Connections Answers
Friday, October 17, 2025
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USED DURING A PRESENTATION
These are all common tools or components that a speaker uses to give a talk or 'presentation' to an audience, often using a computer.
Individual words:
•CLICKER: A small remote control. Presenters press its buttons to change slides during a talk without touching the computer, allowing them to move freely.
•LASER POINTER: A small tool that makes a bright light beam, often red. Presenters use it to point at important things on a screen or board when talking.
•PROJECTOR: A machine that shows a large image from a computer onto a screen or wall. It makes words and pictures big so everyone in the room can easily see them.
•SLIDES: These are the individual 'pages' of information in a digital presentation (like PowerPoint). Each slide shows text, images, or charts, helping the presenter explain topics.
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ITEMS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP
These are all popular small items tourists buy from a gift shop to remember a trip or show others where they have been. They are typical souvenirs.
Individual words:
•FIGURINE: A small statue of a person, animal, or famous building. People buy these decorative items to remember a special place they visited, often displayed at home.
•KEY RING: A metal ring to hold your keys. Souvenir key rings often have a small charm or picture that reminds you of a place you visited, like a city or landmark.
•MAGNET: A small object with a picture, often of a landmark or city, that sticks to metal surfaces like a refrigerator. People collect them as mementos from their travels.
•POSTCARD: A small card with a picture on one side and space to write a message on the other. You send them to friends or family to show where you are on vacation.
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FOLKTALE CHARACTERS
These are all names of well-known characters from popular folktales and fairy tales, often told to children.
Individual words:
•CHICKEN LITTLE: A famous chicken character from a folktale who mistakenly believes the sky is falling. It teaches about panic.
•JACK: A boy who appears in many English folktales, like 'Jack and the Beanstalk' or 'Jack and Jill,' known for adventures.
•THUMBELINA: A tiny girl, no bigger than a thumb, who has many adventures. She is a character from a famous fairy tale.
•TOM THUMB: Another very small boy from English folktales. He is often brave and clever despite his tiny size.
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WEATHER TERMS
These are specific terms or scales used to measure and describe various aspects of weather, often related to how we perceive temperature or wind.
Individual words:
•BEAUFORT SCALE: A system that measures wind speed based on how strong the wind looks and what it does to things, like trees or the sea. Sailors use it a lot.
•DEWPOINT: The temperature at which air must cool down for water vapor to turn into liquid, forming dew. It tells you how much moisture is in the air.
•HEAT INDEX: This number tells you how hot it *feels* outside to people when you combine the actual air temperature with the humidity (moisture in the air).
•WIND CHILL: This number tells you how cold it *feels* outside to people when you combine the actual air temperature with the speed of the wind.