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Angola doctor:
Q1) Where did Kristy used to work?
Southern England
Angola doctor:
Q2) Why did Kristy change her job?
It wasn't exciting enough
Angola doctor:
Q3) What is the aim of the organization?
To help the ill
Angola doctor:
Q4) What does she plan to do after she left Angola?
To come back to Africa someday
Angola doctor:
Q5) Where does she work now?
Angola
Angola doctor:
Q6) What does Kristy think about her work in Angola?
She is satisfied with it
Angola doctor:
Q7) How long?
8 months
Angola doctor:
Q8) why is the help there poor?
militant groups
Alternative Medicine:
Q1) What do few practitioners think of alternative medicine
They consider their therapies to he complete replacements for modern medicine
Alternative Medicine:
Q2) What is happening to alternative therapies
Are becoming more popular with many doctors.
Alternative Medicine:
Q3) For how long has western medicine existed?
has existed for a comparatively short time.
Alternative Medicine:
Q4) The World Health Organization
Will support effective traditional knowledge and skills.
Alternative Medicine:
Q5) How do doctors feel about alternative medicine?
They're suspicious
Alternative Medicine:
Q6) Why is alternative medicine becoming more popular?
Because people are realizing the limitations of science
Alternative Medicine:
Q7) How does the WHO feel about alternative medicine?
Favorable
Alternative Medicine:
Q8) What was mainly used as alternative medicine before modern medicine was developed?
Herbs
Gold Rush Russia:
1) Who was the gold owned by?
British and russian governments
Gold Rush Russia:
2)Where was the gold headed?
To britain
Gold Rush Russia:
3)Why couldn't he do the mission by himself
It was too expensive
Gold Rush Russia:
4)Why was it risky?
They weren't sure the gold was even there, and the hurricane stopped them from continuing
Gold Rush Russia:
5) how did they get the gold ?
they went through the fuel tank
Gold Rush Russia:
6)Why did they end the search?
Because of the hurricane
Gold Rush Russia:
7)how many people died?
tens
Gold Rush Russia:
8) The Gold originally belongs to
British & russia
Gold Rush Russia:
9)Why didn't Keith Jessop, director of Jessop Marine Recoveries Ltd. (JMR) go alone for the search of edinburgh?
He couldn't have enough resources
Gold Rush Russia:
10)How many people were aboard when it sunk?
58
Gold Rush Russia:
11)Why did they stop the evacuation?
Because of weather conditions
Gold Rush Russia:
12)How much gold was recovered?
worth 85 million dollars
ST Pierre Volcano:
1) What did Herbert think of the european man?
"Had lost the ability to move efficiently and effectively in all but the most routine environments"
ST Pierre Volcano:
2) What role did George Hebert play in the eruption?
He got people to safety
ST Pierre Volcano:
3)What does epiphany mean as used in the paragraph?
Discovery
ST Pierre Volcano:
4) Why did the author mention the quote "Etre fort pour être utile" - "Be strong to be useful."
to convince the reader of his ideas
Taj Mahal:
1) in which of the following countries is the Taj Mahal located?
India
Taj Mahal:
2) Which of the following men had the Taj Mahal built?
Shah Jahan
Taj Mahal:
3) In which of the following years was the building of the Taj Mahal begun?
1632
Taj Mahal:
4) Which of the following is the word for the false coffin of Mumtaz Mahal inside an eight-sided room in the structure?
cenotaph
Taj Mahal:
5) For which of the following people was the mausoleum built?
Mumtaz Mahal
Taj Mahal:
6) in which of the following cities is the Taj Mahal located?
Agra
Taj Mahal:
7) What year did Mumtaz die?
1631
Taj Mahal:
8) What does the author write about the different areas the workers came from
to show that they chose the finest of workers
Taj Mahal:
9) what is the meaning of integrated?
Combined
Hawaiian cowboys:
1) The Hawaiian called for help from who?
Vaqueros
Hawaiian cowboys:
2) meaning of thrived
nourish
Hawaiian cowboys:
3) How was Waimea?
Unusual hawaiian town
Hawaiian cowboys:
4) What is Waimea known for?
cowboy heritage
Hawaiian cowboys:
5) Who are the Mexican vaqueros
cowboys
Sami Reindeer:
1) What does the word Jagged mean?
rugged
Sami Reindeer:
2)what is it that we take from paragraph 4?
there is a strong connection between language and culture.
Sami Reindeer:
3) What do Sami Herders focus on achieving in their tradition of reindeer herding?
becoming one with the herd.
Sami Reindeer:
4)How do you describe the treatment of young sami herders in the compulsory boarding school?
Discrimination, because they were forbidden from speaking their own language.
Sami Reindeer:
5)what keeps the herdsman busy?
his reindeer herd
Marshmallow Experiment:
1) Who were the reward delayers in the passage?
The children who didn't eat the marshmallows at once.
Marshmallow Experiment:
2) What do we learn from the passage about leading a successful life?
you are more likely to lead one by practicing impulse control
Freshwater:
1) What is the percentage of water on Earth?
more than 70%
Freshwater:
2) Most of Earth's water comes from?
Oceans
Freshwater:
3) What is the main idea of the passage?
Freshwater scarcity
Freshwater:
4) How does freshwater become contaminated?
glaciers melting (not sure)
Freshwater:
5) Freshwater is....
decreasing and diminishing
Freshwater:
6) What type of water comes from swamp?
still water
Freshwater:
7) What are the effects of advanced in medical field led to?
increase in healthy people
Freshwater:
8) Freshwater never runs out because its continuously being renewed by which of the following?
water cycle
Freshwater:
9) Meaning of the word survival
live/continuity
Freshwater:
10) What is the best title?
the choice that talks about the decrease of freshwater
Freshwater:
Q: What's water that seeps into the ground called?
Groundwater
Freshwater:
Q: Water supplies for large towns are called..
A: Reservoirs
Freshwater:
Q: Underground layer of rock that gets filled with water?
A: Aquifer
Freshwater:
Q: What is not a way water would get polluted?
A: Watering the grass
Freshwater:
Q: Water that runs off land and pollutes freshwater supply?
A: Run-off water
Writers:
Q: Which of the following is NOT true?
A: Writing is a simple task
WW2:
1) Why were modern weapons able to destroy whole cities?
because they were sophisticated and more advanced
WW2
2) How much did the war cost
more than any three previous wars
WW2
3) Why did people not think about long- term future
Because they were busy with the everyday problems due to the war
WW2
4) Meaning of rudimentary
limited to basic principles, immature, undeveloped, or basic form
WW2
5) Meaning of perplexed
confused, baffled, puzzled
California earthquakes:
1)Where do most frequent earthquakes happen
California
California earthquakes:
2)Who else can detect small earthquakes
Animals
California earthquakes:
3)How many people lost their homes to earthquakes
250,000
California earthquakes:
4)Why couldnt the fire force put out the fires easily
Because the earthquakes broke the water system
California earthquakes:
5)How often do big earthquakes happen
Once every 100 years/century
California earthquakes:
6)When do scientists expect the next big earthquake to happen
Before 2006
Chinese tea:
1) What is the surprising fact about the invention of tea?
it happened by accident
Chinese tea:
Why was black tea better than green?
foreign traders/it tastes better
Chinese tea:
What couldn't the leaf caretakers do?
eat foods with strong odor/spices
Flow state in psychology:
What can replace the word flow
being in the zone
Flow state in psychology:
Why is flow mentioned in regards to occupational therapy?
because it is recognized by OT/they use it
Flow state in psychology:
Why is flow different from hyper focus?
Flow is usually used positively while Hyperfocus is used negatively .
Flow state in psychology:
why is it called flow?
because people describe it as being carried away
Flow state in psychology:
what does the summary of the passage about?
talks about the positives and negatives
Football Match:
what is happening in recent times?
less people are coming to watch the football matches, or cheer for the team in the stadium
Football Match:
what did the writer suggest?
not to leave the children alone
Football Match:
Why does no one go to matches anymore?
because its not secure
Football Match:
how will the young people learn manners/what should they do so more people come
it's something along the lines of this, the answer was if the players can practice self control./players should practice self control
Football Match:
what is needed in order to get more spectators?
to make the field secure,
Football Match:
What should someone do if they go to a match
not to leave their kids by themselves
Football Match:
What happened to a big club in the last six games?
didnt score a single Goal
Football Match:
How was the match the writer talked about?
boring
Football Match:
this was written for what?
for the newspaper
NASA and space shuttles:
What is the California science center?
a space museum
NASA and space shuttles:
Which wasn't included of the stuff that the Smithsonian's wanted from NASA?
orbiters
NASA and space shuttles:
Who does "they" refer to
NASA