Unit 1 Vocabulary
This verb means to find and hire new workers for a job.
What is "to recruit"?
A person who buys things is called a ______.
Dinosaurs don’t live anymore. They are no longer on Earth. They are ______.
What is "extinct"?
If a project is not finished on time, it is ______ schedule.
This strategy helps you guess what a text will be about by looking at the title, pictures, and headings.
The school wanted to ______ a new English club for international students.
This word means the same as "start, open"
What is "establish"?
She had a strange ______ that the meeting was today, but it’s actually tomorrow.
This word means the same as "idea."
What is "notion"?
Polar bears may disappear in the future. They are ______ animals.
What is "endangered"?
A whale is a ______(very large) animal—it can be over 30 meters long!
What is "massive"?
You use this strategy when you look quickly through a text to find a specific name, date, or number.
What is "scanning"?
If one team wins a game, they ______ the other team.
What is "defeat"?
Many people a_______ the color pink w_____ girls.
What is "associate with"?
This word means the process by which animals or plants have babies or produce new life.
What is "reproduction"?
A surgeon must be very ______(accurate) when operating on a patient.
To understand a text better, you can look at each paragraph and ask, “What is this mostly about?” This helps you find the ______.
In a race, the people running against you are your ______.
What is "competitors"?
He wants to ______ more time to learning English before his test.
What is "devote"?
People who are tired t____ to get angry more easily.
What is "tend"?
GPS is used to t_ _ _ _ the location of a car or a phone.
What is "track"?
If the writer doesn’t say something directly, but gives hints, you can use this skill to understand it anyway.
What is "inferring"?
A smile is often called a ______ sign of friendship—it’s understood in all cultures.
What is "universal"?
When a form asks if you are male or female, it is asking for your ______.
Cutting down all the trees in the forest can ______(put in danger) many animal species.
What is "threaten"?
Special machines can ______ small amounts of gas in the air.
When you look at the title and first sentences of a reading to guess what will come next, and then read quickly to check your guess, you are using a mix of these three strategies.
What are "previewing and predicting" and "scanning"?