The GEPT Is Coming Up

We have the GEPT the week of April 10 to April. Please go online practice. Lily showed you where to go on the university website. I also showed you YouTube has lots of options. Just type in GEPT practice/listening/questions etc.

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Here are the class notes:

Understand from context means read to

know what the word means. Do not use

your dictionary.

Glum means sad or depressed: feeling down, feeling

blue.

You are torturing me with your quiet voices. I am an

old man. I can’t hear anything...

Dead giveaway: everyone knows,

easy to tell, etc.

Idol: can do no wrong

Definitely: for sure; certainly

If you play favorites, you are unfair.

Employee: worker

Employer: boss

Cut it out: stop doing that

Last class, we talked about ethics and

morality (moral).

1.     Ethics are the rules from the society. Like

laws. No killing, stealing, don’t set your neighbor’s

house on fire, etc.

2.      Morality (moral) are the rules you give yourself, like

being honest, not greedy, reliable, etc.

GEPT is 20% of your grade. You need

it to graduate.

16. Todd never participates in class.

Participate: do

Cross out the wrong answers to

find the correct answer. Process of

elimination.

B is correct.

C just because he goes to class does not mean he

participates. Maybe he is sleeping or on his phone.

Get rid of D also. Why? Maybe he does participate,

but he does NOT study at home.

17. I heard that Justin was being naughty in

class. How did his teacher punish him? 

A. Justin is well-behaved, not naughty. He did a good job. X

B. That is not punish. It is the opposite of punish. It is

reward. X

C. X Again, that’s reward.

D. Apology is to say “sorry.” Recess is to take a break

school.

 

18. Leslie always rolls up her pant legs

when the weather gets hot.

A. Leslie did NOT buy new pants. They are trying to trick or

confuse because summer = hot. X

B. They said hot. Not talking about dirty. X

C. NO

D. hot is related to cooler. When we are hot, we want to

cool off. Her ankles won’t feel so hot. *

Please use a sentence to practice grammar.

Western zodiac

How do you spell _________?

Could you please repeat that?

 

We are thinking about personality

and psychology. Ethics. Morality. Etc.

 

Mr. Rogers    happen

Extrovert or Extravert.

Type means kind of.

Personality     Psychology    openness

 

 

Ethical v. Moral (Morality)

1. Ethical: rules from the society:

law (you cannot kill, steal, etc.)

2. Morality: rules you make for yourself:

you tell yourself not to tell lies,

to be honest, generous, etc.

“Ought to” means

should / you’d better

Ought

OAT

You’d better pay it. You should pay
for it.

Manager is boss.

A good manager should…

Winding path.

 

1. A path is a road in a park

or the mountains for walking

but not driving a car. Path is trail.

Psychology: study your brain or

personality / character /

character trait

What is the first thing you imagine or

think about when you look at your

squiggly line? Please draw that.

How does the squiggly line inspire you?

The GEPT is 20% for this class’ grade.

BUT you must pass the GEPT

to graduate. NO GEPT, no

B.A. Maybe you will be 45 years

old and still at this university,

trying to pass the

GEPT. You cannot avoid it.

If we practice a little every class,

you won’t be so nervous.

Four o’clock sharp.

Process of elimination:

Cross out the wrong answers first.

The answer is D.

Probably most of you do NOT

understand

D. She is doing gymnastics.

A. Kung fu

B. Yoga

C. Ballet

D. It must be D because

we can cross out all the other answers.

Gymnastics.

13. happened: 20% of test questions

have this word...

a. shake the woman’s hand

b. bumped into *

c. knocked the woman down

d. goofing around *

14. How is the street in the picture?

a. Quiet X

b. bustling = hustle and bustle

c. Dangerous X

d. Old and dirty X

15. What is happening in the …?

a. throwing a surprise party –

throw a party means organize or arrange

b. pictures of = NO Camera

c. They are having a party

in Helen’s honor. (For that person) *

d. Helen is handing out invitations.

1. Could you

please repeat that?

2. How do you spell ?

Happen

Hitchhiker

heavy

PassengeR

OptimistiC

PessimistiC

genre

 

 

Humorous     genre

It went viral. The video or the post went viral on the Internet.

 

 

  

Saint Patrick's Day Notes

 

Thank God It’s Friday (T.G.I.F.). It means we can rest soon.

1. Understand from Context means just read and

don’t look in the dictionary.

Definition: word’s meaning

The ideal diet: the best or most healthy food to eat

Motivation: inspire

Cause: make, make you do it

Carbohydrates: bread, noodles, pizza,     Carbs

rice, beer, oatmeal, cake, cookies, etc.

I am on a low carb diet. So, I can’t drink beer or eat

pasta.

Beneficial: good for you

Harmful: bad for you, hurts you

Opposite

Training: teach you; you have learned

Radically: change a lot quickly

Ethical: rules for the society, for example,

you can’t kill or steal… You need to be nice to other

people, etc. We need to cooperate to live in a society.

If we do not cooperate, we will be sent to jail.

Concept: idea

 

 

The writing is 10% of the final score. I promise to

help to make it easy. We have to do one writing

project each semester

 

Character traits means personality.

 

-dis  (no)    -un  (no)      -mis  (no)   Misrepresent

 

Homework is Page 139, A, C, E

English Class Notes

 

1. Negative means “no”

2. Soup = stew

Awesome means great or fantastic;

good, wonderful, etc.

3. Allergic to = itchy skin

4. A shame = bad; unlucky

A bit of = little

Adopt means to get or have

Gain means more and more

Disease: cancer, AIDS, etc.

1. horizontally

2. vertically

3. Diagonal

The waiter asks: “How do you like your

steak? I like / want my steak _______.

1: blue

3: rare

4: medium rare

5: medium

6-7: medium well

8+: well done

It is four o’clock sharp (exactly).

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Lily will talk to you about the GEPT

1. You need to pass the GEPT to

graduate. 20% of your grade.

I will tell you the food. Write the food under

the correct flavor.

Bland is a little flavor, like water, rice,

potatoes, etc. Write the food under the

flavor. Bitter. Greasy. Pungent

stinky

Tangy is sour and sweet together.

Peter is in my doghouse. And also Eric.

Could you please repeat that?

How do you spell    ?

overcook    lettuce   jalapenos    Shrimp

cucumbers

mayonnaise   chewy

Baguette    Bitter

 

This is not a bedroom.

 

If you overcook the shrimp,

they get all chewy.