Correctiion!!! Housing & Building Vocabulary

Note the following corrections!!!
Look at the answers at the bottom.
The answer to #20 should be I (not h).
The answer to #21 should be H (not i).
   Match the definitions below with the vocabulary words in the list at the bottom of the page. Write the letter.

Definitions and Translations (English, Chinese, Spanish, and Russian)

a.   a person who sells sex for money, 妓 女/男 妓, prostituto/a, проститутка

b.   a piece of land, 地, terreno, участок

c.   a very tall building

d.   a washer and dryer

e.   Muni Metro, Muni buses, BART, CalTrain, and SamTrans

f.   new style, 现 代 的, 新 式 的, moderno, современный

g.   rises at a high angle (角, ángulo, угол), 陡 的, epinado, крутой

h.   the grass around a house or building, 草 坪, césped/pasto, газон

i.   the outside part

j.    to continue to do or be. She ___ lives in San Francisco. She has not moved to another city.

k.   very recently happened, 最 近, recientemente, hace poco, недавно

l.    with very much room or space, 宽 敞 的 , espacioso, просторный  

m.  a building material we make by mixing sand, stone, cement (黏 固 剂, cemento, цемент), and water.  具體, hormigón/concreto, бето́н

n. You often find it on the floor in bathrooms and sometimes on roofs. 地砖, 片状材料, teja, baldosa, losa, azulejo, черепи́ца, пли́тка

o.   a kind of rock, often with beautiful lines and colors in it. 大理石, mármol, мра́мор

p.  the building material that comes from trees, 木材, madera,  дерево

q. another word for "rock".  石 头, piedra, (горная) порода

r.  a kind of stone for building. 石板, pizarra, сла́нец

s.  a hard piece of baked clay (黏 土, barro, глина), usually shaped like a rectangle. We put one on top of another to build things. 砖, ladrillo, кирпи́ч

t.  another kind of stone for building. 花崗岩, granito, грани́т

u. a hard and usually shiny (闪 闪 发 光 的, brillante, блестящий) material, such as gold, silver, steel, or copper. 金属, metal, мета́лл 

v.   a very strong metal* we often use to build highrises. 钢,钢铁, acero, сталь

w.  the smaller towns and cities around big cities. Daly City, Hayward, Alameda, Pacifica. 郊 区 , una zona residencial de las afueras de la ciudad, пригород

x.   the inside

 

__ 1. just + past tense

__ 2. still

__ 3. is steep 

__ 4. is modern  

__ 5. is spacious

__ 6. the brick

__ 7. the concrete

__ 8. the metal

__ 9. the steel

__ 10. the tile

__ 11. the wood

__ 12. the stone

__ 13. the marble

__ 14. the slate

__ 15. the granite

__ 16. a suburb

__ 17. the interior

__ 18. the lot

__ 19. a highrise,

            a skyscraper

__ 20. the exterior

__ 21. the lawn

__ 22. the prostitute

__ 23. the public transportation

__ 24. the laundry facilities

1. k

2. j
3. g
4. f
5. l
6. s
7. m
8. u
9. v
10. n
11. p
12. q
13. o
14. r
15. t 
16. w
17. x
18. b
19. c
20. i
21. h
22. a
23. e
24. d

Michael Ho came to the U.S. from...

Michael Ho came to the U.S. from Hong Kong. He looked at a house in Hillcrest, but he didn't buy it because he thought it was unlucky. There was a straight path from the front to the rear doors. Also, there wasn't a good place to put the bed. He finally found a house he liked. It was in Covina Palms.

Reading: Lucky Houses

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Listening: The teacher wrote something on the board.

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to obstruct/obstructed
to face/faced
to escape/escaped
to recall/recalled
the layout
the energy
the path
(to be) lean
(to be) superstitious
(to be) suitable

to escape: to get away, to free oneself, 逃跑, 逃开, 逃走, escaparse, fugarse, сбегать, убегать

to face: to look in the direction of, 面向, 朝向, 面朝,  estar  orientado al/de care a, стоя́ть лицо́м к  

the layout: the placement of things, organization, 布局, distribución, trazado, расположе́ние

is lean: with very little fat, mostly muscle, 精瘦, 瘦削, delgado, то́щий, нежи́рный

to obstruct: something blocking the way, 障碍物, 阻挡物,  obstruir, загражда́ть, заслоня́ть

the path: a narrow trail for walking or bicycling, 小路, 小径,  sendero, senda, тропа́, тропи́нка

to recall:  to remember

is suitable: correct, appropriate, 合适的, 适宜的,  propiado, adecuado, подходя́щий, го́дный

is superstitious:  迷 信 的 , supersticioso, суеверный

1. The teacher wrote something on the board. Then he turned around, ___ the class, and began to speak.
2. a. What did your grandfather look like? Was he bald, too?
b. I don’t ___. I was only four when he passed away.
3. Jeans, mini-skirts, and bright clothes are not ___ attire (=clothing) for a funeral.
4. We live on a hill. The people who live in the house below us want to add another level to their house. We don’t want them to, because it will ___ our view of the Bay Bridge.
5. Meat with little or no fat is ___. Your body will be this way if you exercise a lot and you are careful about what you eat.
6. I’d like to change the ___ of this page. How about if we move this photo to the top, and then put the title right here?
7. Last night a prisoner ___ from the state penitentiary (penitentiary (监狱, prisión), but the police caught him early this morning. He was robbing a convenience store.
8. a. You scheduled your interview for Friday the 13th???
b. You’re the second person who has said that! It doesn’t matter to me. I’m not ___.
a. I know, but…
b. Oh, that’s all a bunch of bologna*! (=nonsense, ridiculous, silly, 胡说八道，谬论, tonterías, disparates)

1) faced  2) recall  3) suitable  4) obstruct  5) lean  6) layout  7) escaped  8) superstitious

Comparative: Metal is stronger than plastic (is).

Person A.  (You start.)  Ask the odd*-numbered questions.  *奇数的, impar, нечётный

1.    plastic  metal  (strong) 
Answer: Metal is stronger than plastic (is).
2.       (algebra 代数 алгебра )  
3.    Safeway  Costco  (expensive) 
4.      
5.    soccer   football  (American) 
6.
7.    Canada   Mexico  (cold in the winter) 
8.       (thoughtful  体贴的, 为他人考虑的, considerado, внимательный)
9.     cotton   wool (羊毛, lana, шерсть) (cool)
10.    
11.   Mr. Trego’s English     your English  (good)
12.    
13.   potato chips    bread  (salty) 
14.    

Person B.  (Person A starts.)  Ask the even-numbered questions.

1.      
2.    algebra (代数, алгебра)  mathematics  (hard)
3.      
4.    Mr. Trego   you  (short) 
5.      
6.    a Muni ticket   a lottery ticket  (cheap)
7.      
8.     giving a present    giving a gift certificate (thoughtful) (体贴的, 为他人考虑的, considerado, внимательный)
9.       (wool  羊毛 , lana, шерсть)
10.   New York  Miami   (warm in December) 
11.    
12.   smoking    not getting enough sleep  (bad)
13.    
14.   San Francisco   Los Angeles  (big)

Person A.  (You start.)  Ask the odd*-numbered questions.  *奇数的, impar, нечётный

1.    Answer: Metal is stronger than plastic (is).

2.       (algebra 代数 алгебра )  

3.    Answer: Safeway is more expensive than Costco.

4.      

5.    Answer: Football is more American than soccer.

6.

7.    Answer: Canada is colder in the winter than Mexico. 

        or:  Canada is colder than Mexico in the winter.

8.       (thoughtful  体贴的, 为他人考虑的, considerado, внимательный)

9.     Answer:  Cotton is cooler than wool.

10.    

11.   Answer: Mr. Trego’s English is better than my English.  or: …is better than mine. 

12.    

13.   Answer: Potato chips are saltier than bread (is).

14.    

Person B.  (Person A starts.)  Ask the even-numbered questions.

1.      
2.    Answer:Algebra is harder than mathematics.
3.      
4.    Answer: I am shorter than Mr. Trego (is). or Mr. Trego is shorter than I am.
5.      
6.    Answer:A lottery ticket is cheaper than a Muni ticket.
7.      
8.     Answer: Giving a present is more thoughtful than giving a gift certificate.
9.       (wool  羊毛 , lana, шерсть)
10.   Answer: Miami is warmer than New York in December.  or
        Miami is warmer in December than New York.
11.    
12.   Answer: Smoking is worse than not getting enough sleep.
13.    
14.   Answer: Los Angeles is bigger than San Francisco (is).

Vocabulary: Then he turned around, faced the class, and began...

Here is some vocabulary from the reading and discussion. Use the words in the list to complete the sentences below.  There is one word you won’t use. 

to escape: to get away, to free oneself, 逃跑, 逃开, 逃走, escaparse, fugarse, сбегать, убегать
to face: to look in the direction of, 面向, 朝向, 面朝,  estar  orientado al/de care a, стоя́ть лицо́м к  
the layout: the placement of things, organization, 布局, distribución, trazado, расположе́ние
is lean: with very little fat, mostly muscle, 精瘦, 瘦削, delgado, то́щий, нежи́рный
to obstruct: something blocking the way, 障碍物, 阻挡物,  obstruir, загражда́ть, заслоня́ть
the path: a narrow trail for walking or bicycling, 小路, 小径,  sendero, senda, тропа́, тропи́нка
to recall:  to remember
is suitable: correct, appropriate, 合适的, 适宜的,  propiado, adecuado, подходя́щий, го́дный
is superstitious:  迷 信 的 , supersticioso, суеверный
1.  The teacher wrote something on the board. Then he turned around, ________________ the class, and began to speak.
2.  a.   What did your grandfather look like?  Was he bald, too?
      b.  I don’t ________________. I was only four when he passed away.
3.  In the U.S., mini-skirts, jeans, and bright clothes are not ______________ attire (=clothing) for a funeral (葬 礼, похороны). We usually wear black.
4.  We live on a hill. The people who live in the house below us want to add another level to their house. We don’t want them to because it will ________________ our view of the Bay Bridge.
5.  Meat with little or no fat is _____________.  Your body will be this way if you exercise a lot and are careful about what you eat.
6.  I’d like to change the _____________ of this page. How about if we move the photo to the top, and then put the title right here?
7.  Last night, a prisoner _____________ from the state penitentiary (监狱, prisión, пенитенциарный, سجن، إصلاحيّة), but the police caught him early this morning. He was robbing a convenience store.
8.  a.   You scheduled your interview for Friday the 13th??!!
     b.  You’re the second person who has said that!  It doesn’t matter to me. I’m not ________________.
      a.   I know, but …
      b.  Oh, that’s all a bunch of bologna*! (荒谬的; 胡话, tontería, ridículo, вздор بَقْبَقَة , ثَرْثَرَة , سَفْسَفَة) *That’s ridiculous, nonsense.

1) faced

2) recall
3) appropriate
4) obstruct
5) lean
6) layout
7) escaped
8) superstitious