Less Versus Fewer by Grammar Girl

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Bizarre Foods: Philippines

1. The Filipinos eat their food in _____________ portions, to be eaten ____________.
a. tall / quickly
b. small / very slow
c. small / on the go

2. Pulutan is a Filipino term that means “__________________________________.”

3. Zimmern says that the shrimp pancake is like “cornflakes with ________________  _____________.”

4. Describe the way Filipinos eat their meals. (How often, how much, etc.)

5. Which of the following foods did Andrew Zimmern see in the Filipino market? (Check all that apply.)
_____ octopus nuggets
_____ boiled sea urchin
_____ deep fried duck eggs
_____ donkey pie with gravy
_____ fried baby chickens

6. Zimmern makes two comments about one of the foods. Write the missing words.

“This sounds crazy, but it __________________ just like _____________________.”
“The _________________________ is the best part.” (This word means the mouth part of a bird.)

7. Zimmern sees a vendor selling ice cream. What is strange about how the ice cream is served?

8. What are the flavors of the purple and yellow ice cream?

9. Zimmern says the yellow ice cream tastes like frozen ________________________________________.

10. What is your opinion of the foods Zimmern tasted? Do you like to try new foods?

B. Now write a recipe for a food you know how to make. You can look at an example in Unit 4, page 26 #13.

Name of dish:
Ingredients: (food and amounts)
Instructions:

Please write this recipe yourself. It can be a very simple food. You don’t need help from the internet!

1. Go here: Interchange Intro Unit 3 vocab http://quizlet.com/9491275/interchange-intro-unit-3-vocab-flash-cards/
2. The password is foundations.
3. Scroll down and look at the vocabulary list “All 10 Terms.” You can study the list.
4. You can also study using the Flashcards or the “Speller” and “Learn” exercises.
5. You can also Play Games to practice.
6. Last, click the blue TEST button. Question types: choose only Written and click Reconfigure.
7. Take the test.
8. Print the test or save it as a .pdf – bring the printout to class or email the .pdf to Shayna as an attachment.

Try to learn SPELLING as well as meaning!

1. Study the vocabulary. Look for the main idea and important details.

2. Imagine YOU are making a reading quiz for this article! Write 3 questions. Email the questions to Shayna by 5pm Wednesday, November 23.

You do not need to send the questions in an attachment. You can just write in the body of the email.

This article will be part of your last exam in Shayna’s class.

“Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun to Earth”

Answer the questions on the handout you will get in class. You may listen as many times as you like.

The characters of the story are animals.

• Wolf
• Buzzard (turkey vulture)
• Spider
• Possum (opossum)

Foundations A and C:

Headway 1 Chapter 6 vocabulary (homophones): http://quizlet.com/7721425/headway-1-chapter-6-homophones-flash-cards/

Headway 1 Chapters 7-8 vocabulary (simple past tense) : http://quizlet.com/7721695/headway-1-chapters-7-8-vocabulary-past-tense-flash-cards/

You need to know the meanings and the spellings of these words.

Foundations A and C:

Headway 1 Chapters 1-2 vocabulary: http://quizlet.com/7434441/headway-1-chapters-1-2-vocabulary-flash-cards/

For the Chapters 1-2 quiz, you may also study this family tree.

• Males: Ian, Harry, Luke, Jack, David, Angelo, Nicholas, Mickey
• Females: Barbara, Sarah, Susan, Esther, Rose

Rose's Family Tree

Headway 1 Chapters 3-4 vocabulary: http://quizlet.com/7434823/headway-1-chapters-3-4-vocabulary-flash-cards/

How to Dress for a Job Interview

Foundations A

• Headway Starter vocabulary Chapter 11 http://quizlet.com/6631442/headway-starter-chapter-11-vocabulary-flash-cards/
• Headway Starter vocabulary Chapter 13 http://quizlet.com/6836519/headway-starter-chapter-13-vocabulary-flash-cards/

Foundations C

• Headway Starter vocabulary Chapter 12 http://quizlet.com/6631886/headway-starter-chapter-12-vocabulary-flash-cards/
• Headway Starter vocabulary Chapter 14 http://quizlet.com/6865109/headway-starter-chapter-14-vocabulary-flash-cards/

The password is still foundations.

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