Sooyoung’s Simulatoin Lesson 1

2. Main Activity: Learning Vocabulary  

 
Directions:  
1. With your ​partner​,​ read​ the sentences below.  
2. Guess  the  meaning  of  the  ​bold  words  and  ​underline  the  words/phrases  that  helped 
you guess the meaning​.  
3. Write​ your own definitions or synonyms. 
4. Check​ the answers with your ​partner​ one by one. 
  
 
1. Example
Taxi driver: Where is your ​destination​?
Passenger: I ​want to go​ to Union Station. How long do you think it will take?
Taxi driver: About 45 minutes. Your​ target location​ is pretty far away from here.

➤ Definition/synonym: ​The place where you are heading to

2. Lisa’s parents ​emigrated​ from Belgium in 2007 and lived here in the United States ever
since. After they l​eft Belgium and moved here,​ they have had a hard time adapting to the
new country.

➤ Definition/synonym:

3. After the huge tsunami hit the city, there were thousands of debris of buildings and trees
drifting​ on the water. All of the citizens tried to clean up those ​pieces that were floating
around.

➤ Definition/synonym:

4. An​ iceberg​ can be a huge threat to the sailors in the Arctic Ocean. It is because these
chunks of ice show only ten percent of its body and hide the rest ninety percent. It is a
large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier.

➤ Definition/synonym:

5. When a fire alarm goes off, don’t panic and just follow the ​protocol​. The o
​ fficial system of
rules ​will help you. Two of the most important rules to keep during the fire emergency are
leaving the building immediately and using the staircases. According to the ​safety
procedure​, you must not use the elevator.

➤ Definition/synonym:
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6. Ji-hoon decided not to go shopping on Black Friday anymore because it is too ​chaotic​. He
had never seen the mall so crowded before and everyone was running around like ​crazy​!
It was a complete disaster for him.

➤ Definition/synonym:

7. The Navy is to ​launch​ a new ship today but the weather is too foggy right now. Hopefully,
if the weather gets better, they might ​start the boat​ and allow it to ​roll into the water.

➤ Definition/synonym:

8. Last winter, the researchers finally found a large treasure inside the ​wreckage ​of a
300-year-old Spanish boat. The boat was badly ​destroyed​ but the ​remaining parts of the
boats ​were beneath the ocean.

➤ Definition/synonym: