UNIT 6 III
DEFINE COMMODITIES.
THEY ARE THE RAW MATERIAL OR PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT THAT CAN BE BOUGHT AND SOLD SUCH AS COPPER OR COFFEE.
DEFINE SKEPTICISM.
IT'S AN ATTITUDE OF DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER SOMETHING IS TRUE, CORRECT OR GOOD.
Twenty-two-year-old kids starting high-tech industries
Dot-commers
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AS SHARP AS A TACK ?
IT MEANS TO BE BRILLIANT, ALERT, PHYSICALLY HEALTHY.
Who are the most common targets of age discrimination?
Young people and the elderly.
WHAT ARE THE TWO SIGNALS FOR INTRODUCING PROOF WHEN YOU DELIVER AN ASSERTION?
INTRODUCE AN EXPERT OPINION.
ASK RHETORICAL QUESTIONS.
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS USED BY SKEPTICAL PEOPLE
OH, COME ON!
YOU DON'T REALLY BELIEVE, DO YOU?
THAT'S RIDICULOUS!
Helped them to feel more confident
Boost their self-esteem
DEFINE GENEALOGY.
IT'S THE STUDY OF FAMILY LINES, ANCESTRY, AND THE DESCENT OF A PERSON OR GROUP.
How many types of affirmative answers are there according to "Conversation Tools" on page 127, exemplify each one.
Strong - Absolutely, definitely, certainly
Neutral - Yes, yeah, um hmm
Weak - I guess/suppose/think...so; possibly; maybe
WHAT EXPRESSIONS COULD YOU USE TO PROVE YOUR ASSERTION?
WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE OF....
THIS WAS PROVEN/SHOWN WHEN...
THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR THAT...
EXEMPLIFY SOME URBAN MYTHS.
MILK WITH MANGO CAN KILL YOU.
HAIR AND FINGERNAILS CONTINUE TO GROW AFTER A PERSON'S DEATH.
Bulked up image
Bodybuilding, distorted image
EXPLAIN DIGRESSION.
IT MEANS TO ABANDON ONE TOPIC AND BEGIN SPEAKING ABOUT SOMETHING UNRELATED.
Pair the synonym expressions
Whereas, yet, conversely, in contrast, while, however
Whereas - while
yet - however
conversely - in contrast
EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF LEGACY.
THE TERM LEGACY BROADLY REFERS TO ANYTHING HANDED DOWN FROM THE PAST, AN ANCESTOR, OR AN EARLIER PREDECESSOR.
GIVE A PRO AND CON ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION
PRO - IT HAS LED US TO MANY IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES ON EARTH.
CON - SENDING ROBOTS AND SATELLITES TO SPACE CREATES POLLUTION.
To sum up
In short
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES WHEN YOU DIGRESS.
BY THE WAY
THAT REMINDS ME
AT ANY RATE
IN ANY CASE
What does TOEFL stand for?
Is it an acronym of an abbreviation? Why?
Test Of English as a Foreign Language
It's an acronym because you can read it as a word.
EXPLAIN THE TERM FORGE.
TO BUILD, CREATE OR ESTABLISH SOMETHING STRONG.
WHAT IS A CONSONANT CLUSTER?
IN SOME LONG WORDS SOME UNSTRESSED SYLLABLES ARE DELETED.
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES.
IT'S A GROUP OF CONSONANT SOUNDS, PRONOUNCED WITH NO INTERVENING VOWEL SOUND.
CHOCOLATE
DIFFERENT
SEVERAL
To account for
Be responsible for
WHAT IS AN ASSERTION?
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES.
IT'S A GENERALIZATION THAT THE SPEAKER BELIEVES TO BE TRUE.
SOME PEOPLE ASSERT THAT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WAS BORN IN THE ITALIAN CITY OF GENOA. OTHERS ARE CERTAIN THAT HE WAS FROM CATOLONIA IN SPAIN.
What is a "drop in the bucket" and a "gut feeling" respectively?
A tiny amount and a guess.