Vocabulary:
Unit 5
Unit 5
ADJECTIVE: 1) friendly and welcoming to strangers or guests. 2) pleasant and favorable for living in (of an environment)
What is HOSPITABLE ?
Good managers understand that their employees need praise and _______ (guide) in their professional growth.
What is GUIDANCE (noun)
Compare the following using NOT AS ... AS and the adjective spicy:
The food in Mexico
The food in the U.S.
What is,
"The food in the U.S. is NOT AS spicy AS the food in Mexico."
Which is correct?
Her suitcase would not close because she had packed too [much OR many] of her towels into it.
Her suitcase would not close because she had packed too many of her towels into it.
U.S. - apartment : U.K. = __?___
FLAT
NOUN: unwillingness or not wanting to do something.
What is RELUCTANCE?
The new summer program at the college seems stimulating and ________ (challenge).
What is CHALLENGING (adj) ?
Compare using NOT AS...AS:
The English language can be very irregular.
The Spanish language is more regular.
What is,
"The English language is NOT AS regular AS the Spanish language."
Which is correct and WHY?
After several days in the woods, we became concerned that we had packed a lot [less OR fewer] meals than we would need.
After several days in the woods, we became concerned that we had packed a lot fewer meals than we would need.
- Meals are countable nouns
U.S. = __?__ : U.K. - lorry
TRUCK
VERB: 1) to combine or cause to combine to form a single entity. 2) blend or cause to blend gradually into something else.
What is MERGE?
The group wanted to make sure their presentation was clear, creative, and _______ (effect).
What is EFFECTIVE (adj) ?
Compare using AS...NOT AS:
The percentage of Catholics in Brazil (64.6%)
The percentage of Catholics in the U.S. (20.8%)
What is,
"The percentage of Catholics in the U.S. is NOT AS high/large AS in Brazil."
Correct the logical comparison error:
The electric-combustion engines of the new hybrid cars burn much more cleanly and efficiently than conventional cars.
The electric-combustion engines of the new hybrid cars burn much more cleanly and efficiently than the engines/ones in conventional cars.
In the U.K., what does “mad” mean?
CRAZY / INSANE
VERB: 1) succeed in material terms; be financially successful 2) flourish physically; grow strong and healthy.
What is PROSPER?
Mary-Jane enjoys running, doing yoga, and _______ (meditiate).
What is MEDITATING (gerund)?
Compare using AS...AS:
Apple iPhone 12 mini - $699.99
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G -$699.99
What is,
"The Apple iPhone 12 mini is AS expensive AS the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G."
Correct the logical comparison error:
In modern warfare, unlike the past, combatants rarely meet face to face, and are detected as often by video as by sight.
In modern warfare, unlike past warfare/warfare in the past, combatants rarely meet face to face, and are detected as often by video as by sight.
U.S. = ___?___
U.K. - “ I need to use the loo” (informal)
"I need to use the bathroom/toilet"
NOUN: 1) a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or disadvantage. 2) being responsible for something, especially a debt or financial obligation.
What is LIABILITY ?
Studies show that people who work at home are happier, more productive, and ________ (satisfy).
What is SATISFIED (adj)?
Compare using AS...AS:
Some people consider soda to be unhealthy because of the sugar content.
Some people also consider fruit juice to be unhealthy because of the sugar content.
What is,
"Some people consider fruit juice to be AS unhealthy AS soda because of the sugar content."
Correct the logical comparison error:
Mathematics lessons in Japanese classrooms, unlike American classrooms, are often focused on solving a single complex problem rather than many simplistic problems.
Mathematics lessons in Japanese classrooms, unlike lessons/those in American classrooms, are often focused on solving a single complex problem rather than many simplistic problems.
Would the following words be more commonly used in the U.S. or U.K.?
“I shall do that”
“You ought to get a new one”
“ He mustn’t do that”
U.K.