Show:
Academic Word List
Words in Context
Definitions
Scanning
Collocations
100
To permit is the verb form. What is the noun form?
permission
100
Technology has improved _____. For example, there are new kinds of rice that can grow in dry areas.
agriculture
100
The ________ is the number of people in a city, country, or other area.
population
100
Scanning is a reading technique that involves reading every word of a whole text from beginning to end very quickly. TRUE or FALSE?
False! You don't read every single word when scanning.
100
Collocation is when students work together on a project. TRUE or FALSE?
False. Collocation is when two or more words often appear together.
200
The increase in crime led to _______ fear in the town. Everyone was afraid.
widespread
200
Good _____, such as washing your hands frequently, can prevent illness.
hygiene
200
To _____ someone or something is to take the place of someone or something.
replace
200
When scanning, don't say the words to yourself. Try not to move your lips. TRUE or FALSE?
True!
200
Being aware of collocations helps you read faster because you see groups of words instead of individual words. TRUE OR FALSE?
True
300
An analysis of last year's economic ______ suggests that the government's policies have been a success.
trend(s)
300
_____ are the lines that divide one country from another.
Borders
300
_______ can be numbers or graphs.
Figures
300
Which would you scan for? 1) the main idea; 2) the year something happened; or 3) complicated explanations
the year something happened
300
What parts of speech make the two most common types of collocations?
Noun+Noun and Adjective+Noun
400
New York and Hong Kong developed for ____ reasons: both cities are located by deep harbors.
similar
400
A recent study of _____ in urban and rural areas looked at the poorest people in the world.
poverty
400
People from (country) areas often move to the city to find jobs because there are not enough work on farms. What is the synonym for "country"?
rural
400
When you scan, focus on the ______ of each line and move your eyes quickly down, looking _______ along each line.
center; left and right (side to side; back and forth)
400
Give an example of an adjective+noun collocation.
[answers will vary]
500
Poverty and crime ____ in many large areas in spite of government efforts to reduce them.
persist
500
Together, the studies make it clear that the world needs to ______ more help to the rural poor. FACE, RATE or PROVIDE
provide
500
To ____ someone is to put a dead person under the ground.
bury
500
When should we scan? When should we read carefully?
Scan for a specific piece of information; read carefully to understand main ideas and the complete picture
500
Give an example of a noun+noun collocation.
[answers will vary]