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EXERCISE
13. Asking for the meaning of a word. (Chart 5-4)
Directions:
Ask your classmates for the meaning of each italicized word in the sentences below.
Refer to a dictionary as necessary. Work in groups or as a class.
Example: It's raining. Perhaps we should take a
taxi.
STUDENT A: What does "perhaps" mean?
STUDENT B: "Perhaps" means
"maybe."
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1
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Water is essential
to all forms of life on earth.
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2
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Why do soap bubbles float?
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3
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I think Carol's mad.
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4
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Some fish bury
themselves in sand on the ocean bottom and live their entire lives there.
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5
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Mr. Chan gently put his hand beneath
the baby's head.
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6
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I grabbed
my briefcase and started running for the bus.
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7
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We walked hand in hand through the orchard.*
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8
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Mark and Olivia went to Hawaii on their honeymoon.
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9
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I'm not very good at small
talk, so I avoid social situations like cocktail parties.
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10
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Mr. Weatherbee liked to have hedges between his house and his neighbors' houses. He planted
the bushes close together so that people couldn't see through them
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