Chunks

What's the chunk in the sentence: "In the heat of the moment, she made a decision."

• Made a decision

• heat of the moment

• decision

• In the heat of the moment

Spot the collocation

• Make the bed

• Do the bed

• Set the bed

• Create the bed

Why are chunks good?

• Because they are the easiest to remember

• Because they are hardest to forget

• Because they make language difficult to understand

• Because they are the easiest to forget

What is a characteristic of a chunk?

• They always come in pairs

• They consist of a synonym and an antonym put together

• Biblical reference

• That they frequently appear

What is processing overload?

• When you get a lot of information and you're having a good time :D

• You give too much information at once

• You receive too much information at once

• A computer blue-screening

How much of a grown-up's vocabulary is chunks?

• 60%

• 15%

• 150%

• 70%

What does the lexical phrase "break the ice" mean?

• To shatter frozen water

• To throw ice really hardly on a tough surface

• To offend somebody greatly

• To initiate a conversation

What are chunks in a language?

• Cat food

• Rhyme scheme

• Words that naturally fit together

• Words that mean the same thing