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- Link: 100 Spelling quizzes with and without sound: http://eslus.com/LESSONS/SPELL/SPELL.HTM
- Ancient History: Pompeii: Roman city covered by a volcano in 79 AD, discovered again in 1749. Much has been learned from well-preserved ruins.
- Irregular Verbs: I like to spin plates on sticks. I spun four this morning. The most I have ever spun is six.
- Idiom: under the weather: ill; A: "Why didn't Susan come in today?" B: "I don't know; she might be a little under the weather."
- Pop Culture: cult: group of religious people, in ancient tribes or modern life, with one main object of worship. Sometimes used to mean a bad group.
- Slang: Yuck!: a sound of disgust. A: "Sorry to tell you, but I think you stepped in some gum." B: "Yuck! I'll never get it off."
- Government: draft: selection of young people to serve in a nation's military (army, navy, etc.) Not always used, but common in times of war.
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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