Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

WORKSHEET #26 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #26 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!      1.    For a haunting effect, they draped thin, wispy go_______er across the porch to resemble ghostly cobwebs for our Halloween decoration. (*meaning “a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather”)       2.    Our community centers offer programs to help at-____________ youth succeed in school.   (*meaning “people who are exposed to harm or danger”)       3.    The movie is about a quiet but impactful man who fights against corruptions among policy makers in the society. I thought that type of hero is what we need much more than self-proclaimed swash____________ing and glib statesmen. (*meaning “swaggering or behaving in a brave and exciting way like a fighter in the past”)       4.    Based on Christian teachings, a murderer who genuinely repents and seeks ato...

I'm going to give you the first word of a familiar two-word phrase. You tell me the second word in the phrase. Here's a hint: The first two letters of my word are the last two letters of yours. (Ex. El ectric   --> E EL )   1. Unearned   [four letter answers:] 2. Ski 3. Peace 4. Stress 5. One 6. Second   [five letters:] 7. Centrifugal 8. Chess 9. Organ 10. Antarctic   [six letters:] 11. Shoe 12. Old 13. Red 14. Saint   [longer than six:] 15. General 16. Deadly     Answer Keys 1.   un earned r un 2.   sk i ma sk 3.   pe ace pi pe 4.   st ress te st 5.   on e ir on 6.   se cond ba se 7.   ce ntrifugal for ce 8.   ch ess mat ch 9.   or gan don or 10.         An tarctic oce an 11.       sh oe poli sh 12.       ol d scho ol 13.    ...

WORKSHEET #25 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #25 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!       1.    Stop waff_______________ on and just give me a solution to this problem, please. (*meaning “talking at length without making clear or important points, often because they are unsure how to answer or want to avoid the topic”)       2.    His corrupted life as a prosecutor eventually started to ______rail his career. (*meaning “(figuratively) to discourage or disheartening or banning something”)       3.    They file for divorce a vinculo(or vinculum) _________________ , which allows them to completely terminate their marriage and remarry in the future. (*meaning “(Latin origin) the bond of matrimony”)       4.    Jennah is a _____________-smart person, whereas her brother is street savvy kind of guy. (*meaning “someone with significant intellectual ability and kno...

WORKSHEET #24 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #24 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!           1.    Mrs. Crowe gets tired when her students’ parents become too g__________ulous at the parent-teacher conference. (*meaning “tiresomely talkative”)       2.    The paper delivery guy was frowned upon by the seniors in our neighborhood, because he was often seen to drive at full _______________ in the residential area. (*meaning “at full speed”)       3.    Kieth is such a st______d guy who never shows how he feels or thinks to people around. (*meaning “emotionless/ having or revealing little emotion or sensibility”)       4.    I love the 1993 film “Farewell, My Conc_____________ ”, which chronicles the troubled relationships between two lifelong friends, the Peking opera actors. (*meaning “mistress/ a woman with whom a man cohabits without being marr...

Today's puzzle is for pros. Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with P and the second word starts RO-.   Ex. Slow-cooked beef dish often served for Sunday dinner --> P OT RO AST         1. 1970s craze involving a stone you were supposed to water 2. Small place in a house where guests can freshen up 3. Course around the neighborhood for delivering the Times, the Herald, the Post, etc. 4. Longtime Cincinnati Red nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" 5. Auto route that's been upgraded from a dirt surface 6. Leader of the U.S. during the Great Depression 7. Minimalist music genre epitomized by the Ramones 8. Steeply slanted top of a house 9. Where the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts   Answer Keys     1.   P et Ro ck     2.   P owder Ro om     3.   P aper Ro ad     4.   P ete Ro se     5.   P aved Ro ad   ...

WORKSHEET #23 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #23 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!       1.   When I saw his garage, I thought it was a _______nomer for the space. He turned the gargage into a fancy body shop filled with a lot of luxurious car parts and accessories for tuning his car. (*meaning “an error in naming a person or place in a legal document”)     2.    Customers’ changing preferences contribute to the cadu____________ of products in the market, but in the field of fashion, we need to see its circular trends between the past, the present, and the future.  (*meaning “the quality of being temporary or fleeting, often associated with things that have a short lifespan or are subject to rapid change or deterioration/ frailty or transitory nature/ ephermeralness”) 3.   Years of neglect made her an emotional cri____________ who is unable to form lasting relationships. (*meaning “a person who is unable to exp...

WORKSHEET #22 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #22 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!       1.    Most people who know Charles don’t like the way he talks or writes because of his pedantic attitude, but I’ve been attracted to his don___________ arguments. (*meaning “scholarly, academic, or pedantic, and you can use the adjective "donnish" in a sentence by describing a person, their style, or their environment as resembling or being characteristic of a university don”)       2.    Phoebe wished her parents would stop gr_____________ her about where she hangs out with her friends after school. (*meaning “to question or interrogate someone intensely and relentlessly about something”)       3.    I get tired of the HOA giving me the run______________ about my questions. They never even try to offer any solutions to the home owners’ problems or complaints. (*meaning “to give unclear, misleadin...

WORKSHEET #21 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #21 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!        1.    During the office end-of-the-year party, everyone had a chance to see the boss let her ______________ down . (*meaning “to behave in an uninhibited or relaxed/ honest manner”)   2.    I am fed up with the politicians and prosecutors who are so _______nal and self-serving if given the chance. (*meaning “corrupt; showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery”)   3.    Mr. Chadwick, the VP of my company, was speaking ex ca_______________ when he made this announcement, so we need to change our approach immediately. (*meaning “With the authority that comes with one's position. This phrase is often used in reference to papal decrees deemed infallible. It is Latin for "from the chair," and can be used as both an adjective and an adverb”)   4.    The only gri________ that I have with this hair ...

WORKSHEET #20 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #20 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!    1.    The early morning jogger looked  pretty steady and stable with his pace in every single stride he took. When I asked him to share his secret to happily logging of long distance on a daily basis, he said “I just enjoy sh____________ along the streets in my neighborhood.” (*meaning “to move along/ to jog away”)   2.    Ted is on the thre_______________ of a new phase in his career path. (*meaning “at the beginning of something or to be very close to something”)   3.    Ep______________mas can be used to emphasize or dramatize the end of a discussion or argument by restating what was said but in a shorter, more succinct way. Here’s an example of using it: After telling us about all of the old friends he ran into over vacation, John concluded his story with the epiphonema, “Oh, what a small world we live in!” (*meaning “an ...

I'm going to give you clues for some famous people. The first two letters of each clue are the person's initials.   Ex. Me dia exec at Disney, o nce  -->  M ichael E isner   1. Sc owling judge on "America's Got Talent"   2. Em ploys many people at Tesla and SpaceX   3. A C NN host   4. Ch ariot-riding actor in "Ben-Hur"   5. Em inent French leader   6. Am erican playwright who wrote "Death of a Salesman"   7. Cl eared the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis   8. By his efforts the Mormon Church settled in Utah     Answer Keys     1.    S imon C owell     2.    E lon M ust     3.    A nderson C ooper     4.    C harlton H eston     5.    E manuel M acron     6.    A rthur M iller     7.    C harles Li ndbergh     8. ...