🎲 Quiz 'B.Q.7-9'
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whistling brings misfortune: In the past, some people believed that the sound of whistling attracted evil spirits* or invited misfortune* into a place.
Whistling indoors* was considered* especially unlucky, particularly* in homes, on ships, and backstage* in theaters. Some actors and sailors* still avoid* whistling because they believe it may cause accidents, arguments*, or other problems.
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👩🏽 Mary, could you stop whistling, please?

👧🏼 Why? I’m just in a good mood.

👩🏽 Haven’t you heard? Whistling in the house brings bad luck.

👧🏼 Mom, it’s only a superstition.

👩🏽 Maybe, but your father’s birthday party is tonight. I don’t want anything to go wrong.

👧🏼 Do you really think my whistling could ruin the party?

👩🏽 Probably not—but why take the risk*?

👧🏼 Fine. I’ll hum* instead. Until you tell me humming attracts ghosts*.
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🎲 Quiz 'C.Q.7-9'
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A Sweet 16 party is a celebration held when a teenager turns sixteen, especially for girls. Since sixteen is often seen as the midpoint of the teenage years, the occasion can symbolize* growing independence and the transition* from childhood toward adulthood.
The party can be a small gathering with family and friends or even an elaborate* event with formal dresses, decorations, music, dancing, and speeches.
The old expression "Sweet Sixteen
And Never Been Kissed" refers to a sixteen-year-old girl who is considered innocent* and inexperienced in romance.
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👧🏼 My aunt threw* me a huge Sweet 16 party last weekend.

👱🏻‍♀️That sounds amazing!

👧🏼 It was—until she brought out the cake with sixteen candles and announced, “Come give the birthday girl a kiss!”

👱🏻‍♀️ Oh no. Did everyone actually do it?

👧🏼 Yes. One by one. In front of the whole room. I wanted to disappear*.

👱🏻‍♀️ Please tell me the boy you have a crush on* wasn’t there.

👧🏼 He was. That’s why it was so embarrassing.

👱🏻‍♀️ Did he kiss you too?

👧🏼 On the cheek. Then my aunt shouted, “So much for* sweet sixteen and never been kissed!” She really knows how to ruin a romantic moment and turn it into a public announcement.
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Vocabulary:

Symbolize: to represent an idea or meaning

Transition: the process of changing from one condition another

Elaborate: carefully planned and involving many details, decorations, or activities

Innocent: having no sin / having little experience of adult life

Throw a party: to organize and hold a party

I wanted to disappear: I felt extremely embarrassed and wish people would stop noticing me


Have a crush on someone: to feel a strong but often temporary romantic attraction to someone


So much for …: used to show that an idea, plan, hope, or claim is no longer true or has failed

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Examples of comparative and superlative adjectives ----------------------------

An elephant is bigger than a dog.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

A car is faster than a bicycle. (fast)

This is the most interesting book in the class. (interesting)

Winter is colder than autumn. (cold)

Sarah is the youngest person in her family. (young)

My old phone was cheap. My new phone is more expensive than my old phone.

This exercise is easier than the last one. That one was too difficult. (easy)

The blue box is the heaviest box in the room. Everything else is quite light. (heavy)

It’s mid summer and today is the hottest day of the year. (hot)

My house is farther from the school than yours. (far)

Isn’t Monday better than Sunday for our meeting? (good)

That film was by far the worst restaurant I had even seen. It was awful. (bad)

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Vocabulary Notes

Reality shows: A kind of television program featuring real people rather than actors

Idol: a person who is greatly admired and loved
[American Idol is a famous American TV singing competition]

As a goof: as a joke; without being serious

It never occurred to me: I never thought that …

You suck: You are terrible [informal]

Validate: to show that someone’s feelings, opinions, or experiences are understandable or important

Manic episode: a period when someone has unusually high energy, excitement, or activity, often because of a mental health condition

Prick: a rude word for an unpleasant or unkind person / S

Lithium: a medicine sometimes used to treat bipolar disorder and serious mood changes

Spoiler: information that reveals an important part or the ending of a story
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Some nouns do not follow the usual rule of adding -s or -es to become plural. Instead, they change their spelling.
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Examples of irregular plurals:

man → men 🧔🏻
woman → women 👩🏻
child → children 👶🏻
tooth → teeth 🦷
foot → feet 𖠘𖠘
mouse → mice 🐭
goose → geese 🪿
person → people👥
ox → oxen 🦬
cactus → cacti 🌵
fungus → fungi 🍄
nucleus → nuclei ⚛️
syllabus → syllabi
analysis → analyses 🔎📊
thesis → theses 🎓📑
crisis → crises
phenomenon → phenomena
criterion → criteria
datum → data 📈
sheep → sheep 🐑
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A compound noun is a noun made of two or more words joined together to form one meaning where the first part describes the second part


Compound nouns are written as one word where both parts are very short. For Examples: homework, bedroom, toothbrush.
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Answers to the table above:
Armchair

Bottle opener

Greenhouse

Matchstick

Police car

Post office

Screwdriver

Telephone directory

Wristwatch


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