Presume(v): to think that something is the case without being certain
/presumably(adv)
‘’Are all students attending the seminar? ‘’ ‘’I presume so.’’
Visualize(v): in medicine, to use equipment to create an image of an internal
part of the body like the brain / visualization(n)-visual(adj)-visually(adv)
After visualizing his
lungs, doctors detected a tumor and decided to operate him.
Transform(v): to change something totally / transformation(n)
Winning the lottery has transformed
his life. He leads such a comfortable life that he has totally forgotten the
tough times.
Entity(n): something that exists separately from other things and has its own
identity
The garden
is so skillfully designed that thhouse and the garden looks as a single entity.
Reinforce(v): to strenghten something by giving it more support / reinforcement(n)
They are trying to enforce a new law which requires all buildings
to be reinforced to withstand
earthquakes.
Welfare(n): well-being, health, comfort, happiness
Animal lovers are organizing a march to attract people’s attention
to the right of welfare of animals.
Flexible(adj): easily bent or adjusted without breaking / flexibility(n)-flexibly(adv)
All the copper water pipes are being replaced with plastic ones as
the latter are more flexible and
convenient to fit.
Underlie(v): to lie beneath something
The principle that underlies
his success is simple; ‘’Respect and enjoy what you are doing.’’
Perspective(n): a point of view or a particular way of thinking about something
To understand them better, parents should try to see the events
from their children’s perspective.
Accomplish(v): to succeed in doing something that is a goal or aim / accomplished(adj)-accomplishment(n)
‘’Mission accomplised’’
is a famous clause we hear in every James Bond film.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in
the box.
accomplish entity flexible perspective presume
reinforce transform
underlie visualize welfare
1. What are the negative beliefs — about
yourself, other people or the world — which ___________________ your fears?
2.
Although economists generally ___________________ that information is costless to transmit,
receive, and use, the evidence suggests that this is not always the case.
3. Both presentation material and exercises are
illustrated to enable learners to ___________________
contexts and to help with difficult
vocabulary.
4.
Doctors should recognize that the
patient is not just a physical ___________________
but also has emotional, mental and
spiritual aspects.
5. Color
coding in the library is used to ___________________
clearly printed visual signs.
6. Communication policies are changing rapidly,
yet there is a need to assess them constantly from an ethical ___________________.
7. When you see the pyramids, you will be
astonished at what men could ___________________.
8. The former governments wanted to ___________________ the poor country into a modern state by downgrading
agriculture and investing in industry.
9.
Non-Governmental Organizations all around the world want to provide better medical care and child ___________________ by sending aid, including medical supplies, to
the country suffering from famine.
10. To act as a stunt in films, a person needs to
have a strong and ___________________
body.
Answers:
1. underlie 2.
presume 3. visualize 4.
entity 5.
reinforce
6. perspective 7. accomplish 8.
transform 9. welfare 10.
flexible
Acknowledge(v): to accept or admit that something is true / acknowledgement(n)
He acknowledged that he
was responsible for the explosion as he forgot the electric heater on before he
left the shop.
Primitive(adj): very simple, belonging to an early period of development / primitively(adv)-primitiveness(n)
Since the conditions are quite primitive in camps, I have never liked camping holidays.
Reveal(v): to show or make people aware of something / revealing(adj)-revealingly(adv)
In our school, we give studendts special tests to reveal their hidden skills.
Master(v): to become highly skilled in doing something / masterly(adj)-masterful(adj)-masterfully(adv)
The skills needed to master
certain jobs are not necessarily learned at school.
Abstract(n): theoretical, not related to real things / abstraction(n)
Children cannot think in abstract
terms before six years old. They need to associate ideas with objects.
Pronounce(v): to say something using particular sounds / pronunciation(n)-pronounceable(adj)
It may be difficult to pronounce
-th sound while learning English for Turkish students as they do not use this
sound in their native language.
Extraordinary(adj): having an extremely special quality, very unusual / extraordinarily(adv)
He displayed an extraordinary
performance. He must have practised a lot.
Humble(v): modest and respectful, not too proud / humble(adj)-humbly(adv)
Despite his fame, he is such a humble actor. He never refuses his fans demands.
Dismiss(v): to send someone away or to reject something or someone /
dismissal(n)-dismissive(adj)-dismissively(adv)
It is not fair to dismiss
the students who protested the prime minister from school.
Simulate(v): to pretend to do something in artifical conditions / simulated(adj)-simulation(n)
In the space camp, students have a chance to see the space in
spaceships that simulate conditions
in space.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in
the box.
abstract acknowledge dismiss extraordinary humble
master primitive pronounce reveal simulate
1.
Although the dictionary tells me how to spell it, I don’t know how to __________________ them until I ask a
French speaker.
2.
This loss of control is frightening
and therapy has helped me to __________________ its existence, although I still don't
know why it happens.
3. He felt __________________ when he saw the conditions the doctors without frontiers worked
in to help the miserable in Africa.
4. Touch is the earliest and most __________________ form of
communication and is an important form of non-verbal communication throughout
life.
5. Once you've __________________ the art of making soufflé you can vary the ingredients, such
as chocolate, vanilla, or cheese, to suit the occasion.
6.
As a pacifist, the political leader believes
that although they have suffered from slavery, imperialism, capitalism, and
exploitation, they should __________________ their feelings, keep smiling and solve
their problems peacefully.
7. As they are scared of protests, they will not __________________ any plans to
demolish the old houses in the city center and erect blocks of flats in their
place.
8.
The director of the famous art
gallery states that there has been a growing interest in __________________ painting because people have explored the
world by means of the camera in a very detailed way.
9. In my opinion, a computer program of
sufficient complexity can __________________ any human mind to any level of detail.
10. It is a/an __________________ event. Normally, such things don’t happen here.
Answers:
1. pronounce 2.
acknowledge 3. humbled 4. primitive 5.
mastered
6. dismiss 7. reveal 8.
abstract 9. simulate 10.
eXtraordinary
