Monomania (noun) Meaning: An obsession with one thought, idea, or thing. An obsession is something you think about constantly The prefix mono (one) + mania (obsession) Sentence: My brother's sports monomania is evident from the many posters of athletes on his wall.

Heteronyms: Words spelled the same with different pronunciation + meanings Bow(n) Ribbon 🎁 (long o) Bow(v)Bend the body (ow) Dove(n)Bird 🕊 (ov) Dove(v)Jumped off (long o) SUBject(n)Topic SubJECT(v)Control Wind(n)Air movement (in) Wind(v) Twist around (long i)

Idiom: The usual suspects Meaning: People or things that normally are involved or appear in a situation. It can also be used humorously. Example: Q: "Who was at the party last night?" A: "Oh, you know... the usual suspects: Brian, Chris, Ana, Jake, and Irina."

Saying: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Meaning: Try to make the best out of a difficult situation; be optimistic and have hope.

Happy Valentine's Day! Vocab: Ask out=Ask someone on a date Have a crush on=Have romantic feelings for someone Head over heels=Completely in love with a person Have the hots for= Be attracted to someone Item=A couple Lovebirds=Two people in a romantic relationship 🦜

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Idiom: All that and a bag of chips Meaning: Something or someone that is very special Example: Marissa talks about her new boyfriend all the time. Evidently, she thinks that he's all that and a bag of chips.

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Inauguration: Ceremony at the start of a president's term in office (January 20) *The US national anthem is sung *The president takes the oath of office, a promise to protect the laws of the country *The president delivers a speech *The inaugural poet reads a poem

New Year's resolution: Promise you make to yourself to improve your life in the new year. Ex: *I will exercise every day *I will lose weight *I will learn a new language *I will quit smoking *I won't eat junk food What are your New Year's resolutions?

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Animal Verbs: Part 2 Hog: Refuse to share something Monkey around: Act in an energetic and silly manner Parrot: Repeat something Pig out: Eat a lot of food Pony up: Pay money you owe Wolf down: Eat something quickly Yak: Talk a lot

Animal verbs: Part 1 Badger(n) A member of the weasel family. Badger(v) To annoy someone Crane(n)A large bird Crane (v) To move your neck in order to see something Dog / Hound (n) A canine Dog/ Hound (v) To follow someone closely

Very bad = Horrible Very big = Gigantic Very cold=Freezing Very good = Amazing Very happy = Ecstatic Very smart = Brilliant Very hungry = Starving Very neat = Immaculate Very pretty = Beautiful Very small = Tiny Very tasty = Delicious Very thirsty = Parched

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Former + latter The former refers to the FIRST person or thing The latter refers to the SECOND My best subjects are history and science. I studied the former in college. (History) Mary and John are my friends. I have known the latter for ten years (John)

Using so, either +neither Statement: I just voted. Response: So did she / She did too (both are correct) Meaning: She voted too. Statement: I didn't vote yet. Response: She didn't either / Neither did she (Both are correct) Meaning: She didn't vote yet.

Expressions: (American English) It's all good! No worries! Don't worry about it! No problem! Meaning: "It doesn't bother me. It's ok." These expressions are often said after someone apologizes. Example: A: I'm sorry. My car is a bit messy. B: No worries!

There are many words with oo in English. These words make an "ooh" sound: Boot Broom Food Loop Moon Pool Room School Spoon Zoom These words make a different "oo" sound: Book Cook Good Hood Hook Look Rook Shook Took Wood

Letters pronounced like words: B: Be, bee 🐝 C: See, sea 🌊 G: Gee (word of surprise) I: Eye 👁 J: Jay - A type of bird O: Oh, owe P: Pea, pee Q: Cue, queue (line: British English) R: Are T: Tea 🍵 U: You W: (2 words) Double you X: Ex (former) Y - Why