Functions
Functions
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary or function
100
"Sorry, but that's not the right answer" expresses what function? (unit 3)
Correcting oneself and others
100
"I would rather have pizza than hamburgers" expresses what function? (unit 6)
talking about preferences
100
A ship is sometimes called a _______. (unit 2)
vessel
100
Change something to improve it. (unit 8)
modify
100

The candy broke in pieces when I bit it. It was very _____. (unit 5)

brittle

200
Should we start with the most important points? (unit 1)
Expressions for covering an agenda
200
"Sorry, I don't buy that" expresses what function? (unit 8)
Countering
200
So important that you cannot do without it (unit 8)
essential
200
To bring someone up to speed is to _____ them on a topic. (unit 2)
brief
200
"The costs outweigh the benefits " expresses what function? (unit 6)
talking about risks, costs and benefits
300
"How was the new Fast and Furious movie, on a scale of 1-10?" expresses what function? (unit 6)
Evaluating
300
"Can we put the trip to Riyadh off until next week? I'm really busy" expresses what function? (unit 6)
Postponing
300
I _______ that we get new computers for all the classrooms. (unit 6).
propose
300

Exact or correct (unit 8)

Accurate

300

"It would be nice to have a new computer, but we don't need it. It's non- _______. (unit 8)

essential

400
"Doctors go to medical school. Ali is a doctor. This means that Ali went to medical school" expresses what function? (unit 9)
Making deductions
400
"We replaced the tire with a new one" expresses what function?
Talking about continuity and change. (unit 8)
400
Part of the process is to ________ the impurities from the oil before turning it into a product. (unit 9)
extract
400

You can _______ about the incident by guessing what happened. (list word and function) (unit 9)

hypothesize, Hypothesizing and speculating

400

"I'm confident that we can find a solution. I guarantee you that we can fix this situation." 


Name 2 functions (unit 4)

Talking about (lack of) anxiety, giving assurances

500
"I don't think this project meets our standards. What do think, Theodore?" (list 2 functions). (Units 3 and 1)
Expressing satisfaction and dissatisfaction, Bringing in others
500

"What proof is there? I cannot find any evidence of a crime, apart from the missing money." (list 3 functions) (units 9 and 8)

Asking about evidence, talking about a lack of evidence, talking about inclusion and exceptions

500

The opposite of color is _______. The opposite of satisfactory is ______. The opposite of active is _____.

colorless, unsatisfactory, inactive

500

People are Aramco's most valuable _____ . It's also important that Aramco has _______ manpower to meet the needs of the company. (list vocabulary and 1 function (unit 7).

asset, resources (or sufficiency/ insufficiency)

500

Attendance is _______, as everyone has to be at the meeting. ( unit 6). Each employee must _____ to his supervisor to confirm that he's there. (unit 8).

mandatory, report