Friday, September 8, 2023

C1.2 Unit 5: Language - vocab review

I googled an image using a word from this week - can you guess which word?






Image result for carnivorous



















Image result for miscellaneous

















Image result for haywire hair






















Image result for emphatic

















Image result for gibberish


















Image result for smoking gun

















Image result for dumbfounded
















Image result for ancient remnants













Image result for supernatural forces













Image result for dialect















Image result for pejorative














Image result for cathartic























Get them to say this word without saying it yourself...











imposter












texture















see-saw















anticipate
















zig-zag












eloquent














originate















overturn














differ












retelling














markings












fossilise












peninsula











adept













detailed











innate













underscore














originality













considerate













pedant












convention














delight


















When we use words not in their normal literal meaning or in a way that makes a description more impressive or interesting, the correct word, of course, is “__________.”

















In a fascinating study lead by UK academic and researcher Sabaji Panda, it was found that if you put two deaf people in a room, who have no shared language, it’s only a matter of hours before they find a way to ____________ (imagine trying that with hearing people.)













Many prominent leaders from around the world went to Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa and, as is often the case at big events like this, they had a sign language interpreter there to translate for the hearing _________.














I think what offends examiners and employers when confronted with extremely informal, unpunctuated and haywire _________ is the implication of not caring that underlies it.












Storytelling is more engaging and detailed in visual languages. Because they are visual-spatial, signed languages are particularly ______ at describing space and movement.













The _________ of Neanderthals, in the form of skeletons, tools and decorative adornments, reach back more than 120,000 years in the region.














Unlike __________, that failed international spoken language, International Sign has taken off since the advent of social media. 














The claim to be defending language for the sake of clarity almost never, ever holds _____.














The discovery overturns the widely-held _______ that modern humans are the only species to have expressed themselves through works of art.



























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