0001 Introducing Yourself Flashcards
- Jeb and Chris are brothers and were ____ about two years apart.
to exist as a result of birth; to have come from a mother’s or parent’s body
to be born
- Jeb and Chris are brothers and were born about two years apart.
- Omar was ________ in the countryside and enjoys horseback riding and outdoor sports.
to be brought up as a child; to be cared for as a child until one is an adult
to be raised
- Omar was raised in the countryside and enjoys horseback riding and outdoor sports.
- Many people who live in Los Angeles are not ________ to the city, having moved there from somewhere else.
a person born in a specific place; a person from a particular place
native
- Many people who live in Los Angeles are not natives to the city, having moved there from somewhere else.
- Ricky is the ____ __ ___ ________ and complains about being told what to do by all of his sisters.
the youngest sibling; the youngest child of a set of parents
baby of the family
- Ricky is the baby of the family and complains about being told what to do by all of his sisters.
- Jiyoung’s granddaughter is really _________ and doesn’t listen when other people tell her no.
a child who gets whatever he or she wants and doesn’t follow rules, behaving badly as a result
spoiled
- Jiyoung’s granddaughter is really spoiled and doesn’t listen when other people tell her no.
- What are your happiest __________memories?
the years during which a person is a child; the state of being a child
childhood
- What are your happiest childhood memories?
- Beatrice arrives to work on time ___ ___ ____ ____. The only time she is ever late is when her children are sick.
mainly; in most cases
for the most part
- Beatrice arrives to work on time for the most part. The only time she is ever late is when her children are sick.
- If I don’t follow my parents’ rules, I’m __________ of my videogames for a few days as punishment.
not having what one needs to be content; not being allowed to have or to use something
deprived
- If I don’t follow my parents’ rules, I’m deprived of my videogames for a few days as punishment.
- Did you learn to read well in _____ _______?
elementary school; a school for the first five to seven years of a child’s education
grade school
- Did you learn to read well in grade school?
- Clara has a ________ ________ in computer science, but she’s working in finance.
an undergraduate degree, typically earned after four years of study at a college or university
bachelor’s degree
- Clara has a bachelor’s degree in computer science, but she’s working in finance.
- It’s expected that new employees will make a few mistakes until they ______ ___ _____.
to learn how things are done in a particular organization; to learn how to do a particular job or activity
to learn the ropes
- It’s expected that new employees will make a few mistakes until they learn the ropes.
- Sophie plans to _________ from college this spring and hopes to find a job in her field.
to complete a course of study or a course of training
to graduate
- Sophie plans to graduate from college this spring and hopes to find a job in her field.
- A: Here are the chairs I promised to bring for the party.
B: You’re two hours late, but _______ ____ ___ ______.
a saying meaning that it is better to do something late than to not complete it at all
better late than never
- A: Here are the chairs I promised to bring for the party.
B: You’re two hours late, but better late than never.
- If you want to be a pharmacist, you’ll need a ________ _______ to work in most pharmacies.
a graduate degree that is given to a student by a college or university after completing one or two years of study after a bachelor’s degree
master’s degree
- If you want to be a pharmacist, you’ll need a master’s degree to work in most pharmacies.
- Kwame hopes to become an English professor at the local college after he gets his ____
Ph.D.
- Kwame hopes to become an English professor at the local college after he gets his Ph.D.
