2nd term evaluation exam (1 BATX)
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Unit 3
Conditionals p. 45
Alternatives conditionals phrases p.45
Vocabulary p. 40
- Fallacy: a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
- Fabrication: an invention; a lie.
- Advocate: publicly recommend or support.
- Misconception: a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding.
- Perspective: a point of view.
- Jargon: special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
- Prose: written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
- Pronouncement: a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.
- Solace: comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
- Premise: a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
Vocabulary p. 42 and p.43
Compound nouns
Self-management, self-evaluation, self-discovery, self-discipline, self-worth.
Animal idioms
- like water off a duck's back: easily.
- have kittens: to get extremely upset.
- to be as stubborn as a mule: to be very stubborn.
- to flog a dead horse: to waste time trying to do something that will not succeed.
- to take the bull by the horns: to confront a problem head-on and deal with it openly.
- to let sleeping dogs lie: to not talk about things which have caused problems in the past.
- put the cat among the pigeons: to do or say something that causes trouble and makes a lot of people angry or worried.
Inversions p. 50
Review p. 54
Exercise 3
- Uninspiring
- Undecided
- Thoughtfullness
- Non-aggressively
- Exchange
- Accomplishment
- Misunderstanding
- Persuation
Exercise 4
- Effective
- Technique
- Therapeutic
- Optimistic
- Self-confidence
- Derive
- Holistic: emphasizing organic things
- Effects
- Circulation
- Assertiveness
Unit 4
Vocabulary p. 55
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- Detox: to quit taking things that are bad for you. To abstain. Trying to get healthier.
- Multi tasking: doing lots of different tasks at the same time
- Access information: how you get information: internet, books, tv etc
- Visual stimuli: images and pictures that get your attention
- Interactive: when a computer responds to your commands, when you interact with technology
- Digital organiser: a computer, tablet, iPhone etc that you use to organise your day
- Exciting challenges: a new hobby or situation that you enjoy
- Chat rooms: an online community where people discuss topics they are interested in
- Digital media: the media (tv, movies, news, games etc) that you get online
- Computer games: xbox, playstation etc
- Social networking: socialising with people on Facebook, Instagram, Rwitter etc
- Escapism: when you want to be distracted by something or ignore a situation
- Convenience: when it is easy to get what you want
- Work: your job
Vocabulary p. 56
- Crouch: adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, sometimes to avoid detection or to defend oneself.
- Blessed: made holy; consecrated.
- Obsession: the state of being obsessed with someone or something.
- Permeate: spread throughout (something); pervade.
- Impulse: a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act.
- Reinforcement: the process of encouraging or establishing a belief or pattern of behavior, especially by encouragement or reward.
- Erode: gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed.
- Fallible: capable of making mistakes or being erroneous.
- Mundane: lacking interest or excitement; dull. || of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
- Take precedence: have priority, come before.
Vocabulary p. 58
Exercise 2
- Brushing through
- Nagging phone
- Seeps into
- Search engine
- Shopping cart/basket
- Chat rooms
- Mouse
- File
- Inbox
- Recycle bin
- Outbox
- Folder
Exercise 3
- Download files
- Update your profile
- Add new contacts
- Blog the latest news
- Post on someone's wall
- Desktop publishing
Exercise 4. Word formation
- Compelling, compelled
- Meaningful, meaningless
- Controlled, controlling, controllable
- Representative, represented, representing, representational
- Dependent, dependable, depending, depended
- Informed, informing, informative, informational
Phrasal verbs p. 59
- Back up: save files
- Back down: calm down + leave
- Set up: start a business
- Set down: written down
- Break up: stop
- Break down: stop working
- Make up: become friends again
- Let down: hurt + disappoint
- Play up: behave badly
- Play down: pretend something is ok
- Follow up: investigate
- Catch up: if you fall behind and have to arrive to the same point as everyone else
- Put up with: endure
- Put down to: "No one passed the exams, the students put it down to Kate."
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