To get the most from them, you should try to use them in sentences, or discuss them with friends. Writing something on Twitter or Weibo is a great way to practice!
- Link: Activities for ESL Students: Lots of quizzes, including bilingual ones. http://a4esl.org/
- Hist [History]: feudalism: The system of responsibilities between kings, lords, and peasants in Medieval Europe.
- Verb [Irregular Verbs]: I freeze water to make ice. I froze some water yesterday. I have frozen lots of water in my life. Make more sentences like these!
- Idiom: swallow (a lie) hook, line, and sinker: believe (a lie) completely. "My boss swallowed my excuse hook, line, and sinker."
- Pop [Pop Culture]: Star Wars: Popular science fiction films by George Lucas. Classic good-guy/bad-guy story, with cutting-edge special effects.
- Slang: to push oneself: to force oneself to do something. "I was really tired last night, but I pushed myself to finish my homework."
- Gov't [Government]: liberal: person who believes in progress and reform toward more personal freedom. Also an adj. Such belief is called "liberalism."
NOTES:
- The Idiom, the History and Government words, and some of the Pop Culture words, are from lists in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
- The Link was found online; the Slang words, the Irregular Verbs, and some of the Pop Culture words are from my own lists, and I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
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