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Vocabulary Review Chapters 1 to 3 Ellis Island

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    Vocab Review Chapters 1 to 3
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  • What is something massive you have seen?
    Ex: I've seen some massive buildings downtown and the Empire State Building in NYC.
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  • This picture shows a widespread heatwave. What is a widespread weather problem in your home country?
    Ex: Many families faced the widespread problem of cell phone distraction.
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  • What was the last city you landed in other than Pittsburgh? When was that? How did you feel what you landed?
    Ex: The last city I landed in was New York and it was in 2017. I felt stressed because NYC is stressful to me.
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  • When did you find out some good or surprising news? What did you find out?
    Ex: I found out that my stepson wants to learn to drive. That's good because before, he didn't want to learn.
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  • What was one of the most likely medical reasons that people were sent back home at Ellis Island?
    Trachoma, the eye disease that could spread quickly to other people.
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  • Here, the ref is pulling one of the players aside to talk to him. When did you pull someone aside recently and why?
    Ex: I pulled aside my son to remind him it's his dad's birthday and to say happy birthday in the morning.
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  • It can be a hardship to live in a place where they are not many bus stops or other public transportation. What is a hardship that you or someone you know has had?
    Ex: My friend needed to find a job. Many of the jobs required cars, and where he lives, there aren't buses, so it was a hardship.
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  • Is there any medicine or natural remedy that gives you deep relief when you don't feel well?
    Ex: Getting a back massage can be a deep relief for some people. Using ice on a sore leg or hand can be a deep relief.
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  • How have smart phones made a major shift in the way we communicate?
    Ex: They allow us to be in contact with people around the world within seconds. They let us find information quickly which helps with our communication too.
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  • Children sometimes struggle with math in school. Is there anything your child has struggled with in school? What about you - anything you struggled with as a child in school?
    Ex: My stepson struggled this past year with his schedule. It was hard for him to be online all day, sitting in the same place just looking at a computer.
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  • When do you rejoice? When did you rejoice recently? Why?
    ex: I rejoiced when I went on my honeymoon vacation with my husband because it was a beautiful place.
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  • She shortened her hair. What's something you (or someone you know) shortened recently?
    Ex: I shortened my bangs because they were too long. I did it myself.
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  • What is a problem that you found a way around in the past?
    Ex: My husband needed to pay a lot of money to fix something in our house, so he watched YouTube videos and found out how to fix it himself.
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  • Sometimes you could meet a crooked used car salesman. He may try to sell you a car that is not really in good condition. Did you have any experience with a crooked salesperson before?
    Ex: In New York, I met some crooked landlords who didn't want to fix problems in the apartments and then wanted to charge more money each month.
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