WORKSHEET #6
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #6 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. In the Sun-Earth-Moon system, ____________gy
occurs at the time of the full moon and new moon. Some hypnotists or
mediums argue that people tend to show abnormal behavior when it happens. I
wonder if this phenomenon occurs because human life is a _________________gy
of wondrously incompatible elements. (*meaning “the nearly straight-line
configuration of three celestial bodies; a pair of connected or corresponding
things”)
2. He is not a pleasant man to be around
because he can hardly ever develops a good ___________ort with others.
(*meaning “a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups
concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicative well”)
3. While I was working on TESOL (Teaching
English to the Speakers of Other Languages) program, I used to gravitate more towards
an______________gy rather than child education in studying Second
Language Acquisition. (*meaning “the art of science of teaching adults”)
4. When you prepare a power point
presentation, make sure to create each slide gl_______________ble with
only a couple of short bullet points to be included. If a single slide looks
too crowded, your audience will soon get lost. (*meaning (of graphics) understandable
at a glance, or with occasional glances, and therefore requiring only minimal
attention”)
5. The bank robber was taking more than
25 people as a hostage, but eventually decided to cap___________________
to the police surrounding the entire building. (*meaning “to surrender or
cease resisting often after negotiation of terms”)
6. Jennifer’s summer house was
beautifully em__________________ with vines, which was a sight
for sore eyes! (*meaning “to conceal or shroud ….with ….)
7. His ins__________________ perspectives
and parochial mind made him a loner. Nobody wants to befriend him. (*meaning
“having or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint”)
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