LS 1.2 week 3 Joppe's lesson 23 Dec

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But first!

a vocab quiz on some of the most challenging words we've come across since last week.  There are 7 questions. You get 30 seconds per question. The one who answers the most questions correct will be the Language King/Queen of the year. They will win a nice price too:-)  

Ready? Set? Go!

Beyond the aesthetic and cool factor, the merging of fashion and technology has also proved useful for the sustainable future of the garment industry.

What does garment mean?

1. current
2. clothing
3. fabric
4. fashion

Like Alex the maid, Coco Chanel spent her youth struggling to survive utter destitution and miserable low-wage jobs.

What does destitution mean?

1. starvation
2. bad health
3. poverty
4. illness

The archaeologists and adventurers who came to excavate the past and claim its treasures were seeking scientific knowledge, professional glory and tangible proof of their connection to the ancient biblical text.

What does tangible mean?

1. able to be touched or felt
2. valid or real
3. evidence-based
4. trustworthy

Even so, what happened to Jay Boughton feels ominous, like a harbinger of social decline on a new and frightening level.

What does harbinger mean?

1. an over exemplary satisfaction
2. a situation
3. a solution of something worrying
4. a foreshadower of a future event

Adding more sustainable, or slow fashion, is part of that.

What does sustainable mean?

1. involving methods that do no waste natural resources
2. involving methods that are low cost
3. involving methods that do no waste materials used
4. involving methods that people want to obtain

Over the years, his collection grew to include more sophisticated drawings like Albert Einstein, astronauts, and the human anatomy.

What does sophisticated mean?

1. beautiful in a technological way
2. highly developed and complex
3. made of a certain fabric
4. linking to a specific art style that has not been seen before.

He's a director who tries to keep his films right on the cutting edge.

What does cutting edge mean?

1. following the latest trends
2. a boundary no one normally crosses
3. a boundary beyond what is accepted by the masses
4. a sharp effect or high quality

Winner winner chicken dinner!

Did you know the aforementioned expression is a phrase exclaimed to celebrate a victory (especially in gambling)? 

Let's see who's the winner today!

Great job on learning so many new words, peepz!

Don't forget to keep writing down new words you come across. The Merriam Webster website is a great source for authentic sentences. All the sentences in the quiz were example sentences from this website: authentic and recently used!

Challenge? Pair up with a classmate, make them become your LS partner in crime wtih whom you only speak English. Every week create your own quiz with 5 new words 

1. What is the price of fasion?
2. Is it possible to be fashion-conscious and green?

Let's reflect on your progress as a language learner!
1. What languages do you speak?
2. Rate them according to the degree to which you feel the most/least fluent and link your response to the video.
3. Will you be able to become a native speaker? To what extend do you feel your English has improved since the start of your studies?
4. Looking forward: what have you learnt from LS/ your teacher/ classmates that you will keep on doing?