Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET #6

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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