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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- Word Roots 6 - With your partner, think of one or two words to explain each root
- re = again/back
- reg = rule
- retro = backward (in the sense of moving in that direction)
- rupt = break
- scend = climb
- scope/skep/spec = sight/vision
- scrib/script = write (Many verbs with this root end in “scribe” and their related nouns end in “script” or “scription”.)
- sect/seg = cut
- semi = half (This is the Latin root, and “hemi” is the Greek root.)
- sol (solitude) = alone/one
- sol (solarium) = sun
- soph = wisdom
- struct = build
- sub = under
- super = over
- tele = far
- term = end/limit (Many words about words use the ideas of putting limits around ideas: term, determine, terminology, define, definition.)
- terra/terri = Earth/land
- therm = heat
- trans = cross
- ultra = over
- uni = one
- vac = empty
- veri = true
- viv/vit = life
- vol = will
- xeno = foreign/strange
- zoo = animal
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- Read articles in magainzes about fields you’re unfamiliar with to practice TOEFL reading comprehension.
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- History Vocabulary: find the word in each pair of sentences that has the given definition
- 1 invention
- 2 kingdom
- 3 rule
- 4 period / age
- 5 construct
- 6 restrict
- 7 ancient
- 8 society
- 9 document
- 10 hierarchy
- 11 found (this is the present tense of this verb)
- 12 civilization
- 13 settler
- 14 establish
- 15 overthrow
- 16 monarchy
- 17 revolution
- 18 declare
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- http://corpus.byu.edu/ - Check the frequency of words and phrases in different varieties of English (as well as Spanish and Portuguese)
- https://books.google.com/ngrams - Check the historical frequency of words and phrases in English books.
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- Handout p. 41 part A - Choose the correct word to complete each sentence
- 1 a
- 2 c
- 3 b
- 4 a
- 5 c
- 6 c
- 7 b
- 8 b
- part B - Write the correct form of the words to complete the paragraph.
- 1 settled
- 2 established/founded
- 3 documents
- 4 society
- 5 hierarchy
- 6 rulers
- 7 constructed
- 8 overthrown
- 9 declared
- 10 period
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- Homework: History vocab handout p. 42, “Political Systems” reading and questions
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