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2019-06-17 TOEFL: documentaries and worksheets

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  1. Greg Malivuk
  2. gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
  3. http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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  5. Desert documentary
  6. https://www.aurumscience.com/environmental/4_ecosystems/planetearth2/planetearth_deserts.html
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  8. desert (noun for dry place) - stress on first syllable
  9. desert (verb for leave or abandon) - stress on the second syllable
  10. desert (noun for something deserved) - stress on the second syllable (common in the phrase “just deserts”)
  11. dessert (noun for food) - stress on the second syllable
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  13. http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
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  15. Singular “they” has always been used for indefinite or unknown people. It’s older than singular “you”:
  16. “Someone is at the door. I wonder what they want.”
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  18. The newer usage is “they” for particular, known people of unknown or nonbinary gender.
  19. “I talked to Jordan yesterday. They just got new job.”
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  21. BREAK
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  23. larder/pantry = a place to store food
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  25. https://www.aurumscience.com/environmental/4_ecosystems/planetearth2/planetearth_cities.html
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  27. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/05/162300544/coyotes-in-the-city-could-urban-bears-be-next
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