is very tall
8) But throughout their time together, Penny ___ Koko.
A) has had to fight to
B) has have to fight to keep
C) has had to fight to keep
9) When did the project begin ?
A) one and a half century ago
B) nearly half a century ago
C) half of a half century ago
10) With over ___ hours of footage collected over forty four years, does project Koko finally prove that animals can communicate their thoughts and feelings with humans?
A) 2,000,000
B) 2,000
C) 200
11) Or are there some things that _____ from our closest relatives?
A) would always separate us
B) will always isolate us
C) will always separate us
12) What is this type of video ?
A) a documentary
B) a cartoon
C) an interview
13) How many different voices are there in the document?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
HW ASSIGNMENT # 2
AUGUST 14th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPhNnk7MDRI
2. Answer the following questions:
1. According to Vanessa Van Edwards, charisma...
a. can be learned.
b. needs years of practicing to achieve it.
c. can't be increased.
2. Why embracing their imperfections, makes charismatic people more likeable?
a. Because people appear as more perfect.
b. Because people can't see their imperfections.
c. Because people can relate to them.
3. How do charismatic people avoid being conversational narcissists?
a. Focusing on themselves.
b. Focusing on gossip.
c. Focusing on the other people.
4. Why gossip is definitely not an option among charismatic people?
a. People who listen to gossip damage their own reputation.
b. People who gossip damage their own reputation.
c. People don't like to gossip.
5. Why is it important to use your hands when you are talking?
a. That is a polite way to show respect.
b. People weigh you as more trustworthy.
c. That will make you more charismatic.
6. What is a good way to know if your eye contact is good?
a. Keep eye contact long enough to notice the other person's eye color.
b. Keep eye contact for at least 5 minutes.
c. Keep eye contact only if the other person shows interest.
HW ASSIGNMENT # 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPhNnk7MDRI
2. Answer the following questions:
1. According to Vanessa Van Edwards, charisma...
a. can be learned.
b. needs years of practicing to achieve it.
c. can't be increased.
2. Why embracing their imperfections, makes charismatic people more likeable?
a. Because people appear as more perfect.
b. Because people can't see their imperfections.
c. Because people can relate to them.
3. How do charismatic people avoid being conversational narcissists?
a. Focusing on themselves.
b. Focusing on gossip.
c. Focusing on the other people.
4. Why gossip is definitely not an option among charismatic people?
a. People who listen to gossip damage their own reputation.
b. People who gossip damage their own reputation.
c. People don't like to gossip.
5. Why is it important to use your hands when you are talking?
a. That is a polite way to show respect.
b. People weigh you as more trustworthy.
c. That will make you more charismatic.
6. What is a good way to know if your eye contact is good?
a. Keep eye contact long enough to notice the other person's eye color.
b. Keep eye contact for at least 5 minutes.
c. Keep eye contact only if the other person shows interest.
HW ASSIGNMENT # 3
AUGUST 16h
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJD1sCMN6Qw
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Where does the documentary take place ?
A) on Park Avenue
B) In Central Park
C) In Times Square
2. How many children are homeless ?
A) 20,000
B) 40,000
C) 25,000
3. Who gets sent for extra nourishment?
A) children
B) friends of families
C) parents
4. What happened to the man in the ambulance ?
A) He struggled in freezing temperatures
B) He was attacked
C) He committed suicide
5. What's the temperature in streets ?
A) -20°C
B) -17°C
C) -23°C
6. What's the solution for families to avoid becoming homeless ?
A) to live with another family
B) to rent a house
C) to live in campers
7. What does the third homeless person say ?
A) All nations rise and fall, but America is falling
B) All nations rise, but America is falling
C) All nations fall and America also
8. What about for The American Dream for the homeless ?
A) It's false
B) It's no longer real
C) It's real
9. Manhattan has the biggest... ?
A) Gap between rich and poor
B) Island
C) Commercial market
10. The winter will soon over, but the homeless crisis... ?
A) will stagnate
B) will stop
C) will persist
HW ASSIGNMENT # 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJD1sCMN6Qw
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Where does the documentary take place ?
A) on Park Avenue
B) In Central Park
C) In Times Square
2. How many children are homeless ?
A) 20,000
B) 40,000
C) 25,000
3. Who gets sent for extra nourishment?
A) children
B) friends of families
C) parents
4. What happened to the man in the ambulance ?
A) He struggled in freezing temperatures
B) He was attacked
C) He committed suicide
5. What's the temperature in streets ?
A) -20°C
B) -17°C
C) -23°C
6. What's the solution for families to avoid becoming homeless ?
A) to live with another family
B) to rent a house
C) to live in campers
7. What does the third homeless person say ?
A) All nations rise and fall, but America is falling
B) All nations rise, but America is falling
C) All nations fall and America also
8. What about for The American Dream for the homeless ?
A) It's false
B) It's no longer real
C) It's real
9. Manhattan has the biggest... ?
A) Gap between rich and poor
B) Island
C) Commercial market
10. The winter will soon over, but the homeless crisis... ?
A) will stagnate
B) will stop
C) will persist
HW ASSIGNMENT # 4
AUGUST 21t
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMS2VnDveP8
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Where's the buttons? Oh no, they've installed voice-recognition technology in this _________. I've heard about this. Voice-recognition technology, in a ___________, in Scotland? You ever tried voice-recognition technology?
A) gift
B) lift
C) rift
2. No. They don't do Scottish accents. ______________. Could you please repeat that? _______________. _______________. _______________. _____________. Could you please repeat that? ____________
A) Seven
B) Eleven
C) Heaven
3. Whose idea was this? You need to try an American accent. Eleven. Eleven. Sounds ___________, not American. Doesn't it? Eleven. Where in America is that, Dublin?
A) Irish
B) Scottish
C) English
4. I'm sorry, could you please repeat that? Try an English accent, right. Eleven. Eleven. You from the same part of _____________ as Dick Van Dyke?
A) Scotland
B) Ireland
C) England
________________ yours then smartass. Please speak slowly and clearly. Smartass. 5. Eleven. I'm sorry, could you please repeat that.
A) Let's see
B) Lassie
C) Let's she
6. Eleven. If you don't understand the lingo, away back inta ya in country. Ooh..is that talk now, away back inta ya in country. Ah, don't start ________________ how can ya be racist to a lift?
A) Mr. Reekin' Hard
B) Mr. Bleedin' Heart
C) Mr. Reachin' Ark
7. Please speak slowly and clearly. Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. You're just sayin' it the same way I wanna keep sayin' it till it understands _____________, alright? Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. Eleven.
A) Scottish
B) Irish
C) English
8. Ah, just take us anywhere you cow! Just open the doors! This is a voice-activated elevator. Please state which floor you would like to go to in a clear and _________ manner. __________. _________. Where is that coming from? Why is it telling people to be ______?
A) Kahn
B) come
C) calm
9. Because they knew they'd be selling this to Scottish people who would be _____________ their nuts at it! You have not selected a floor. Aye, we have! Eleven!
A) goin' on
B) goin' off
C) goin' in
10. If you would like to get out of the elevator, without ____________ a floor, simply say "Open the doors, please." Please. Please. XXX XX XXX.
A) selecting
B) selection
C) select
11.. Maybe we just should say please. I'm not begging that for ___________. Open the doors please. Please. Pathetic. Please remain calm.
A) anything
B) nothing
C) everything
12. Would you let me up to that! Get me up there! Right, just wait for it to speak. You have not selected a floor. Aghhhh! Up yours, you cow! If you don't open these doors, I'm gonna come to America, I'm gonna find whatever ___________ actress gave you a voice, and I'm gonna get an electric chair for you!
A) desperate
B) depressed
C) desolate
13. Scotland ya bastard! Scotland! Scotland! FREEDOM! FREEDOM! FREEDOM! ___________?
A) Comin' on
B) Goin' up
C) Gettin' in
HW ASSIGNMENT # 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMS2VnDveP8
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Where's the buttons? Oh no, they've installed voice-recognition technology in this _________. I've heard about this. Voice-recognition technology, in a ___________, in Scotland? You ever tried voice-recognition technology?
A) gift
B) lift
C) rift
2. No. They don't do Scottish accents. ______________. Could you please repeat that? _______________. _______________. _______________. _____________. Could you please repeat that? ____________
A) Seven
B) Eleven
C) Heaven
3. Whose idea was this? You need to try an American accent. Eleven. Eleven. Sounds ___________, not American. Doesn't it? Eleven. Where in America is that, Dublin?
A) Irish
B) Scottish
C) English
4. I'm sorry, could you please repeat that? Try an English accent, right. Eleven. Eleven. You from the same part of _____________ as Dick Van Dyke?
A) Scotland
B) Ireland
C) England
________________ yours then smartass. Please speak slowly and clearly. Smartass. 5. Eleven. I'm sorry, could you please repeat that.
A) Let's see
B) Lassie
C) Let's she
6. Eleven. If you don't understand the lingo, away back inta ya in country. Ooh..is that talk now, away back inta ya in country. Ah, don't start ________________ how can ya be racist to a lift?
A) Mr. Reekin' Hard
B) Mr. Bleedin' Heart
C) Mr. Reachin' Ark
7. Please speak slowly and clearly. Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. You're just sayin' it the same way I wanna keep sayin' it till it understands _____________, alright? Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. Eleven.
A) Scottish
B) Irish
C) English
8. Ah, just take us anywhere you cow! Just open the doors! This is a voice-activated elevator. Please state which floor you would like to go to in a clear and _________ manner. __________. _________. Where is that coming from? Why is it telling people to be ______?
A) Kahn
B) come
C) calm
9. Because they knew they'd be selling this to Scottish people who would be _____________ their nuts at it! You have not selected a floor. Aye, we have! Eleven!
A) goin' on
B) goin' off
C) goin' in
10. If you would like to get out of the elevator, without ____________ a floor, simply say "Open the doors, please." Please. Please. XXX XX XXX.
A) selecting
B) selection
C) select
11.. Maybe we just should say please. I'm not begging that for ___________. Open the doors please. Please. Pathetic. Please remain calm.
A) anything
B) nothing
C) everything
12. Would you let me up to that! Get me up there! Right, just wait for it to speak. You have not selected a floor. Aghhhh! Up yours, you cow! If you don't open these doors, I'm gonna come to America, I'm gonna find whatever ___________ actress gave you a voice, and I'm gonna get an electric chair for you!
A) desperate
B) depressed
C) desolate
13. Scotland ya bastard! Scotland! Scotland! FREEDOM! FREEDOM! FREEDOM! ___________?
A) Comin' on
B) Goin' up
C) Gettin' in
HW ASSIGNMENT # 5
AUGUST 23d
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xNzr-fJHQw
2. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the starting point of the piece?
A) An empty room
B) A white room
C) An empty white room
2. What are visitors given?
A) Postcards with Kusama's biography
B) Coloured stickers
C) A photo of the room
3. What can visitors do?
A) They can walk around, but not touch anything
B) They can walk around and sit on the furniture
C) They can walk around, sit on the furniture and place stickers wherever they want
4. What is Kusama best-known for?
A) Her eccentric clothes
B) Her coloured rooms
C) Her obsession with dots
5. How did she come up with this motif?
A) She always liked polka-dots as a girl
B) She always saw them on TV
C) She had hallucinations as a child where she saw nothing but dots
6. Does this motif have any special significance?
A) It is her idea of the overall pattern of the world
B) It conveys her experiences as a child
C) It has no significance
7. Why is this project different from everything she has done before?
A) Because it is indoors
B) Because she uses stickers
C) Because she allows audiences to create the piece
HW ASSIGNMENT # 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwogDPh-Sow
2. Answer the following questions:
1. The economic myth discussed in this video is that:
A) women earn 75 cents for each dollar men earn
B) men earn 75 cens for each dollar women earn
C) wages of women are 65% less than men wages
2. According to the video, the reason why the average income of women is 25% less than the average income of men is:
A) the existence of discrimination in the workplace
B) because they choose different labour experience and different education
C) due to both discrimination and choices
3. The human capital refers to:
A) the amount of money that each individual has
B) the knowledge, skills, education and job experience of each individual
C) the knowledge that each firm provides to an individual
4. Regarding the different investments in human capital between males and females:
A) both invest the same amount in human capital
B) they invest differently in human capital
C) it's not an individual choice but a choice made by the firm where they work
5. What are the main differences in terms of educational choices between men and women?
A) They choose different fields
B) In general men stay in school longer than women
C) They choose different fields and in general men stay in school longer than women
6. The video discusses the expectations women have about their career path. In this sense:
A) Women expect to be working the rest of their life
B) Women in the 60's were not expecting to be working at age 40
C) Women today are not expecting to be working at age 40
7. What is the effect of women having different expectations about the lenght of their careers than men?
A) They invest more in skills because they expect to work less
B) It does not have any effect on their investments in skills
C) They invest in jobs where they are less paid in the middle of their working life
8. Another difference between men and women is their propensity to work full-time:
A) Men are more likely to work part-time than women
B) Men are more likely to work full-time than women
C) Even if they have differences in the amount of time on part-time jobs, they are proportionally paid the same
9. What are the main reasons why women interrupt their job careers?
A) Because they may want to raise children
B) Because they want to invest more in education
C) Men are more likely to interrupt their careers than females
10. If we compare males and females with the same amount of job experience, the same number of years of education and the same job, then:
A) the gender wage gap is very close to zero
B) there are still very large differences between the wages of males and females
C) discrimination still appears to be a very important problem to be solved
11. Some of the solutions provided in the video to close the observed gender gap are:
A) encourage women to go into areas such as sciences, math and engineering
B) increase the responsibilities of men in household
C) both of the above
HW ASSIGNMENT # 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks1FEtWlzTU
2. Answer the following questions:
1. For how long has Cameron Russel been a model?
A) 1 year
B) 10 years
C) 8 years
2. What has she brought for the first time to a TED stage?
A) An outfit change
B) A book page
C) A piece of sage
3. Why does she feel privileged while presenting a TED talk?
A) Being able to meet so many people while giving a speech.
B) Being able to change what people think of her in a brief period of time.
C) Being able to dress up the way she likes at an event.
4. She mentions that image is powerful, but also...
A) artistical
B) satirical
C) superficial
5. How did she feel while taking her first photo with a man?
A) unimportant
B) uncomfortable
C) unfortunate
6. For her, being fearless means being...
A) happiest
B) fastest
C) honest
7. The real reason for which she became a model is because she won...
A) a genetic lottery
B) a selected pottery
C) a protected battery
8. How many non-white models were counted in the industry in 2007?
A) 37
B) 47
C) 27
9. How does she react when being asked by other girls if they can be models when they grow up?
A) She immediately gives a list of rules for becoming a model.
B) She rejects giving a piece of advice on this matter.
C) She draws their attention to many other carrer paths they could follow.
10. How does she describe her accumulated modelling knowledge?
A) The proper positioning of the body during a photo shoot.
B) The proper way to talk with a photographer during a shoot.
C) The proper manner to dress during a photo shoot.
11. How does underwear modelling affect career-building in other áreas?
A) People become more interested in what you want to do.
B) People don't take your new career path seriously.
C) People are not interested in your past activities.
12. How did photo-retouching change the way she was perceived by the public?
A) It didn't show any difference between pictures and reality.
B) It built up a character totally different from the real person.
C) It showed aspects of her real life.
13. What's her opinion on getting things for free based on the way she looks?
A) She is accepting the free gifts with no remorse.
B) She is bringing positive arguments about being judged on looks.
C) She is pointing out the negative side of being judged on looks.
HW ASSIGNMENT # 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xNzr-fJHQw
2. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the starting point of the piece?
A) An empty room
B) A white room
C) An empty white room
2. What are visitors given?
A) Postcards with Kusama's biography
B) Coloured stickers
C) A photo of the room
3. What can visitors do?
A) They can walk around, but not touch anything
B) They can walk around and sit on the furniture
C) They can walk around, sit on the furniture and place stickers wherever they want
4. What is Kusama best-known for?
A) Her eccentric clothes
B) Her coloured rooms
C) Her obsession with dots
5. How did she come up with this motif?
A) She always liked polka-dots as a girl
B) She always saw them on TV
C) She had hallucinations as a child where she saw nothing but dots
6. Does this motif have any special significance?
A) It is her idea of the overall pattern of the world
B) It conveys her experiences as a child
C) It has no significance
7. Why is this project different from everything she has done before?
A) Because it is indoors
B) Because she uses stickers
C) Because she allows audiences to create the piece
HW ASSIGNMENT # 6
AUGUST 28th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwogDPh-Sow
2. Answer the following questions:
1. The economic myth discussed in this video is that:
A) women earn 75 cents for each dollar men earn
B) men earn 75 cens for each dollar women earn
C) wages of women are 65% less than men wages
2. According to the video, the reason why the average income of women is 25% less than the average income of men is:
A) the existence of discrimination in the workplace
B) because they choose different labour experience and different education
C) due to both discrimination and choices
3. The human capital refers to:
A) the amount of money that each individual has
B) the knowledge, skills, education and job experience of each individual
C) the knowledge that each firm provides to an individual
4. Regarding the different investments in human capital between males and females:
A) both invest the same amount in human capital
B) they invest differently in human capital
C) it's not an individual choice but a choice made by the firm where they work
5. What are the main differences in terms of educational choices between men and women?
A) They choose different fields
B) In general men stay in school longer than women
C) They choose different fields and in general men stay in school longer than women
6. The video discusses the expectations women have about their career path. In this sense:
A) Women expect to be working the rest of their life
B) Women in the 60's were not expecting to be working at age 40
C) Women today are not expecting to be working at age 40
7. What is the effect of women having different expectations about the lenght of their careers than men?
A) They invest more in skills because they expect to work less
B) It does not have any effect on their investments in skills
C) They invest in jobs where they are less paid in the middle of their working life
8. Another difference between men and women is their propensity to work full-time:
A) Men are more likely to work part-time than women
B) Men are more likely to work full-time than women
C) Even if they have differences in the amount of time on part-time jobs, they are proportionally paid the same
9. What are the main reasons why women interrupt their job careers?
A) Because they may want to raise children
B) Because they want to invest more in education
C) Men are more likely to interrupt their careers than females
10. If we compare males and females with the same amount of job experience, the same number of years of education and the same job, then:
A) the gender wage gap is very close to zero
B) there are still very large differences between the wages of males and females
C) discrimination still appears to be a very important problem to be solved
11. Some of the solutions provided in the video to close the observed gender gap are:
A) encourage women to go into areas such as sciences, math and engineering
B) increase the responsibilities of men in household
C) both of the above
AUGUST 30th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks1FEtWlzTU
2. Answer the following questions:
1. For how long has Cameron Russel been a model?
A) 1 year
B) 10 years
C) 8 years
2. What has she brought for the first time to a TED stage?
A) An outfit change
B) A book page
C) A piece of sage
3. Why does she feel privileged while presenting a TED talk?
A) Being able to meet so many people while giving a speech.
B) Being able to change what people think of her in a brief period of time.
C) Being able to dress up the way she likes at an event.
4. She mentions that image is powerful, but also...
A) artistical
B) satirical
C) superficial
5. How did she feel while taking her first photo with a man?
A) unimportant
B) uncomfortable
C) unfortunate
6. For her, being fearless means being...
A) happiest
B) fastest
C) honest
7. The real reason for which she became a model is because she won...
A) a genetic lottery
B) a selected pottery
C) a protected battery
8. How many non-white models were counted in the industry in 2007?
A) 37
B) 47
C) 27
9. How does she react when being asked by other girls if they can be models when they grow up?
A) She immediately gives a list of rules for becoming a model.
B) She rejects giving a piece of advice on this matter.
C) She draws their attention to many other carrer paths they could follow.
10. How does she describe her accumulated modelling knowledge?
A) The proper positioning of the body during a photo shoot.
B) The proper way to talk with a photographer during a shoot.
C) The proper manner to dress during a photo shoot.
11. How does underwear modelling affect career-building in other áreas?
A) People become more interested in what you want to do.
B) People don't take your new career path seriously.
C) People are not interested in your past activities.
12. How did photo-retouching change the way she was perceived by the public?
A) It didn't show any difference between pictures and reality.
B) It built up a character totally different from the real person.
C) It showed aspects of her real life.
13. What's her opinion on getting things for free based on the way she looks?
A) She is accepting the free gifts with no remorse.
B) She is bringing positive arguments about being judged on looks.
C) She is pointing out the negative side of being judged on looks.
HW ASSIGNMENT # 8
SEPTEMBER 11th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI
2. Answer the following questions:
1. In a recent survey of millennials, over 80 percent said that a major life goal was for them to __________________________.
A) become famous
B) work harder and achieve more
C) get rich
2. The speaker says, "But what if we could watch entire lives as they unfold through time? What if we could study people from the time that they were teenagers all the way into old age to see what really keeps people ______________________?"
A) happy and wealthy
B) happy and healthy
3. The Harvard Study of Adult Development has tracked the lives of 724 men, year after year, for how many years?
A) 60
B) 75
C) 90
4. The oldest participants in the study are now how old?
A) 60
B) 75
C) 90
5. Who is the speaker?
A) He's one of the participants.
B) He's a doctor who works with the participants of the study.
C) He's the fourth director of the study.
6. The first group started in the study when they were sophomores at Harvard College. The second group was a group of boys from _____________________.
A) other colleges
B) Boston's poorest neighborhoods
C) the military
7. The speaker says, "And then these teenagers grew up into adults who entered all walks of life. They became factory workers and lawyers and bricklayers and doctors, one President of the United States. Some developed alcoholism. A few developed schizophrenia. Some ______________ the social ladder from the bottom all the way to the very top, and some made that journey in the opposite direction."
A) timed
B) worked
C) climbed
8. The speaker says, "Every two years, our patient and _______________ research staff calls up our men and asks them if we can send them yet one more set of questions about their lives."
A) dedicated
B) educated
9. What did the researches do about a decade (10 years) ago?
A) They requested medical récords.
B) They videotaped participants talking with their wives about their deepest concerns.
C) They asked the wives if they would join the study.
10. What is the clearest message that the researches have gotten from the 75-year study?
A) That wealth and fame are achieved with hard work.
B) That many lessons can be learned from the participants' lives.
C) That good relationships keep us happier and healthier.
11. What was the first lesson learned from the study?
A) That social connections are really good for us, and that loneliness kills.
B) That people who are more socially connected to family, to friends, to community, are wealthier.
12. According to the speaker, people who are more connected to family, to friends, to _______________, are happier, healthier, and they live longer.
A) beauty
B) community
C) opportunity
13. What was the second lesson learned from study?
A) That it's not the quantity of friends you have, but the quality of your close relationships that matter.
B) That a person's happiness is largely determined by the number of friends he or she has.
14. According to the study results, the people who were the __________________________ in their relationships at age 50 were the healthiest at age 80.
A) most satisfied
B) low-conflict
15. The speaker says, "Our most happily partnered men and women reported, in their 80s, that on the days when they had more physical pain, their mood stayed just as happy. But the people who were in unhappy relationships, on the days when they reported more physical pain, it was ___________________ by more emotional pain."
A) magnified
B) intensified
16. What was the third lesson learned from the study?
A) Having good relationships with family, friends, and community helps keep the mind sharp.
B) When you have good relationships, you have countless good memories.
17. The speaker says, "Some of our octogenarian couples could ____________ with each other day in and day out, but as long as they felt that they could really count on the other when the going got tough, those arguments didn't take a toll on their memories."
A) bicker -- to bicker means to argue about small things
B) bicker -- to bicker means to ride bicycles and/or motorcycles
18. The results of the study are that good, close relationships ___________________________.
A) are good for our health and well-being
B) take 80 years to develop
19. The speaker says, "But over and over, over these 75 years, our study has shown that the people who fared the best were the people who leaned in to relationships, with family, with friends, with ________________."
A) community
B) honesty
20. The speaker closes with a quote from Mark Twain, "There isn't time, so brief is life, for _______________, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that."
A) differings
B) bickerings
HW ASSIGNMENT # 9
A) True
B) False
2. While waiting for a job interview, most people sit confidently at a desk.
A) True
B) False
3. Power posing helps people be themselves in a job interview.
A) True
B) False
4. In a job interview, receiving no nonverbal feedback is worse than being heckled.
A) True
B) False
5. After the job interviews, the interviewers liked all participants equally as well.
A) True
B) False
6. Power posing affects the content of a speech.
A) True
B) False
7. Amy Cuddy was called smart as a child.
A) True
B) False
8. After her car accident, most people told her she should try to finish college.
A) True
B) False
9. She graduated from college at the same time as her friends.
A) True
B) False
10. Amy Cuddy was able to help a student become more confident in class.
A) True
B) False
11. Which of the following is NOT an example of an evaluative situation given by Amy Cuddy?
A) Giving a presentation
B) Teenagers at the lunchroom table
C) Getting into a car accident
12. When Amy Cuddy had a car accident:
A) She broke her arm
B) She got a head injury
C) She broke her neck
13. When Amy Cuddy went to Princeton, she thought:
A) "I'm not supposed to be here"
B) "Fake it till you make it"
C) "Oh my gosh, I'm doing it!"
14. People should practice power poses:
A) When they are at work
B) When they are alone
C) When they are talking to someone
HW ASSIGNMENT # 12
OCTOBER 2nd
1. Complete the sentence: He decided to follow the footsteps of the American philosopher
A) Michael Martin
B) Morgan Spurlock
C) Matthew Lipman
2. Complete the sentence: He decided to try something new for the next
A) 25 days
B) 33 days
C) 30 days
3. What was the first challenge he tried?
A) to take a train every day
B) to take a picture every day
C) to walk to work every day
4. What do the challenges influence?
A) His mood
B) His self confidence
C) His phisical shape
5. What is the next challenge he talks about?
A) Biking
B) Writing a novel
C) Stopping smoking
6. What changes are more sustainable?
A) Big changes
B) Small changes
C) The most desirable changes
HW ASSIGNMENT # 13
OCTOBER 4th
HW ASSIGNMENT # 14
OCTOBER 9th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI
2. Answer the following questions:
1. In a recent survey of millennials, over 80 percent said that a major life goal was for them to __________________________.
A) become famous
B) work harder and achieve more
C) get rich
2. The speaker says, "But what if we could watch entire lives as they unfold through time? What if we could study people from the time that they were teenagers all the way into old age to see what really keeps people ______________________?"
A) happy and wealthy
B) happy and healthy
3. The Harvard Study of Adult Development has tracked the lives of 724 men, year after year, for how many years?
A) 60
B) 75
C) 90
4. The oldest participants in the study are now how old?
A) 60
B) 75
C) 90
5. Who is the speaker?
A) He's one of the participants.
B) He's a doctor who works with the participants of the study.
C) He's the fourth director of the study.
6. The first group started in the study when they were sophomores at Harvard College. The second group was a group of boys from _____________________.
A) other colleges
B) Boston's poorest neighborhoods
C) the military
7. The speaker says, "And then these teenagers grew up into adults who entered all walks of life. They became factory workers and lawyers and bricklayers and doctors, one President of the United States. Some developed alcoholism. A few developed schizophrenia. Some ______________ the social ladder from the bottom all the way to the very top, and some made that journey in the opposite direction."
A) timed
B) worked
C) climbed
8. The speaker says, "Every two years, our patient and _______________ research staff calls up our men and asks them if we can send them yet one more set of questions about their lives."
A) dedicated
B) educated
9. What did the researches do about a decade (10 years) ago?
A) They requested medical récords.
B) They videotaped participants talking with their wives about their deepest concerns.
C) They asked the wives if they would join the study.
10. What is the clearest message that the researches have gotten from the 75-year study?
A) That wealth and fame are achieved with hard work.
B) That many lessons can be learned from the participants' lives.
C) That good relationships keep us happier and healthier.
11. What was the first lesson learned from the study?
A) That social connections are really good for us, and that loneliness kills.
B) That people who are more socially connected to family, to friends, to community, are wealthier.
12. According to the speaker, people who are more connected to family, to friends, to _______________, are happier, healthier, and they live longer.
A) beauty
B) community
C) opportunity
13. What was the second lesson learned from study?
A) That it's not the quantity of friends you have, but the quality of your close relationships that matter.
B) That a person's happiness is largely determined by the number of friends he or she has.
14. According to the study results, the people who were the __________________________ in their relationships at age 50 were the healthiest at age 80.
A) most satisfied
B) low-conflict
15. The speaker says, "Our most happily partnered men and women reported, in their 80s, that on the days when they had more physical pain, their mood stayed just as happy. But the people who were in unhappy relationships, on the days when they reported more physical pain, it was ___________________ by more emotional pain."
A) magnified
B) intensified
16. What was the third lesson learned from the study?
A) Having good relationships with family, friends, and community helps keep the mind sharp.
B) When you have good relationships, you have countless good memories.
17. The speaker says, "Some of our octogenarian couples could ____________ with each other day in and day out, but as long as they felt that they could really count on the other when the going got tough, those arguments didn't take a toll on their memories."
A) bicker -- to bicker means to argue about small things
B) bicker -- to bicker means to ride bicycles and/or motorcycles
18. The results of the study are that good, close relationships ___________________________.
A) are good for our health and well-being
B) take 80 years to develop
19. The speaker says, "But over and over, over these 75 years, our study has shown that the people who fared the best were the people who leaned in to relationships, with family, with friends, with ________________."
A) community
B) honesty
20. The speaker closes with a quote from Mark Twain, "There isn't time, so brief is life, for _______________, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that."
A) differings
B) bickerings
HW ASSIGNMENT # 9
SEPTEMBER 18th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxxFNkNf6q8
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Today for Mousetrap Monday we're gonna test out a really simple idea for _________________.
A) catching mice
B) catching mouse
C) hatching mice
2. Over 50 youtube viewers sent me a link to a video that was posted seven years ago and has over two-million ___________, titled, Homemade Mousetrap - Bowl of Oil. People want to know if this works.
A) news
B) views
C)blues
3. In the video description they tell a story where they had some extra cooking oil. They left it in a bowl on the counter ______________, and when they came back in the morning there was three mice trapped in it.
A) overnight
B) uptight
C) out of sight
4. The walls were too ____________ and they couldn't jump out.
A) shivery
B) slithery
C) slippery
5. Now what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna set up a bowl here. I have some peanut oil. We're gonna pour just enough in there that they'll be slippery, but they _______________________.
A) can get out
B) can go out
C) can't get out
6. Then we'll set up the motion cameras and see what happens. Now I'm assuming the mice will come, be curious, jump down in the little bowl, be ____________ in the oil.
A) caught
B) hoy
C) cot
7. They'll get all slippery. They'll try to get out. Try to jump. They __________.
A) can
B) can't
8. Then in the morning we ______ see what we have.
A) can
B) can't
9. So let's go test this out. I have a ________ with a lot of mice. Let's see if they like peanut oil.
A) barn
B) yard
10. When I first saw the video for the bowl of oil mousetrap, I thought it might be a _________.
A) hoax
B) jokes
C) coax
11. It didn't seem like it worked that well, but after testing it out, this thing is the ____________.
A) big deal
B) unreal
C) real deal
12. It's so simple. All you need is a shallow bowl, a little bit of cooking oil, and in one night I was able to _______ seven mice.
A) catch
B) get
C) net
13. That's incredible. Usually (in) my videos, I'm catching wild deer mice, but the barn has recently been ______________ with house mice.
A) infested
B) infected
C) invested
14. These are a ____________ species, but because this is a live animal trap, I'm not gonna let them go.
A) native
B) non-native
C) invasive
15. I'm gonna clean them up and keep them as pets and use them for future Mousetrap Monday videos where we test out _____________________.
A) live animal traps
B) five animal traps
C) animal time elapse
16. So let's go _____________________________ and put them in their new home.
A) clean up these guys
B) clean these guys up
17. We're now ready to _______________________ that are covered in oil.
A) clean up our mice
B) clean our mice up
18. I have a shallow tote here with a little bit of water in there. Into the water I'm going to add a little dish soap that should _______________ the oil.
A) wash off
B) wash up
C) wash away
19. This brand even says it helps save ______________. So I'll give it a squirt, mix that up a little bit, and then add our mice.
A) wild mice
B) wildlife
20. It's shallow enough they don't have to swim, and as they move around that soap ______________________ the oil.
A) should wash off
B) would wash off
C) could wash off
21. These mice are really exhausted _______________ in the oil all night. I built them a little nest so they can rest, recover, and dry out. I'll give them some food and water and you'll see them in future videos helping us test out live catch mouse traps for Mousetrap Monday.
A) by being
B) from being
C) of being
22. ____________________ a bowl with a little bit of cooking oil in it would work so well for a mousetrap, but it does. I'm posting between four and five videos a week testing out rodent traps, so if you want to see how to catch mice, rats, squirrels, chipmunks, moles, voles, and gophers, stay tuned.
A) Who would have thought
B) I ever thought
C) I never thought
HW ASSIGNMENT # 10
HW ASSIGNMENT # 11
1. Power posing can be applied to social threat situations.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxxFNkNf6q8
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Today for Mousetrap Monday we're gonna test out a really simple idea for _________________.
A) catching mice
B) catching mouse
C) hatching mice
2. Over 50 youtube viewers sent me a link to a video that was posted seven years ago and has over two-million ___________, titled, Homemade Mousetrap - Bowl of Oil. People want to know if this works.
A) news
B) views
C)blues
3. In the video description they tell a story where they had some extra cooking oil. They left it in a bowl on the counter ______________, and when they came back in the morning there was three mice trapped in it.
A) overnight
B) uptight
C) out of sight
4. The walls were too ____________ and they couldn't jump out.
A) shivery
B) slithery
C) slippery
5. Now what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna set up a bowl here. I have some peanut oil. We're gonna pour just enough in there that they'll be slippery, but they _______________________.
A) can get out
B) can go out
C) can't get out
6. Then we'll set up the motion cameras and see what happens. Now I'm assuming the mice will come, be curious, jump down in the little bowl, be ____________ in the oil.
A) caught
B) hoy
C) cot
7. They'll get all slippery. They'll try to get out. Try to jump. They __________.
A) can
B) can't
8. Then in the morning we ______ see what we have.
A) can
B) can't
9. So let's go test this out. I have a ________ with a lot of mice. Let's see if they like peanut oil.
A) barn
B) yard
10. When I first saw the video for the bowl of oil mousetrap, I thought it might be a _________.
A) hoax
B) jokes
C) coax
11. It didn't seem like it worked that well, but after testing it out, this thing is the ____________.
A) big deal
B) unreal
C) real deal
12. It's so simple. All you need is a shallow bowl, a little bit of cooking oil, and in one night I was able to _______ seven mice.
A) catch
B) get
C) net
13. That's incredible. Usually (in) my videos, I'm catching wild deer mice, but the barn has recently been ______________ with house mice.
A) infested
B) infected
C) invested
14. These are a ____________ species, but because this is a live animal trap, I'm not gonna let them go.
A) native
B) non-native
C) invasive
15. I'm gonna clean them up and keep them as pets and use them for future Mousetrap Monday videos where we test out _____________________.
A) live animal traps
B) five animal traps
C) animal time elapse
16. So let's go _____________________________ and put them in their new home.
A) clean up these guys
B) clean these guys up
17. We're now ready to _______________________ that are covered in oil.
A) clean up our mice
B) clean our mice up
18. I have a shallow tote here with a little bit of water in there. Into the water I'm going to add a little dish soap that should _______________ the oil.
A) wash off
B) wash up
C) wash away
19. This brand even says it helps save ______________. So I'll give it a squirt, mix that up a little bit, and then add our mice.
A) wild mice
B) wildlife
20. It's shallow enough they don't have to swim, and as they move around that soap ______________________ the oil.
A) should wash off
B) would wash off
C) could wash off
21. These mice are really exhausted _______________ in the oil all night. I built them a little nest so they can rest, recover, and dry out. I'll give them some food and water and you'll see them in future videos helping us test out live catch mouse traps for Mousetrap Monday.
A) by being
B) from being
C) of being
22. ____________________ a bowl with a little bit of cooking oil in it would work so well for a mousetrap, but it does. I'm posting between four and five videos a week testing out rodent traps, so if you want to see how to catch mice, rats, squirrels, chipmunks, moles, voles, and gophers, stay tuned.
A) Who would have thought
B) I ever thought
C) I never thought
HW ASSIGNMENT # 10
SEPTEMBER 20th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXBopuAyO0w&t=183s
2. Answer the following questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXBopuAyO0w&t=183s
2. Answer the following questions:
HW ASSIGNMENT # 11
SEPTEMBER 27th
A) True
B) False
2. While waiting for a job interview, most people sit confidently at a desk.
A) True
B) False
3. Power posing helps people be themselves in a job interview.
A) True
B) False
4. In a job interview, receiving no nonverbal feedback is worse than being heckled.
A) True
B) False
5. After the job interviews, the interviewers liked all participants equally as well.
A) True
B) False
6. Power posing affects the content of a speech.
A) True
B) False
7. Amy Cuddy was called smart as a child.
A) True
B) False
8. After her car accident, most people told her she should try to finish college.
A) True
B) False
9. She graduated from college at the same time as her friends.
A) True
B) False
10. Amy Cuddy was able to help a student become more confident in class.
A) True
B) False
11. Which of the following is NOT an example of an evaluative situation given by Amy Cuddy?
A) Giving a presentation
B) Teenagers at the lunchroom table
C) Getting into a car accident
12. When Amy Cuddy had a car accident:
A) She broke her arm
B) She got a head injury
C) She broke her neck
13. When Amy Cuddy went to Princeton, she thought:
A) "I'm not supposed to be here"
B) "Fake it till you make it"
C) "Oh my gosh, I'm doing it!"
14. People should practice power poses:
A) When they are at work
B) When they are alone
C) When they are talking to someone
HW ASSIGNMENT # 12
OCTOBER 2nd
1. Complete the sentence: He decided to follow the footsteps of the American philosopher
A) Michael Martin
B) Morgan Spurlock
C) Matthew Lipman
2. Complete the sentence: He decided to try something new for the next
A) 25 days
B) 33 days
C) 30 days
3. What was the first challenge he tried?
A) to take a train every day
B) to take a picture every day
C) to walk to work every day
4. What do the challenges influence?
A) His mood
B) His self confidence
C) His phisical shape
5. What is the next challenge he talks about?
A) Biking
B) Writing a novel
C) Stopping smoking
6. What changes are more sustainable?
A) Big changes
B) Small changes
C) The most desirable changes
HW ASSIGNMENT # 13
OCTOBER 4th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SafwXdP7ylc
2. Answer the following questions:
1. At the beginning of the video, what does the professor say about interstellar flights?
A) We might not achieve them in our lifetime
B) We cannot achieve them in our lifetime
C) We are not going to achieve them in our lifetime
2. Which name is mentioned in the video?
A) Clement Ader
B) the Wright brothers
C) Leonardo da Vinci
3. How long did it take for airplanes to start flying after they were invented in theory?
A) 4,000 years
B) 400 years
C) 300 years
4. A wormhole is described as:
A) A portal through time
B) A portal which connects two distant parts of space
C) A thin tube which connects two distant parts of space
5. If you went in a wormhole, you would ... somewhere else in the universe.
A) pop out
B) burst in
C) come up
6. Which physicist said that space and time are curved and flexible?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Richard Feynman
C) Wolfgang Pauli
7. In essence, wormholes would:
A) get across the galaxy very quickly
B) make you go faster than the speed of light
C) provide a shortcut through space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SafwXdP7ylc
2. Answer the following questions:
1. At the beginning of the video, what does the professor say about interstellar flights?
A) We might not achieve them in our lifetime
B) We cannot achieve them in our lifetime
C) We are not going to achieve them in our lifetime
2. Which name is mentioned in the video?
A) Clement Ader
B) the Wright brothers
C) Leonardo da Vinci
3. How long did it take for airplanes to start flying after they were invented in theory?
A) 4,000 years
B) 400 years
C) 300 years
4. A wormhole is described as:
A) A portal through time
B) A portal which connects two distant parts of space
C) A thin tube which connects two distant parts of space
5. If you went in a wormhole, you would ... somewhere else in the universe.
A) pop out
B) burst in
C) come up
6. Which physicist said that space and time are curved and flexible?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Richard Feynman
C) Wolfgang Pauli
7. In essence, wormholes would:
A) get across the galaxy very quickly
B) make you go faster than the speed of light
C) provide a shortcut through space
OCTOBER 9th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuUAPVFFCRQ
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Language has been regarded for many centuries as _________of the human mind.
A) a design feature
B) a distinctive feature
C) a distinct feature
2. Language is ________
A) a biological tour
B) a biological rule
C) a biological tool
3. We all come from somewhere in ________.
A) East Africa
B) West Africa
C) South Africa
4. The languages that now exist on Earth only go back about _________
A) 30,000 years
B) 40,000 years
C) 50,000 years
5. Genetic evidence demostrates that the oldest people on the planet were _______
A) Caucasian people
B) Khoisan people
C) Toisan people
6. Some people believe that the oldest sounds on Earth are ________
A) chimp sounds
B) click sounds
C) Greek sounds
HW ASSIGNMENT # 15
OCTOBER 11th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWSw4IAWLrU
2. Answer the following questions:
1. We are ... to call this nation our home.
A) stressed
B) blessed
C) bloused
2. And that's what America is : it is our ...
A) dome
B) tome
C) home
3. look out for our neighbors, and live out our...
A) dreams
B) creams
C) streams
4. strengthened by a shared .. and very very common resolve.
A) prepose
B) pappose
C) purpose
5. President Lincoln called ... Americans to speak with "one voice and one heart".
A) yapon
B) jupon
C) upon
6. We've just finished a long and ... political campaign.
A) bruising
B) cruising
C) braising
7. real prosperity to our communities, including our ...
A) infinities
B) inner cities
C) in cities
8. But to succeed, we must ... the effort of our entire nation.
A) inlist
B) list
C) enlist
9. This ... political campaign is now over.
A) historic
B) aspheric
C) eccentric
10. So ... to me, and so ... to our country.
A) irritant
B) important
C) nconstant
11. I am asking you to ... me in this effort.
A) join
B) foin
C) unjoin
12. It's time to ... the bonds of trust between citizens.
A) restore
B) instore
C) enstore
13. Let us give thanks for all that we have, and let us face the exciting new ... that lie ahead.
A) courtiers
B) frontiers
C) enviers
14. God Bless You and God Bless...
A) Melania
B) Antartica
C) America
HW ASSIGNMENT # 16
OCTOBER 16th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eisKxhjBnZ0
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Minions have been on this planet far longer than we have
A) True
B) False
2. They all share the same goal : to serve the most despicable master around.
A) False
B) True
3. To find a master is difficult.
A) False
B) True
4. They serve the Egyptians.
A) True
B) False
5. They serve Cinderella.
A) False
B) True
6. They have no purpose without a master.
A) True
B) False
7. Without a master they become aimless and depressed.
A) True
B) False
8. Five of them leave to find a master.
A) False
B) True
9. They see the Eiffel Tower.
A) True
B) False
HW ASSIGNMENT # 17
OCTOBER 18th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJF9Gb3dGbc
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Well, if that ____ a movie, I ____ go see it.
A) was/should
B) was/would
C) were/could
2. ____ it be totally weird if I ____ it?
A) would/used
B) could/use
C) would/use
3. If you ____ your own game character, we ____ hang out ... maybe go on a quest.
A) had/could
B) have/would
C) had/should
4. If I ____ to ask Leslie Winkle out, it ____ just be for dinner.
A) were/would
B) were/should
C) was/could
5. If you ____ a robot, ____ you want me to tell you?
A) were/could
B) were/would
C) was/would
6. If I ever ____ perfect a time machine, I ____ just go into the past and give it to myself.
A) did/should
B) do/could
C) did/would
7. If you just ____ to Gabelhouser, he ____ give you your job back.
A) apologized/would
B) apologize/could
C) would/apologized
8. If he ____ any bigger, he____ have moons orbiting him.
A) was/'d
B) were/'d
C) is/'d
9. If all guys ____ like me, the human race ____ survive
A) was/couldn't
B) is/wouldn't
C) were/couldn't
10.If I ____ afford rent, I ____ ask you to leave.
could/'d
would/'d
can/'d
11. who ____ recognize true genius if it ____ standing in front of them giving them a speech.
couldn't/were
wouldn't/were
wouldn't/was
HW ASSIGNMENT # 18
NOVEMBER 1st
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QUq72fla3o
2. Answer the following questions:
1. You come out _________
in the night
in night
at night
2. That's when _________ comes in the Dark Side's light
the energy
the enemy
the synergy
3. and ___________ roam.
the amperes
the empires
the vampires
4. You strut your rastawear and ___________ poem
your genocide
your patricide
your suicide
5. and ___________ from a faith that died before Jesus came.
a cross
across
acrostic
6. CHORUS: You're building _________.
a mystery
a misery
an amnesty
7. You live __________
in a lurch
in a birch
in a church
8. where you sleep _________________
with voodoo dolls
with voodoo priests
with voodoo curses
9. and you won't give up _________
the search
the seek
the such
10. for ___________ in the halls.
the ghosts
the goblins
the ghouls
11. You wear _________ in the snow
scandals
shambles
sandals
12. and __________ that won't wash away.
a smell
a small
a smile
13. Can you look out the window without _________ getting in the way?
your shallow
your window
your shadow
14. You're ____________ with an edge and charm
so dutiful
so wonderful
so beautiful
15. but so careful when I'm __________.
in your arms
in your charms
in your harms
16. CHORUS: 'Cause __________, building a mystery
you're lurking
you're walking
you're working
17. Holding on, ___________,
holding it up
holding it in
holding it over
18. Yeah, you're working, building a mystery and choosing ___________.
so carefully
so carelessly
so carefreely
19. You _______ screaming aloud a prayer from your secret god
evoked up
looked up
woke up
20. You feed off our fears and hold back _______, oh.
your fears
your rears
your tears
21. Give us __________ and a know-it-all grin
a tantra
a tanning
a tantrum
22, Just when we need one when the evening's _______.
twin
thin
dim
CHORUS: You're a beautiful and a ******-up man. You're setting up your razor wire shrine. 'Cause you're working building a mystery. Holding on and holding it in. Yeah, you're working, building a mystery and choosing so carefully.
HW ASSIGNMENT # 19
NOVEMBER 6th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQZErtwA3E&list=PLABYnDflaxOuKBlM0KGRGJnZlRfIDzNe1
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Which of these activities is NOT connected to Halloween?
A) trick-or-treating
B) giving presents
C) bobbing for apples
2. Samhain is an ancient _______ celebration.
A) Greek
B) Roman
C) Celtic
3. Why did people leave food and wine on their doorsteps on October 31?
A) to feed the homeless
B) to prevent roaming spirits from moving closer to their homes
C) to feed roaming ghots
4. What did people do to be mistaken for fellow ghosts?
A) They painted themselves white.
B) They wore costumes.
C) They wore masks.
5. All Saints' Day is also known as:
A) All Hallows
B) Halloween
C) All Hallows' Eve
6. Where (and when) did trick-or-treating, souling and guising begin?
A) In medieval France
B) In ancient Greece
C) In medieval Britain
7. What did needy people do in return for soul cakes?
A) They would pray for people's dead relatives.
B) They cleaned people's houses.
C) They prayed for the people who helped them.
8. When did trick-or-treating take on the family-friendly, kid-centred form we know now?
A) in the 1980s
B) in the 1960s
C) in the 1950s
9. How much money do Americans spend on Halloween costumes each year?
A) more than 2.5 billion dollars
B) more than 2.5 million dollars
C) more than 6 billion dollars
10. Halloween is the ___________ most commercial holiday in America.
A) second
B) third
C) fourth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuUAPVFFCRQ
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Language has been regarded for many centuries as _________of the human mind.
A) a design feature
B) a distinctive feature
C) a distinct feature
2. Language is ________
A) a biological tour
B) a biological rule
C) a biological tool
3. We all come from somewhere in ________.
A) East Africa
B) West Africa
C) South Africa
4. The languages that now exist on Earth only go back about _________
A) 30,000 years
B) 40,000 years
C) 50,000 years
5. Genetic evidence demostrates that the oldest people on the planet were _______
A) Caucasian people
B) Khoisan people
C) Toisan people
6. Some people believe that the oldest sounds on Earth are ________
A) chimp sounds
B) click sounds
C) Greek sounds
HW ASSIGNMENT # 15
OCTOBER 11th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWSw4IAWLrU
2. Answer the following questions:
1. We are ... to call this nation our home.
A) stressed
B) blessed
C) bloused
2. And that's what America is : it is our ...
A) dome
B) tome
C) home
3. look out for our neighbors, and live out our...
A) dreams
B) creams
C) streams
4. strengthened by a shared .. and very very common resolve.
A) prepose
B) pappose
C) purpose
5. President Lincoln called ... Americans to speak with "one voice and one heart".
A) yapon
B) jupon
C) upon
6. We've just finished a long and ... political campaign.
A) bruising
B) cruising
C) braising
7. real prosperity to our communities, including our ...
A) infinities
B) inner cities
C) in cities
8. But to succeed, we must ... the effort of our entire nation.
A) inlist
B) list
C) enlist
9. This ... political campaign is now over.
A) historic
B) aspheric
C) eccentric
10. So ... to me, and so ... to our country.
A) irritant
B) important
C) nconstant
11. I am asking you to ... me in this effort.
A) join
B) foin
C) unjoin
12. It's time to ... the bonds of trust between citizens.
A) restore
B) instore
C) enstore
13. Let us give thanks for all that we have, and let us face the exciting new ... that lie ahead.
A) courtiers
B) frontiers
C) enviers
14. God Bless You and God Bless...
A) Melania
B) Antartica
C) America
HW ASSIGNMENT # 16
OCTOBER 16th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eisKxhjBnZ0
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Minions have been on this planet far longer than we have
A) True
B) False
2. They all share the same goal : to serve the most despicable master around.
A) False
B) True
3. To find a master is difficult.
A) False
B) True
4. They serve the Egyptians.
A) True
B) False
5. They serve Cinderella.
A) False
B) True
6. They have no purpose without a master.
A) True
B) False
7. Without a master they become aimless and depressed.
A) True
B) False
8. Five of them leave to find a master.
A) False
B) True
9. They see the Eiffel Tower.
A) True
B) False
HW ASSIGNMENT # 17
OCTOBER 18th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJF9Gb3dGbc
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Well, if that ____ a movie, I ____ go see it.
A) was/should
B) was/would
C) were/could
2. ____ it be totally weird if I ____ it?
A) would/used
B) could/use
C) would/use
3. If you ____ your own game character, we ____ hang out ... maybe go on a quest.
A) had/could
B) have/would
C) had/should
4. If I ____ to ask Leslie Winkle out, it ____ just be for dinner.
A) were/would
B) were/should
C) was/could
5. If you ____ a robot, ____ you want me to tell you?
A) were/could
B) were/would
C) was/would
6. If I ever ____ perfect a time machine, I ____ just go into the past and give it to myself.
A) did/should
B) do/could
C) did/would
7. If you just ____ to Gabelhouser, he ____ give you your job back.
A) apologized/would
B) apologize/could
C) would/apologized
8. If he ____ any bigger, he____ have moons orbiting him.
A) was/'d
B) were/'d
C) is/'d
9. If all guys ____ like me, the human race ____ survive
A) was/couldn't
B) is/wouldn't
C) were/couldn't
10.If I ____ afford rent, I ____ ask you to leave.
could/'d
would/'d
can/'d
11. who ____ recognize true genius if it ____ standing in front of them giving them a speech.
couldn't/were
wouldn't/were
wouldn't/was
HW ASSIGNMENT # 18
NOVEMBER 1st
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QUq72fla3o
2. Answer the following questions:
1. You come out _________
in the night
in night
at night
2. That's when _________ comes in the Dark Side's light
the energy
the enemy
the synergy
3. and ___________ roam.
the amperes
the empires
the vampires
4. You strut your rastawear and ___________ poem
your genocide
your patricide
your suicide
5. and ___________ from a faith that died before Jesus came.
a cross
across
acrostic
6. CHORUS: You're building _________.
a mystery
a misery
an amnesty
7. You live __________
in a lurch
in a birch
in a church
8. where you sleep _________________
with voodoo dolls
with voodoo priests
with voodoo curses
9. and you won't give up _________
the search
the seek
the such
10. for ___________ in the halls.
the ghosts
the goblins
the ghouls
11. You wear _________ in the snow
scandals
shambles
sandals
12. and __________ that won't wash away.
a smell
a small
a smile
13. Can you look out the window without _________ getting in the way?
your shallow
your window
your shadow
14. You're ____________ with an edge and charm
so dutiful
so wonderful
so beautiful
15. but so careful when I'm __________.
in your arms
in your charms
in your harms
16. CHORUS: 'Cause __________, building a mystery
you're lurking
you're walking
you're working
17. Holding on, ___________,
holding it up
holding it in
holding it over
18. Yeah, you're working, building a mystery and choosing ___________.
so carefully
so carelessly
so carefreely
19. You _______ screaming aloud a prayer from your secret god
evoked up
looked up
woke up
20. You feed off our fears and hold back _______, oh.
your fears
your rears
your tears
21. Give us __________ and a know-it-all grin
a tantra
a tanning
a tantrum
22, Just when we need one when the evening's _______.
twin
thin
dim
CHORUS: You're a beautiful and a ******-up man. You're setting up your razor wire shrine. 'Cause you're working building a mystery. Holding on and holding it in. Yeah, you're working, building a mystery and choosing so carefully.
HW ASSIGNMENT # 19
NOVEMBER 6th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQZErtwA3E&list=PLABYnDflaxOuKBlM0KGRGJnZlRfIDzNe1
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Which of these activities is NOT connected to Halloween?
A) trick-or-treating
B) giving presents
C) bobbing for apples
2. Samhain is an ancient _______ celebration.
A) Greek
B) Roman
C) Celtic
3. Why did people leave food and wine on their doorsteps on October 31?
A) to feed the homeless
B) to prevent roaming spirits from moving closer to their homes
C) to feed roaming ghots
4. What did people do to be mistaken for fellow ghosts?
A) They painted themselves white.
B) They wore costumes.
C) They wore masks.
5. All Saints' Day is also known as:
A) All Hallows
B) Halloween
C) All Hallows' Eve
6. Where (and when) did trick-or-treating, souling and guising begin?
A) In medieval France
B) In ancient Greece
C) In medieval Britain
7. What did needy people do in return for soul cakes?
A) They would pray for people's dead relatives.
B) They cleaned people's houses.
C) They prayed for the people who helped them.
8. When did trick-or-treating take on the family-friendly, kid-centred form we know now?
A) in the 1980s
B) in the 1960s
C) in the 1950s
9. How much money do Americans spend on Halloween costumes each year?
A) more than 2.5 billion dollars
B) more than 2.5 million dollars
C) more than 6 billion dollars
10. Halloween is the ___________ most commercial holiday in America.
A) second
B) third
C) fourth
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