Personal History
alive
Both of her grandparents are _____. = not dead
toddler
They have a ______. = a small child that is learning to walk
traveled
After high school, she _____ around Europe for six months. = go to different places
celebrated
Americans ______ birthdays by eating cake and giving presents. = to do something fun on a special day
ceremony
At the graduation _____, everybody threw their caps in the air = when people do traditional actions on a special day
graduated
He _____ from UC Berkeley. = finished studying at a school
enlisted
He _____ in the military after college. = to join
moved
He _____ to a big city when he was 10 years old. = change homes
decided
He _____ to start his own business. =
retired
He _____ when he was 65 years old. = stopped working forever
dropped out
He ______ of school.
changed
He ______ schools when he was 10 years old. = start something new
went back
He ______ to Korea after he finished school. = return to a place
applied
He ______ to several universities.
interested
He became ______ music in middle school. = liking something and wanting to learn more about it.
born
He was _____ in Korea in 1994. = start your life
drafted
He was ______ into the army after high school. = when the government says you must join the military
graduation
Her family went to her high school ______. = the time and ceremony when somebody finishes school
middle-aged
Her father is ______. = the age between 40 and 60
elderly
His grandfather is quite ______. = a polite word that means old
divorced
His parents got _____ when he was 10 years old. = to end a marriage
funeral
Many people came to the ________. = the time when people say goodbye to a person who died
dead
Michael Jackson is _____. = not alive.
grew up
She _____ in a small town. = when a child becomes an adult
passed away
She _____ last year. = a polite word that means 'die'
served
She ______ in the military for three years. = work for a time
joined
She ______ the tennis club when she was in high school. = become a member of a group
twenties
She is in her ______. = the age between 20 and 29
abroad
She studied ______ for a year in France. = in another country; in a foreign country
accepted
She was ______ at UC Berkeley.
birth
The _____ of their first child was a very happy day. = the noun form of born
celebration
The ______ lasted several days. = the noun form of celebrate
death
The ______ of Michael Jackson shocked the world. = the act of dying
marriage
The ______ of Michael Jackson to Lisa Marie Presley was big news. = the noun form of married
bought
They _____ a house in the country. = the past tense of 'buy'
had children
They ______ after they finished college. = start a family
anniversary
They celebrated their 25th wedding ______. = a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year
married
They got _____ when they were 27 years old. = become man and wife
wedding
They had a big ________. = the time when two people get married
teenager
They have a ______. = a person that is between 13 and 19 years old
infant
They have an ________. = a baby that less than one year old
settled down
They moved a lot but finally _____ in San Francisco. = decide to live in a place for a long time