1/19/2023

Please look over our Discussion Questions and Vocabulary.

Discussion Questions:

1.    What neighborhood do you live in? Was it icy?

2.   Could cars drive in your neighborhood?

3.   Did you go outside during the ice storm? 

4.   Did your house get cold? 

5.   The sidewalks were slick with black ice. Did you slip?

6.   Do you know anyone who got injured?

7.   Was the ice storm difficult for you or your family?

8.   Did you have to cancel your plans? 

9.   Did anything surprise you about the ice storm? 

10. Would you rather have a snowstorm or an ice storm?

 

 

Vocabulary:

Ice storm: When rain freezes and turns into ice

Example: The ice storm broke many tree branches. 

Snowstorm: A storm that has a lot of snow

Example: Did your car get stuck in the snowstorm?

Slick: Slippery

Example: Be careful, it’s raining outside and the roads are slick. 

 

Black ice: Ice that is difficult to see

Example: The cars slipped on the black ice.

 

Injured: to get hurt

Example: She injured her knee when she fell on the ice.

 

Difficult: not easy

Example: It is difficult for me to walk on ice.

 

Welcome back to Winter Quarter Conversation Class!

 

·        Class begins at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, January 17^th.

·        Click on the Zoom link on this page to enter class.

·        If you want to have extra talk-time, you can come early at 8:45.

 

Please look over our discussion questions and Vocabulary.

 

Discussion Questions

 

1.    What did you do over the break?

2.   What classes will you take at Literacy Source this quarter?

3.   What neighborhood do you live in?

4.   Do you live in a house or an apartment?

5.   What do you like about where you live?

6.   How many people live in your household? 

7.   Tell us about your family. 

8.   What do you look forward to in 2023?

 

Vocabulary

 

(the) Break: Free time when there is no school or work.

Example:

What did you do during the break?

I visited my sister over the break.

 

Neighborhood: An area in which many people live

Example:

What neighborhood do you live in?

I live in the Lake City neighborhood.

 

Apartment: A home in which many families live

 

House: A home in which one family lives

Household: A home and all the people who live there

Example:

How many people are in your household?

There are six people in my household.

Look forward to: To be excited about something that will happen in the future.

Example:

What are you looking forward to this month?

I’m looking forward to my son visiting.