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-------- What word finishes the sentence? Answers in section 7. a) The (interest/interesting) on my investment account is 7.9%. b) I need an (operation/operator) to help me telephone Germany. c) The (personnel/personal) department hires new employees. d) Will that (affect/effect) the decision? e) I want to (invitation/invite) Mary to my party. 3 - New Words From The Vocab Club --------------------------------- Our Daily Vocab Club has learned seven new words this week. Here are the seven new words: temporary = short term (adjective) warren = rabbit family (noun) usher = doorman (noun) zoology = study of animals and plants (noun) vigorous = energetic (adjective) yawn = open mouth wide in tiredness (verb/noun) anomaly = something strange (noun) 4 - Expressions with 'GET' -------------------------- The word 'get' is used in many different combinations with many different meanings. Once 'get' is part of a two-word verb or a phrase, it may no longer mean 'to attain or retrieve something'. Here are some of the phrases in which 'get' is used: a) Get up! = wake and leave your bed b) Get cracking! = hurry up and start working c) Get with it. = keep up to date with information or fashion, or hurry up d) Get on with it/you. = continue, move along e) Get it? Get me? = do you understand? f) Do you get the message? = do you understand? g) Get on my/your nerves. = bother or annoy someone h) Get lost! = go away. i) Get nowhere. = not make progress 5 - Spring Vocabulary --------------------- The 'Vernal Equinox' was on March 20. That day signals the beginning of Spring. So here are a few 'Spring' words: - sprout - to begin to grow - bud - unopened flowers or leaves - thaw - when ice, etc warms and becomes water - migrate - the movement of birds, animals and insects from a winter home to a summer home - lamb - baby sheep - chick - baby chicken - foal - baby horse - calf - baby cow - kitten - baby cat - puppy - baby dog 6 - Eponyms ----------- English is a language developed from many other languages. Most of our words come from German, French or Latin, but some come from the names of people. These names come to be commonly used words, and often can represent the character or actions of the person. Words derived from the names of people are called 'Eponyms'. Here are 3 common eponyms, but can you think of any more? Sandwich - The favorite of North American lunches, the sandwich was named after an Englishman, the Earl of Sandwich. Sandwich is a place name and 'earl' was his title. The Earl was addicted to gambling and would not leave the table to eat, so he was brought a slice of beef between 2 slices of bread. John Hancock - A 'John Hancock' is a person's signature. John Hancock was the first person to sign the American 'Declaration of Independence'. He signed it so large and bold that now we use his name to refer to anyone's signature! March - The name of the month comes from the name of the Roman god, Mars. Mars was the god of war. March comes in the springtime, which was also thought to be a good time to start a war! 7 - Quiz Answers ---------------- Here are the answers from section 2: a) interest b) operator c) personnel d) affect e) invite |