Music

 –  Sentence  Pairs  

Ringo  were  the  4  members  of  

John,  Paul,  George  and  
the  Beatles.  

Elvis  is  known  as   the  King  of  Rock  ‘n’  Roll.  

A  piano  has   88  keys.  

A  bow  is  used  to   play  a  violin  and  a  harp.  

England  and  were  popular  

The  Bee  Gees  were  from  
during  the  disco  era.  
Jamaican  music  and  the  
Bob  Marley  helped  spread  both   Rastafari  movement  
worldwide.  
African-­‐American  communities   States  created  music  known  
in  the  Deep  South  of  the  United   today  as  the  Blues.  

Mozart,  Chopin,  Bach,  and   were  all  classical  music  

Beethoven   composers.  

brass,  woodwind,  and  

An  orchestra  contains  string,  
percussion  instruments.  

Kodo  is  a  professional  taiko   troupe  based  on  Sado  Island  in  
drumming   Japan.  
 Food  –  Sentence  Pairs  

Brunch  is  something  you  eat  in   between  breakfast  and  lunch.  

Afternoon  tea  or  low  tea  is  a  small  

snack  eaten  between  4-­‐6  p.m.  
meal  or  

High  tea  (or  meat  tea)  is  an  evening  

or  dinner  eaten  between  5-­‐7  p.m.  
meal  

An  establishment  that  makes  and  

is  called  a  pizzeria.  
sells  pizza  

Although  Pad  Thai  has  Vietnamese   it  is  one  of  the  national  dishes  of  
origins,   Thailand.  

tofu,  and  the  stinkiest  is  the  most  

Stinky  tofu  is  a  form  of  fermented  
prized.  

400  different  types  of  cheese  in  

Traditionally,  there  are  350  to  
France.  

A  peanut  butter  and  jelly  sandwich   is  also  known  as  a  PB&J.  

A  bialy  is  a  cross  between  an   English  muffin  and  a  bagel.  

Yorkshire  pudding  is  normally  

roast  meat  and  gravy.  
served  with  
 Countries/Travel  –  Sentence  Pairs  

Canada  is  the  world’s  second  

country  by  total  area.  
largest  

establish  the  rights  of  nature  in  its  

Ecuador  was  the  first  country  to  
constitution.  

Jamaica  has  been  used  as  the  

several  James  Bond  novels.  
setting  for  

Monaco,  Singapore,  and  Vatican   the  only  3  independent  city-­‐states  

City  are   in  the  world.  

At  Finland’s  northernmost  point,   not  set  for  73  consecutive  days  in  
the  sun  does   summer.  

Spain  is  known  as  a  leader  of   its  use  of  solar  power  and  wind  
renewable  energy  through   energy.  

Taiwan  was  formerly  called  Ilha  

translates  to  “beautiful  island”.  
Formosa  which  

One  of  the  main  tourist  attractions   Cambodia  is  Anchor  Wat  historical  
in   park  in  Siem  Reap.  

Indonesia  is  an  archipelago  and  

17,508  islands.  
consists  of  

Southeast  Asia  that  was  never  

Thailand  is  the  only  country  in  
colonized.  
 Jobs  –  Sentence  Pairs  

If  you  find  a  job  by  ‘word  of  mouth’,   you  heard  about  it  from  someone  
it  means   else.  

A  head  hunter  is  someone  who   recruits  people  for  employment.  

A  temporary  position  is  only  held   for  a  short  time.  

A  tenured  job  is  a  lifetime  position   protected  from  termination  without  

that  is   just  cause.  

In  the  United  States,  a  full-­‐time  job  

working  40  hours  a  week.  
entails  

Freelancers  sell  their  work  to   do  not  work  for  the  companies  
different  companies  but   long-­‐term.  

more  people  and  can  be  either  

A  contract  is  an  agreement  by  2  or  
written  or  verbal.  

“Unemployed”  is  a  term  used  to  

people  who  do  not  have  a  job.  
describe  

In  Britain,  if  you  are  ‘on  the  dole’,  

receiving  unemployment  benefits.  
you  are  

Compensation  refers  to  someone’s   payment  or  salary.