(1)
additional notes in class
Chinglish :
You’ve gone too far! (o)
Don't make the office out of order. (x)
Don't leave the office in a mess. (o)
Is there any place for me in the car? (x)
Is there any room for me in the car? (o)
It is an oral mistakes. (x)
It is a slip of the tongue. (o)
Let's play together. (x)
Why don't you come over? (o)
There is a limit in my patience. (x)
There is a limit to my patience. (o)
What’s playing today in the theater? (x)
What’s on today in the theater? (o)
etymology :
bi- = double ; two
bifurcate /ˈbaɪfə(r)keɪt/
/verb/ to divide into two separate parts,
especially parts that go in different directions
e.g. The stream bifurcated into two narrow
winding channels.
binoculars /bɪˈnɒkjʊlə(r)z/
/none/ a piece of equipment with two parts
that you hold against your eyes and look through to see distant objects more
clearly
e.g. A fire lookout scanned the hills with
binoculars.
bisexual /baɪˈsekʃʊəl/
/adjective/ sexually attracted to both men
and women
e.g. Some wonder if they might be gay,
lesbian, or bisexual.
se- = apart from ; away
seclude /sɪˈkluːd/
/verb/ to keep someone apart from other
people
e.g. He secluded himself in his room to
study for the exam.
secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/
/adjective/ safe from attack, harm, or
damage
e.g. No shop can be completely secure
against theft.
seduce /sɪˈdjuːs/
/verb/ to persuade someone to do something
by making it seem easy or exciting
e.g. The warm weather seduced me away from
my studies to go for a walk.
ver = true
verify /ˈverɪfaɪ/
/verb/ to check or to prove that something
is true or correct
e.g. Before the bank was willing to lend
him money, it had to verify that he was the true owner of the house.
verdict /ˈvɜː(r)dɪkt/
/none/ an official judgment made in a court
e.g. The jury brought in a verdict of
guilty .
verisimilitude /ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
/none/ the appearance of being real
e.g. His description gave verisimilitude to
the story.
am = love
amateur /ˈæmətə(r)/
/none/ someone who does something because
they enjoy it instead of as a job
e.g. The young politician is an amateur at
manipulating public opinion .
amiable /ˈeɪmiəb(ə)l/
/adjective/ friendly and pleasant
e.g. She is modest and amiable to everyone.
amatory /ˈæmət(ə)ri/
/adjective/ expressing romantic or sexual
feelings
e.g. Heart's distance is really amatory
inexorable doom .
ceive = take
conceive /kənˈsiːv/
/verb/ to imagine something or think of
doing something
e.g. I simply refuse to conceive of such a
solution.
deceive /dɪˈsiːv/
/verb/ to trick someone by behaving in a
dishonest way
e.g. I was deceived into thinking that he
was trustworthy .
perceive /pə(r)ˈsiːv/
/verb/ to notice or become aware of
something
e.g. He gradually perceived that his
parents had been right .
(2) vocabulary journal
day1
digital /ˈdɪdʒɪt(ə)l/ adjective
sentence (in the article) : The real world
Nyla Kazakoff creates online digital copies of her real world clothes.
meaning : storing information such as sound
or pictures as numbers or electronic signals
simple sentence : In this new digital age,
computers and the Internet are part of our everyday lives.
merge /mɜː(r)dʒ/ verb
sentence (in the article) : But what
happens when the real world and the world of the information start to merge?
meaning : combine or become mixed so that
you can no longer tell the inference between them
simple sentence : The hills merged into the
dark sky behind them.
virtual /ˈvɜː(r)tʃʊəl/ adjective
sentence (in the article) : To find out,
all you need to do is go on the Internet and enter the virtual world of Second
Life.
meaning : existing or occurring on
computers or on the Internet
simple sentence : Students would get their
degrees from virtual universities.
account /əˈkaʊnt/ noun
sentence (in the article) : She set up an
account on Second Life to deposit the Lindens that she would make from selling
virtual clothing in her store.
meaning : an arrangement in which a bank
looks after your money
simple sentence : Every week, she puts a
part of her paycheck into a separate account.
absorbed /əbˈzɔː(r)bd/adjective
sentence (in the article) : “I got totally
absorbed in my virtual world and forgot about the pain.”
meaning : so interested or involved in
something that you do not notice anything else
simple sentence : Richard was totally
absorbed in his book.
day2
vehicle /ˈviːɪk(ə)l/ noun
sentence (in the article) : Several
European automakers, including the makers of Jaguar Formula One racing cars,
use VR to design their vehicles.
meaning : a machine that you travel in or
on, especially one with an engine that travels on road
simple sentence : Watch out for oncoming
vehicles.
spot /spɒt/ verb
sentence (in the article) : The computer
can spot many things that testers might not see in a real crash test.
meaning : to notice someone or something
simple sentence : The boys had been spotted
buying alcohol.
architect /ˈɑː(r)kɪˌtekt/ noun
sentence (in the article) : VR is also very
useful for architects.
meaning : a person who designs and guides a
plan, project, etc.
simple sentence : He was the chief
architect of the country’s new economic policy.
executive /ɪɡˈzekjʊtɪ/ noun
sentence (in the article) : CEO is Chief
Executive Officer (of a company).
meaning : having the power to make
important decisions in an organization or government
simple sentence : He is a member of the
executive committee.
abdomen /ˈæbdəmən/ noun
sentence (in the article) : “You can even
get swallowed by a grasshopper and find yourself in its abdomen,” says
entomologist Alexie A. Sharov.
meaning : the front part of your body below
your waist
simple sentence : He felt a great deal of
pain in his abdomen .
day3
collocate /ˈkɒləkeɪt/ verb
sentence (in the article) : It’s useful to
learn the words that go together with, or collocate with, new words that you
learn.
meaning : to appear often with another word
simple sentence : The word “college”
collocates with “student.”
concordance /kənˈkɔː(r)d(ə)ns/ noun
sentence (in the article) : To find
sentences containing a particular word, you can use an online tool called a
concordance.
meaning : an alphabetical list of the words
used in a book or piece of writing, often showing examples of how each word is
used in a sentence
simple sentence : There is little
concordance between the two studies.
organism /ˈɔː(r)ɡəˌnɪz(ə)m/ noun
sentence (in the article) : The poison is
absorbed by small organisms in the water, which are eaten by fish, which are
eaten by larger fish.
meaning : an individual living thing, especially an extremely small living thing
simple sentence : Bacteria and fungi are
other important soil organisms.
solitary /ˈsɒlət(ə)ri/ afjective
sentence (in the article) : As a boy in a
local school, he was shy and solitary, absorbed in nature.
meaning : tending to spend a lot of time
alone
simple sentence : A solitary policeman
stood at the gate.
crash /kræʃ/ noun
sentence (in the article) : I heard a crash
and ran upstairs to see what had happened.
meaning : a loud noise like the sound of
two hard things hitting each other and breaking
simple sentence : There was a crash from the kitchen.
day4
core /kɔː(r)/ noun
sentence (in the article) : Read the
sentence and try to come up with the core meaning.
meaning : the most important or most basic
part of something
simple sentence : Let’s get to the core of
the matter.
scissors /ˈsɪzə(r)z/ noun
sentence (in the article) : VR has become
as important to someone professionals as a stethoscope is to a doctor or
scissors are to a hairdressers.
meaning : a tool for cutting paper, cloth,
etc.
simple sentence : She took a pair of
scissors and cut the string.
perform /pə(r)ˈfɔː(r)m/ verb
sentence (in the article) : Doctors can
practice difficult operations before they perform them on real people.
meaning : to complete an action or
activity, especially a complicate done
simple sentence : Machines are capable of
performing many routine tasks.
substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ noun
sentence (in the article) : Molecule means
that one or more atoms forming the smallest unit of a particular substance.
meaning : a material of a particular kind
simple sentence : Ice and snow are
different forms of the same substance, water.
client /ˈklaɪənt/ noun
sentence (in the article) : Some
hairdressers use VR programs to make a digital copy of client’s head from a
photograph.
meaning : someone who pays for the services
of a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer
simple sentence : She advises clients on
their investments.
day5
hit /hɪt/ noun
sentence (in the article) : It was a
sleeper hit.
meaning : a film, play, or show that is
very successful and popular
simple sentence : They only ever had one
hit single.
comedy /ˈkɒmədi/ noun
sentence (in the article) : An example is
the 1997 comedy, Austin Powers.
meaning : a type of entertainment intended
to make people laugh
simple sentence : The new channel will
bring you the best in drama, music, and comedy.
buzz /bʌz/ verb
sentence (in the article) : Internet buzz
helped make it a success.
meaning : information that people are
talking about that is not official and is not definitely true
simple sentence : The buzz among fans is
that their idol is about to get married.
democratic /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/ adjective
sentence (in the article) : Zaire is known
today as the democratic Republic of the Congo.
meaning : based on the principle that all
people are equal and should be able to share in making decisions
simple sentence : My friends share
democratic ideals with me.
order /ˈɔː(r)də(r)/ noun
sentence (in the article) : Read “A Tall
Order” again, a little faster this time.
meaning : a particular type or quality
simple sentence : We accept that peaceful
protest should be allowed, but this is something of a very different order.
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