NEW VOCABULARY STORY Do Now
NOW WITH HINDI, ARABIC AND KOREAN VERSIONS
NOTE The translations are done by Google translate. A reverse
translation shows varying accuracy. If those in the language groups
included can do better, I will change it to your version. Paul Skittone
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
CORROBORATE
CREDULITY
FUTILE
CONVERGE
CONVICTION
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Victims corroborate this story. Because of the credulity
of the innocent, it was futile to stop them from buying harmful
so called health food products. Police converged on one real bad
vendor and a conviction was gotten.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Victims say this story is true. Bacause of the gullibility
of the simple, it was useless to stop them from buying harmful
so called health food products. Police raided one real bad
vendor and a guilty sentence was gotten.
HINDI:
क्या आप इन पांच शब्दों से युक्त एक कहानी बना सकते हैं?
पुष्टि करें
विश्वासशीलता
व्यर्थ
अभिसरित होना
दोषसिद्धि
मेरी शब्दावली कहानी:
पीड़ित इस कहानी की पुष्टि करते हैं। अहंकारिता के कारण
निर्दोषों में से, उन्हें हानिकारक खरीदने से रोकना व्यर्थ था।
तथाकथित स्वास्थ्य खाद्य उत्पाद। पुलिस ने एक असली बुराई पर ध्यान केंद्रित किया
विक्रेता और एक दोषसिद्धि प्राप्त की गई थी।
ARABIC:
هل يمكنك عمل قصة تحتوي على هذه الكلمات الخمس؟:
أثبت
سذاجه
عقيمه
تتلاقي
اعتقاد
قصة مفرداتي:
ويؤكد الضحايا هذه القصة. بسبب السذاجة
من الأبرياء ، كان من غير المجدي منعهم من الشراء الضار
ما يسمى المنتجات الغذائية الصحية. تقاربت الشرطة على واحد سيء حقيقي
البائع وحصلت على إدانة.
KOREAN:
이 다섯 단어가 포함된 이야기를 만들 수 있습니까?:
확실하게 하다
망신
쓸데없는
한데 모아지다
신념
내 어휘 이야기 :
피해자들은 이 이야기를 뒷받침합니다. 믿음 때문에
무고한 사람들이 해로운 것을 사는 것을 막는 것은 헛된 일이었습니다
소위 건강 식품이라고합니다. 경찰은 하나의 진짜 나쁜 것에 수렴했다
공급 업체와 유죄 판결을 받았습니다.
VIETNAMESE:
BẠN CÓ THỂ LÀM MỘT CÂU CHUYỆN CÓ CHỨA NĂM TỪ NÀY KHÔNG?:
CHỨNG THỰC
UY TÍN
VÔ ÍCH
HỘI TỤ
NIỀM TIN
CÂU CHUYỆN TỪ VỰNG CỦA TÔI:
Nạn nhân chứng thực câu chuyện này. Vì sự tín nhiệm
của những người vô tội, thật vô ích khi ngăn chặn họ mua những thứ có hại
Vì vậy, được gọi là sản phẩm thực phẩm sức khỏe. Cảnh sát hội tụ về một điều tồi tệ thực sự
Người bán hàng và một bản án đã được nhận.
Much music can be made of the twelve notes of the scale.
This program does this:
Shows a scale of notes.
Plays the notes one by one with its note lit up in red.
The purpose of this program:
Familiarizes you with the notes and their pitches.
You should be able to recognize which note is being played.
This will make it so you can read music from notes on a scale.
Adding numbers is an important skill.
This program does this:
Let’s you choose how many numbers to add from 2 to 25.
Presents the number list vertically.
Waits for you to add the numbers.
Presents the answer when you press enter.
You can change the length of the number list.
I have included the BBC BASIC for WINDOWS CODE and
a exe program to run on WINDOWS.
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
DISPUTATIOUS
GUILE
DELINEATED
DELETERIOUS
GULLIBLE
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
The disputatious salesman by guile delineated the
deleterious properties of his competitor’s products
to his gullible clients,
SIMPLIFIED STORY:
The argumentative salesman craftily outlined the
harmful properties of his competitor’s products
to his naive clients.
PARAPHRASE:
The salesman could argue. He liked to play with his customers
by listing the bad effects of products sold by other companies.
many people readily believed him.
New vocabulary story 6
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
FEASIBLE
COMPILE
FLUCTUATE
FIGURATIVE
FLAGRANT
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
When it became feasible to compile data on how
train car temperatures fluctuate, it was found they are
figuratively hot as hell in the summer and cold as ice in the winter.
This was due to the flagrant disregard for passenger comfort.
SIMPLIFIED STORY:
When it became possible to collect data on how
train car temperatures change, it was found they are
literally hot as hell in the summer and cold as ice in the winter.
This was due to the complete disregard for passenger comfort.
PARAPHRASE:
It became possible to collect data on train car temperatures.
Very unacceptable levels were found which varied widely with the seasons.
It showed that the train company did not care about the passenger’s
comfort at all.
New vocabulary story 7
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
EDIFY
ECONOMY
INDEFATIGABLE
INDICATIVE
EGOTISM
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Bad times may have the power to edify, but it is important to
realize the economy is indefatigable indicative of the egotism it
is built on.
SIMPLIFIED STORY:
Bad times may have the power to build morality, but it is important to
realize the financial system is untiring showing it is based on people’s
sense of self importance.
PARAPHRASE:
Bad times may create spirituality, but you have to admit the world
of money and business will always rebound because it is based on greed.
New vocabulary story 8
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
INCLUSIVE
INCISIVE
INCIDENTAL
INCITE
INCOMPATIBILITY
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
It is now the policy to be inclusive. But a wise man made this incisive
observation: Even incidental differences can incite trouble, causing
incompatibility.
SIMPLE VERSION:
It is now standard practice to include different people in groups.
But a wise man made this cutting comment: Even minor differences can start
trouble, causing people not to work together properly.
PARAPHRASE:
The practice of mixing people with difference is doomed to failure
according to a wise observer. He devastatingly said even little things
can be the basis of fighting and the inability to work together.
New vocabulary Story 9
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
ADVERSARY
ADHERENT
ADROIT
ADOPT
AVERSE
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
His adversary was an adherent to yoga which he said made him adroit.
He adopted a vegetarian diet and was adverse to meat.
SIMPLE VERSION:
His opponent was an follower of yoga which he said made him resourceful.
He took up a vegetarian diet and was against eating meat.
PARAPHRASE:
The person he was against did yoga and ate a strict vegetarian diet.
He claimed it helped him cope better.
WHY AM I WRITING MUSIC PROGRAMS? SKITTONE 2023
Many people sing and hum; however; the musical score is a barrier
to many. Have you even looked at a sheet of music and tried to read it?
What I intend to do is make programs to aid in playing the piano:
Which key to press to make what sound. I think of it like learning touch
typing. There is a good dose of rote learning in it. The kind of thing a
computer can aid in. Sight reading of notes; playing are composing are
goals
On the way; I will have to teach the computer to read music too. The
computer must have sounds that come out in response to some sort of notation system that is computer like.
In this program, you pick the notes you hear.
The program plays one of these notes.
You pick which note was played.
The answer is give.
It has auto play which plays notes automatically.
This is ear training; you will gain the ability to distinguish
what note is being played.
Because you can pick notes further apart, it is easier.
You may want to pick notes one octave apart, etc.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 24 DO NOW
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
expository
denounce
enumerate
distinction
renounce
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
There was a expository exhibit in Berlin to denounce the Nazi regime.
Its features were enumerated and the distinction between them and healthy
ones was explained. It was made clear that a government should renounce
total control.
SIMPLE VERSION:
There was a teaching exhibit in Berlin to proclaim the evils of the
Nazi regime. Its features were listed and the difference
between them and healthy ones was explained. It was made clear that a
government should repudiate total control.
PARAPHRASE:
An exhibit in Berlin discussed the evils of Nazi totalitarianism and
its departure from a healthy form of government.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 25 DO NOW
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
EXHAUSTIVE
EXPLANATORY
EXPLOIT
CIVIL
MATERIAL
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
The Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Virginia has exhaustive explanatory notes on exhibits showing how the military exploited
civil material to keep the war going for so long.
SIMPLE VERSION:
The Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Virginia has extensive
informative notes on exhibits showing how the military used
ordinary civilian’s material to keep the war going for so long.
PARAPHRASE:
The Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Virginia has many well
captioned exhibits on how the war was prolonged by using every resource available.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 26 Do Now
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
REFUTE
DISPOSITION
EXTRANEOUS
GRATUITOUS
DISPARAGE
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
The man tried to refute the idea that a waitress’s disposition
is extraneous to gratuitously given tips given to her. People
working in the industry disparaged him.
SIMPLE VERSION:
The man tried to disprove the idea that a waitress's personality
is not related to tips given to her. People working in the industry
laughed at him.
PARAPHRASE:
A man argued that waitress’s tips have nothing to do with her attitude. Restaurant workers laughed at him.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 27 Do Now
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
DISCOUNT
EXPEDIENT
EXPLOIT
EXONERATE
DISMISS
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
To create big discounts, China has found it expedient to
exploit its people. Most Americans enjoy the low prices,
exonerate China and dismiss the matter from their minds.
SIMPLE VERSION:
To create low prices, China has found it practical to
enslave its people. Most Americans enjoy the prices,
forgive China and put the matter out their minds.
PARAPHRASE:
To get low cost goods, China has resorted to slavery.
Americans benefit, don’t blame China and forget about it.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 28 Do Now
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
explicit
methodical
regimen
medium
discordant
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
There is an explicit methodical regimen of medium difficulty
to lose weight that is not discordant with ordinary activity but
it takes a long time.
SIMPLE VERSION:
There is an clear step by step program of moderate difficulty
to lose weight that is not incompatIble with ordinary activity but
it takes a long time.
PARAPHRASE:
There is a way to lose weight you can do and led a normal life
but it is a lengthy process.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 29 Do Now
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
materialism
disinclination
dissent
exempt
mercenary
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
In the 60’s, materialism had caused a disinclination
for war. There was dissent and rich kids were exempt. At the
same time there mercenaries willing to fight for anyone for pay.
SIMPLE VERSION:
In the 60’s, physical comfort culture had caused a unwillingness
to go to war. There were protests and rich kids were excused. At the
same time there soldiers of fortune willing to fight for anyone for pay.
PARAPHRASE:
By the 60’s American were to soft for war. Rich kids were excused
and there were protests. Some cashed in by fighting for cash.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 16
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
avert
atrophy
attribute
augment
autonomous
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
To avert muscle atrophy attributed to weighlessness, there is a strict
exercise regimen augmented by autonomous additional exercises astronauts may do.
SIMPLE VERSION:
To prevent muscle wastage said to be caused by weighlesness, there is a strict exercise program in addition to self directed additional exercises astronauts may do.
PARAPHRASE:
To help stop muscle deterioration caused by being weighless, there are exercise
programs in addition to other exercises astronauts can do by themselves.
NEW VOCABULARY STORY 16
CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?:
deference
contend
consistency
constrain
quench
MY VOCABULARY STORY:
Cooks show deference and do not contend with the master chef
on the consistency of sauces and constrain a need to quench their
desire to experiment.
SIMPLE VERSION:
Cooks show respect for and do not argue with the master chef
on the thickness of sauces and hold back a need to satisfy their
desire to experiment.
PARAPHRASE:
Cooks do as their told by the master chef. His word goes on the
thickness of sauces. Cooks have to control their desire to experiment.