Thursday, 4/30/09 - Regular Schedule!?
Tomorrow's Test:  Spelling, Vocabulary, Outlines, Topic Question or Not?
Warm Up. For 1-6, write the word from your spelling list that fits the crossword clue. Click it. Write it again. If you write it five times, it counts for Spelling Practice Homework. Copy and click 7-9.

Across 
2. A showing.
a) appreciate  b) appearance  c) recommend  d) repetition  e) occurrence
5. Let down.
a) embarrass  b) parallel  c) brilliant  d) apologize  e) disappoint
6. Give the thumbs up to.
a) accommodate  b) disappoint  c) appreciate  d) recommend  e) delicious

Down 
1. A happening.
a) occurrence  b) appearance  c) recommend  d) repetition  e) disappoint
3. Humiliate.
a) disappoint  b) apologize  c) embarrass  d) nervous  e) humorous
4. To give consideration to.
a) accommodate  b) disappoint  c) appreciate  d) recommend  e) apologize

 

7. serious : humorous :: excited : _______(ed)  a) fascinate  b) conscious  c) embarrass  d) nervous  e) disappoint
8. apologize : mistake :: __________ : gift  a) fascinate  b) jealous  c) nervous  d) appreciate  e) possess
9. snack : meal :: _________ : friend  a) delicious  b) mischievous  c) success  d) appearance  e) acquaintance
 

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.

  1. villain : hate :: hero : ___    a) venerate   b) smug  c) haughty  d) improvise  e) insinuate
  2. The guitarist was very good at _________(ing) solos. He could make up great melodies off the top of his head. a) improvise  b) smug  c) insinuate  d) venerate  e) agitate
  3. The students in the MP are far from _________ when it comes to cleaning up after themselves at break and lunch.  a) improvise  b) haughty  c) fastidious  d) smug  e) shrewd
  4. The word ___________ literally means to stir up vigorously.  a) improvise  b) haughty  c) fastidious  d) agitate  e) venerate
  5. fearful : brave :: humble : _________  a) shrewd  b) haughty  c) fastidious  d) consigned  e) predicate
  6. The word ______ is similar in meaning to the word _________, but takes the attitude to another level.   a) shrewd, fastidious  b) shrewd, smug  c) venerate, haughty  d) smug, haughty  e) smug, shrewd
  7. The message __________(ed) that something bad would happen if I didn't respond.  a) insinuate  b) venerate  c) fastidious  d) consign  e) predicate
  8. After three warnings, Scott was __________(ed) to the "naughty chair."  a) fastidious  b) agitate  c) consign  d) improvise  e) insinuate
  9. The job offer was ___________(ed) upon the good recommendations of his past employers.  a) insinuate  b) venerate  c) agitate  d) consign  e) predicate
  10. He fooled his pursuers with a ___________ trick that he _________(ed) on the spot.    a) fastidious, consign   b) smug, improvise  c) haughty, venerate  d) improvise, agitate  e) shrewd, improvise
  11. He was insufferably ________ about getting an exemption on the vocabulary test.    a) improvise  b) smug  c) insinuate  d) venerate  e) agitated
  12. After years of ___________(ion) from the fans, the movie star had gotten too __________ to sign autographs for the "little people" who made her such a star.  a) venerate, fastidious  b) insinuate, smug  c) venerate, haughty  d) smug, haughty  e) improvise, shrewd

 

Outline Practice III.
OPEN MOUTH. You may work together, but each person must write it down on a separate sheet of paper.

Topic: The automobile has become the American Nightmare
kills 265,000 and injures millions annually, road rage and reckless driving have increased, better city design to decrease auto dependence, leading source of air pollution,  alternatives to the automobile, main means of transportation, too many people dependent on the car, large SUV's: rollovers and danger to smaller cars, more cars and more roads mean more traffic congestion, average car: 5 tons of carbon dioxide each year, contributes to acid rain and smog, leading cause of death and injury, new dangers with 2 recent developments, public transportation



I. Main means of transportation
    A. Too many people dependent on the car
    B.________
II.________
    A.________
    B. Contributes to acid rain and smog
III.________
    A. Kills 265,000 and injures millions annually
    B._________
        1._________
        2. Road rage and reckless driving have increased
IV._________
    A.________
    B.________
 
 
 
 
 
 

Time? "Face to Face with Twins"  p 617. Same Sheet as Automobiles.

Read p 617 and complete the fraternal twins section of the outline.
I. Identical twins
   A. One egg splits into 2
   B. Identical genes
      1. 2 girls
      2. 2 boys
   C. Occur once every 250 births
II. Fraternal twins
   A.
     1.
     2.
     3.
     4.
   B.
C.