2nd term evaluation exam (1 BATX)

Unit 3

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.

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

• 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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