“It is not only possible; it is essential!”
– Dr. Strangelove
From Twitter:
Teacher: What are the _?_ physical needs of human life?
Student: Air, Food, water, shelter, warmth, rest.
Choose the best option:
needed
non-essential
essential
essentials
Answer And Explanation
The answer is ‘essential‘ because:
essential ⓪ (the correct answer）
essentials is plural; we need a singular answer.
needed is redundant (repetitive; the verb ‘need’ is used later in the sentence).
non-essential means ‘non-essential’ means not essential (not necessary).
That’s it? That’s That!
Jo: Why do they saying not to wear a mask?
Al: They don’t want medical staff to lack them.
Jo: That’s __?
Al: Masks aren’t perfect.
Jo: And they make us too confident?
Al: Yes.
Jo: Shouldn’t they say, ‘just be careful and don’t buy too many?’
Al: Of course!
Choose:
that
it
Note: “They” is often used without describing the subject (the people speaking or the people who spoke) and refers to the government, the media or some other authority, as in “They want people to stay home during the pandemic,” or “They’re building a new road out by the old mill.”
The answer is ‘it,’ because “that’s that” means “finished,” or there’s nothing more (to say/do/hear/deal with).
From Twitter:
On The Train Why do you reach up and grab the bar–instead of holding the ring or strap?
It ① difficult. You aren’t very tall.
It ② difficult for me–a bit, but everyone holds the rings; I think they are dirty.
Oh, I see.
Choose:
look
looks
looking
is
was
will be
Answers And Explanation
① The answer is looks, because when something seems difficult, we say ‘looks’ difficult, and because we would not tell another person something is difficult for him or her without asking and;
② Here the answer is difficult (the only possible sensible answer), because we wouldn’t say something looks difficult for ourselves; rather we know whether it is or not.
From Twitter
A: Do ya sacrifice for #publicsafety due to #CoronaVirus?
B: How?
A: Many don’t don masks as the @WHO says we don’t need to unless we’re health workers–but I _ that comfort; I wear one to protect others.
B: I wear one for myself! People breathe* nearby!
_____________
Don means “put on.”
_____________
Choices
stop
gave up
*#Osterholm
Answer And Explanation:
The answer is ‘gave up,’ which means sacrifice.
We sacrifice activities, behaviors and things we benefit from or like to achieve a goal, like in progress or in loving others.
A: You can _ the #CoronaVirus by breathing.
B: Oh?
A: Yes– ① a bus, train, boat, plane; ② a room, an office, an elevator–any closed space and with air-con–near infected folks–you can ③ it.
B: Not only by sneeze, cough?
A: Right.
_______
in
on
catch
________________
Answers And Explanations
① on, because we get on large vehicles.
② in, because we get in small vehicles.
③ catch, because we catch a virus, a cold, a communicable disease.
________________________________________
On The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, in this episode, Dr. Osterholm explains that you can catch the Corona Virus from people in the same space–near you– just breathing.
From Twitter:
Reporter: Do you have (1.)_ you (2.)_ to protect (3.)_ the Corona Virus?
Person: Well, I take a bath each week, whether I need it or not; if someone sneezes, I go home.
Reporter: Excuse- …1 bath a week?
Person: And I carry knives, forks, spoons, a cup.
deed
against
action
do
take
protection
precautions
from
Answers And Explanations:
Answers 1 & 2 are: precautions and take, because you need a noun after ‘have’, and take is the verb that goes with it… or, deed and do, because, again, we need a noun after have and do is the verb that goes with it.
Answer 3 is against or from. Come to class to learn why from is not the best answer here without a pronoun, but is passable.
From Twitter
Jo: How __ that girl eat out so often? She works at Clarke’s Coffee.
Bo: Is that the place that has 2001 flavors?
Jo: Yeah!
Bo: They don’t make any money at Clarke’s. And She wears fancy clothes too. She posts on Instagram.
Answer And Explanation:
The answer is ‘can,’ because ‘could’ suggests unreality and/or the future, but this conversation refers entirely to the present about present tense events.
From Twitter
We should stop idling as
a. Earth is in a rapid, soon unstoppable environmental evolution.
b. Earth is in a rapid, soon unstoppable environmental devolution.
c. Air pollution is causes asthma attacks in people and lung cancer is the #1 killer in Japan.
Choose–
1. a & c
2. b & c
Answer And Explanation
The answer is 2., b & c, because devolution is the opposite of evolution. Evolution is incremental development that improves life; devolution is development that deteriorates it (breaks it down, degenerates or kills it). The global environment, as a result of rapid warming, is killing off species and may kill us off if we do not act fast and comprehensively to save our biosphere.
From Twitter:
Jo: Trump passed a new law.
Bo: _. What is it, no Korean or Chinese travel?
Jo: I thought you didn’t care.
Bo: I don’t, but was I right?
Jo: No. He banned negative reporters from the White House.
Bo: Old news.
Choose the best answer:
I couldn’t care.
I don’t know.
Who cares?
Answer
The answer is Who cares, because this expression means no one cares, certainly I don’t care, so who does (care)?
‘I don’t know‘ doesn’t create any sense, if you look at the statement from Jo. It would not be the correct response.
I couldn’t is grammatically correct, but awkward without ‘less,’ as the common expression is ‘I couldn’t care less.’
It’s not just about you; it’s about the comfort of others.
From Twitter:
1. Bo: Aren’t ya gonna _ a mask?
2. Jo: When I _ one of those, I’m uncomfortable.
Bo: We all are, but it’s necessary.
Jo: They don’t work!
Bo: They do–against sneezes, coughs–and, it’s not just about you; it’s about the comfort of others.
Pick The Best Answers:
wear
put on
use
Answers & Explanation:
1. ‘wear,’ because we wear clothing after we put it on.
2. ‘put on,’ because first we put on clothes, then we wear them all day–or until we take them off.
‘Use‘ works in both cases, but the test is to pick the best answers.
