Vocabulary – Test One

list: a set of names of things written on after the other

in common: something that is the same for a group of people

specific: detailed and exact

infer: to get a reasonable meaning from something

organize: to form parts into a whole

diagram: a plan or figure drawn to explain an idea

paraphrase: a re-expression of something in different words

summarize: to restate important ideas and information briefly in your own words

Vocabulary – Test Two

revise: to look over again in order to correct or improve

context: parts of a text that surround a word and can help us understand what the word means

indefinite: not specific, unlimited

definite: clear and distinct

classify: to arrange in classes or categories

values (n.): a person’s judgment of what is important in life

phrase (n.): a group of words with a single grammatical function, but not a sentence

Vocabulary - Test Three

typical (adj.) showing the usual behavior

interpret (v.) understand the likely meaning of something

change (v.) become different

obvious (adj.) easy to understand

dilemma (n.) a difficult choice

delicate (adj.) not easy to recognize

shading (n.) a small difference in degree

maybe (adv.) perhaps

Revising: Correcting Mistakes

1. Second I didn't like to do my homeworks.

Second, I did not like to do my homework.

2. Finally, many expriences make my different life.

Finally, many experiences make my life different.

3. When I was a child, I like to play outdoors with my friends.

When I was a child, I liked to play outdoors with my friends.

4. When I was a child I liked go be with parents at home but now I don't like to be at home

When I was a child I liked to be with my parents at home, but now I do not like to be at home.

5. I like somewhere go to friend, party or disco.

I like to go somewhere: to a friend, a party or a disco.

6. When I was a child, I had trouble playing sports. Because I didn't like sports.

When I was a child, I had trouble playing sports, because I did not like sports.

7. When I didn't have trouble having many friends.

When I was a child, I did not have trouble having many friends.

8. Now, I had trouble about how to get a girlfriend, but I didn't have trouble about school.

Now, I have trouble with how to get a girlfriend, but I do not have trouble with school.

9. ...I can drive a car and go enywere I want.

...I can drive a car and go anywhere I want.

10. Than, I have trouble finding jobs.

Then I had trouble finding jobs.

** Some nouns can be used either as a count noun or as a noncount noun. For example:

Count: There is a chicken in the farmer's yard.

Noncount: I like chicken. I often have some chicken with rice for dinner.

Weaving It Together, Unit 4, Chapter 7: Vocabulary

unity: oneness

blind: unable to see

deaf: unable to hear

irrelevant: does not have a connection to something

tidy: neat; orderly

sharp: having a thin point or edge

unlucky: not having good luck

tool: a device you hold in your hand to do a task

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

A Process for understanding unknown words when you read.*

Look at the word itself and its surroundings to decide on the part of speech.

Look at the immediate grammar context of the word, usually within a clause or sentence.

3rd step: look at the wider context of the word usually beyond the level of the clause and often over several sentences.

4th step: guess the meaning of the word and check to see if your guess is correct.

* Clarke, D. F., & Nation I. S. P. 1980. Guessing the meaning of words from context: Strategies and techniques. System 8 (3), 212.

Prepositions of Time

1. I went to work on Tuesday.

2. The train leaves at 12:27.

3. I am at work from 8:00 to 8:00.

4. He comes home from work at night.

5. We meet each other in the morning.

6. I finished school in 2003.

7. The TV show starts at 7:30 in the evening.

8. I was born on March 29, 1957 in the afternoon.

Weaving It Together, Unit 4, Chapters 8 and 9: Vocabulary

stingy: does not like to spend money

run-down: being in poor repair

refuse: to show or express unwillingness to do something

peaceful: quiet, tranquil

medical treatment: techniques or actions a doctor does to a patient

trash: something worth little or nothing

crack: to break apart

tidal wave: tsunami

coast: seashore

happen: occur

predict: foretell on the basis of what you know or see

Final Exam Review

1. Vocabulary

escape: run away

attack: be violent

invention: something that someone makes that did not exist before

safely: to do something carefully and without danger

sole: the bottom of a shoe, but not the heel

identify: to name or tell who somebody is

smart: intelligent

cause: something that produces an effect; a thing or event that makes something happen

effect: a result (of something happening)

guidebook: a book with essential information a subject

2. Grammar

• final -s/-es
• there is, there are
• can & could
• spelling the simple past tense & -ed
• prepositions of time

3. Writing

• process paragraph
• time order words
• paragraph unity
• punctuation - when to use commas
• narrative paragraph
• for example, for instance
• because + reason (cause)
• cause and effect paragraph
• in addtion and moreover

4. Reading

• main idea
• details
• general comprehension
• vocabulary process - understanding new words without a dictionary