MIND YOUR LANGUAGE-THE FIRST LESSON

PART ONE

1. What does the expression “mind your language mean”?

2. Ali says “squeeze me”-What does he really want to say?

3. What are the indications given to get to classroom 5?

4. Say two meanings for the word RIGHT

5. Put this expression in order: ”I wasn’t going where I was looking”

6. The previous teacher “snapped” what does this word mean here?

a. to tell someone to do something immediately.

b. to say something quickly in an angry or annoyed way.

c. old fashioned if your mind snaps, you become mentally ill.

7. There are ten students in the class, Can you say their nationality and occupation

NAME NATIONALITY OCCUPATION

Ali Nadim

Anna Schmidt

Danielle Favre

Jamila Ranjha

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 Juan Cervantes

Maximillian Papandrious

Ranjeet Singh

Chung Su-Lee

Taro Nagazumi

Giovanni Capello

8. Who is she?

What’s her name ?

What occupation has she got in the school?

9. Why does Jamila push Mr. Brown when she wants to write her name on the board?

10. What bus was Ranjeet told to take? Why is he late?

11. In Ranjeet’s job what must he shout out?

12. What is a trilaga for Juan?

13. How much is the registration fee for each student?

14. There is a special kind of break in England, how is it called?

15. Why do Anna and Taro argue?

VOCABULARY

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Eternal wealth to make low crying sounds

Omnibus the official language in Pakistan, also used in India

Country-man to try very hard to do something using all your physical and mental strength

Race-riot a large amount of money and possessions until eternity

Demented behaving as if you are crazy, especially because of an upsetting experience

Whimper to stay close together in a group

Strain someone from your own country; compatriot

Stark unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid

Bunch violent behavior between people of different races caused by hatred

Urdu old use of bus

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