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In Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait Mona Lisa, the slightly upward tilt of her eyes adds to the mystery of her smile. Then discuss the definitions of tilt. What basic meaning do they have in common? It was an obvious attempt to shift the blame for the accident onto the other driver. Working the night shift can create family problems for both men and women. Politicians argued that there was a strong need to shift more resources into education and research.
The lawyer's sharp questions made the witness shift uncomfortably in his seat. Definitions: 1. Then discuss the definitions of shift. In the following exercises you will practice inferring meaning from a whole paragraph, with a nonsense word in the place of a real word. Example: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions about the underlined nonsense word. As the harmful effects of mropping on health have become widely known, many cities and some countries have passed laws that limit where it is allowed.
In many places, mropping is no longer permitted in restaurants and bars. Owners of restaurants and bars were against the laws because they believed that their businesses would suffer, but that happened only in the first few months. After that, business returned to normal. The laws have also had another positive effect, apart from making the air cleaner for everyone: More people have given up mropping altogether.
What part of speech is it? What words are found around it? What word or phrase could replace it? Working with another student, read the paragraphs and fill in the information about the nonsense words in each paragraph. At the beginning of World War II, when the Germans moved into northern France, they searched the towns and countryside for escaping French soldiers, who were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in Germany.
Next, they tried to zep all the guns or other arms they could find, though many people hid theirs on farms or underground. The Germans also took all the horses from farms and towns, because they were needed in the army. This loss really hurt the French, since the lack of gasoline made horses necessary to work the farms and for transport. Not long after this, the Germans zepped radios as well, so that people could not listen to foreign news reports.
In many countries, there are electronic signs along roads that zop drivers about dangers or problems ahead. These may be short-term dangers, such as an accident or bad weather, or longer-term problems, such as roadwork. Studies have shown, however, that drivers do not always notice these signs. Do these systems work better to zop drivers than the roadside signs? It is too soon to tell. The results of the first studies will be published next year. If you disagree, look again at the paragraphs and explain your answers.
Working with another student, read the paragraphs and fill in the information about the underlined nonsense words. During my stay in the city, I often used to sit on a stone wall by the riverbank in the early evening, hoping for a cool breeze—though there never was one. On one side was the "white" city, on the other side were the African villages, and all day long there were large dreels that went back and forth, bringing people, bicycles, cars, and trucks to and from the city.
At this time of day, city workers were eager to get back to their own world on the far side of the river. Brightly dressed and joking, the Africans pushed forward when the dreel arrived. Many were carrying loads on their heads or bicycles on their shoulders. Some were so anxious not to miss the chance to get home that they leaped down the steps and jumped into the dreel as it pulled out.
The foreign news reporters had been warned not to dress in a way that marked them obviously as foreigners. They were also told not to walk down the middle of the street, where they could be a zeem for enemies on the roofs. They should always stay close to the buildings, ready to run into a doorway if they heard or saw anything suspicious. They should always wear a bulletproof vest. They all did as they had been told, but still did not feel safe.
It was impossible not to think of the colleagues who had been wounded and killed in these streets. They walked quickly, looking up at the rooftops. There was no telling when and where a sharpshooter might decide it was time for zeem practice—and they rarely missed their zeem.
You need to read more of the surrounding text to look for clues to its meaning. Does it make sense? If not, check steps again or look in a dictionary! Working with another student, read the passage below from Never Cry Wolf by the biologist Farley Mowat.
Then answer the questions and infer the meaning of the underlined word. Note: The book describes a summer that Mowat spent in the Canadian Arctic studying wolves. In this passage, he describes three wolves whom he has named George, Albert, and Angeline. One day the wolves killed a caribou' close to overcome all three. Angeline lay at her ease on home and this convenient food supply gave them the rocks overlooking the summer den, while an opportunity to take a holiday.
They did not go George and Albert rested in sandy beds on the hunting at all that night, but stayed near the den t ridge. During my stay in the city, I often used to sit on a stone wall by the riverbank in the early evening, hoping for a cool breeze-though there never was one. What phrase is used with it? What words in the paragraph give clues to the meaning? Now infer an approximate meaning of the word and write it here. Now look up lassitude in the dictionary and write the definition that best fits its use in the passage.
Working with another student, read another passage from Never Cry Wolf. The realization that the wolves' summer diet 1. That wolves caught and ate mice. That the small rodents [mice] were work in the field of dietetics. This concerned the thoroughly substantiated that there would be no nutritional value of mice.
It was imperative for me room to doubt its validity. Boston: Bantam Books, , p. Compare your answers in A and B with those of another pair of students. Then look up substantiated in the dictionary. If what you wrote does not match any of the definitions in the dictionary, choose the most appropriate definition and write it here.
Working with another student, read the passages from Bury Me Standing by the journalist Isabel Fonseca. Then infer the meaning of the underlined words. This book of anthropology describes the history of Gypsy, or Roma, families in Eastern Europe and their lives in the s. Even at [the Gypsies'] home I was never allowed to be alone: not ever. The Dukas did not share gadjo [non-Gypsy] notions of or need for privacy. Or for quiet. The more and the noisier the better was their creed—one that I found to be universal among Roma.
There was something wrong with you, some shame, if you had to be alone. The Gypsies have endured unimaginable hardships, but one could be sure that loneliness wasn't one of them. Inferred meaning of creed: 2. Every morning Bexhet stretched out his shaving ritual for as long as he could. One by one, he would produce the implements from his locked trunk: a shaving brush, a shaving bowl with the soap stuck in it, the folding razor.
Wearing his morning suit—striped pajama bottoms and a khaki military shirt—he would make three trips in and out of the house for these tools, holding each with a ten-fingered delicacy you might reserve for the handling of a small but perfectly preserved Minoan [antique] pot.
After all the implements had been arranged along the courtyard ledge, which became barber's corner for a good part of each morning, Bexhet would make a final trip for his special cracked shaving mirror. Inferred meaning of implement: 3. Jeta's father, Sherif just for example , like most traditional Gypsy men, wore a suit all the time, the same suit, no matter what the occasion or the weather.
And he would wear that suit until it fell to pieces and had to be replaced. This habit flourished alongside the foppish' tastes of many Gypsy men: they loved flash cuts and flapping lapels, in shiny, striped fabrics; they liked hats, wore watch fobs , 2 mustaches, and lots of gold jewelry.
New York: Vintage Books, 1 foppish: fashionable in an extreme way 2 fob: a short chain to which a watch is fastened Inferred meaning of flourished: B. Then look up the underlined words in the dictionary. If what you wrote does not match any of the definitions in the dictionary, choose the most appropriate definitions and write them here. Many words in English can be broken down into several parts. Words in English can have three parts: a root, a prefix, and a suffix.
Note that when suffixes are added, the spelling of the root may change. The words built around a single root are called related words. These include many of the roots that come from Latin, Greek, and other languages.
Note that the spelling of the roots from other languages is often changed when they are part of an English word. Example: philos from the Greek word for love is contained in: philosopher lover of knowledge and bibliophile lover of books.
Working with another student, write the word, the root, and the definition if you know it or can guess it. Then look it up in the dictionary to check your definition. Example: Because of problems with his vision, Sanjay can no longer drive a car.
Word: vision Root: visus Your definition: being able to see Dictionary definition: ability to see 1. Manual workers with no special training are unlikely to find a job that pays well. Word: Root: Your definition: Dictionary definition: 2. If you reverse the flow of water in the experiment, you will get the opposite results as well. Historically, the earliest churches in this region were located outside the city walls.
Word: Root: Your definition: Dictionary definition: 4. It was difficult to predict whether the injury would result in death. Word: Root: Your definition: Dictionary definition: 5. The bank's annual report gave details of the growth of its activities over the past twelve months. Word: Root: Your definition: Dictionary definition: 6.
The dictator ruled his country with an iron hand. Word: Root: Your definition: Dictionary definition: B. The related words in this table are based on the same Latin roots. Write the words from part A beside the words that have the same root. Then write the dictionary definitions of the related words.
Word from part A Related word Definition of related word vision visibility the distance it is possible to see revert visualize manipulate anniversary dictation local C. If you disagree, use a dictionary to check your work. Working with another student, write the word, the root, and the meaning if you know it or can guess it.
Then look it up in the dictionary to check your work. She spoke to him roughly because she didn't want to look lonely and pathetic in his eyes. A new study that includes both men and women shows many gender differences. Word: Root: Your definition: Dictionary definition: 3. According to marine biologists, the temperature of the world's oceans has risen in recent years. After much study, we have concluded that there is only one logical solution to this problem.
Because schools do not emphasize geography, many children in the United States lack knowledge about other parts of the world. The documents in these files are arranged in chronological order from the earliest date to most recent.
Word: Root: Your definition: Dictionary definition: 7. Someone has altered the meter for the building so that it no longer shows how much water is used. The related words in this table are based on the same Greek roots. Word from part A Related word Definition of related word sympathy geocentric chronicle dialogue gene metric biodegradable C. Study the prefixes that give words a negative meaning. In the items below, all of the words except one have a prefix with a negative meaning. Working with another student, cross out the word that does not have a prefix.
If necessary, you may use a dictionary. Think of another word with each of the negative prefixes. Write the words and their definitions. Prefix Word Definition Example: unattractive not physically attractive or beautiful. Study the prefixes with a numerical meaning. In the items below, all of the words except one have a prefix with a numerical meaning. Think of another word with each prefix.
Prefix Word Definition 1. Study the prefixes with meaning related to time. In the items below, all of the words except one have a prefix with a time meaning. Study the prefixes that show relationships.
In the items below, all of the words except one have a prefix with a meaning that shows a relationship. Think of another word with each of the prefixes. Notice that when a suffix is added to the end of a root, the spelling of the root often changes.
Study the suffixes that change words into nouns. Working with another student, create nouns by adding an appropriate suffix to each word below.
Write the noun and the meaning if you know it or can guess it. Study the suffixes that change words into adjectives. Working with another student, create adjectives by adding an appropriate suffix to each word below. Write the adjective and the meaning if you know it or can guess it. Study the suffixes that change words into verbs. Working with another student, create verbs by adding an appropriate suffix to each word below.
Write the verb and the meaning if you know it or can guess it. Working with another student, read each word, underline the suffix, and write the part of speech noun, adjective, or verb. Then try to guess the meaning of the word and write it down. Word Part of speech Meaning adjective having no purpose or importance Example: meaningless 1. In each sentence find a word with a prefix or suffix that you have worked with in this unit.
Underline the word and write it again, divided into its parts. Then look for the definition in the dictionary. Example: The supervisor of the factory expects all the employees to arrive on time every morning. It was necessary to revise the plan numerous times before everyone could agree. Word: Parts: Definition: 2. The magic show included a woman who claimed she could perform mental telepathy.
In any language it is possible to generate an endless number of new sentences. Word: Parts: Definition: 4. The young Swiss tennis player has demonstrated his total dominance of the game by winning ten major tournaments.
Word: Parts: Definition: 5. When James Joyce published his novel Ulysses, many critics did not appreciate the unconventional style of his writing. Word: Parts: Definition: 6. The university president was insensitive to the women on the faculty and so he was fired from his job. Word: Parts: Definition: 7.
The firefighters acted heroically to save as many people as possible. Word: Parts: Definition: 8. Some European clocks are synchronized by satellite with a clock in Frankfurt, Germany. Word: Parts: Definition: 9. In his first lecture for the astronomy course, the professor gave a brilliant explanation of how the universe began. Word: Parts: Definition: B. Every language develops different collocations. For example, in these three languages, different adjectives are used to describe tea: English: strong tea, weak tea Italian: strong tea, long tea Japanese: dark tea, thin tea When you are reading in English, it is very important to notice collocations and to learn them together with the individual words.
You will gain fluency and improve comprehension if you are familiar with common collocations. Read the passage, find three collocations like those listed in the table, and underline them. Then write them below. Millions of people now rent their movies the Netflix way.
They fill out a wish list from the 50, titles on the company's Web site and receive the first few DVD's in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about "long tail" businesses—ones that amalgamate many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a single target audience?
But one other major implication has barely been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service. Check the definitions of any words you are not sure about.
Compare your work with that of another student. If you disagree or are not sure about a collocation, check with your teacher. T he eclipse of "snail mail" in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps rising. It has roughly doubled since , with less use of newsprint and much more of ordinary office paper. And so, with some nuances and internal changes, does the flow of material carried by mail.
On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the s. Is the Internet hurting the mails, or helping? Critelli, a co-chairman of the public-private Mail Industry Task Force. Critelli's day job is chief executive of Pitney Bowes—yes, that Pitney Bowes, once known for its postage meters and now a "mail and document management" company. In the last few years, it has also functioned as a research group for the mail industry, commissioning a series of studies, available free at Postlnsight PB.
Read the passage, find at least three collocations like those listed in the table on page 62, and underline them. T he harmful side of the Internet's impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People naturally write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages.
To leaf through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been lost in this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible object that was once in the sender's hands.
To stay in instant touch with parents, children and colleagues around the world is to know what's been gained. But even before e-mail, personal letters had shrunk to a tiny share of the flow.
Nader, wrote in a Pitney Bowes study, personal mail had "long ago been reduced to a minimum with the proliferation of telephone services in the last 50 years.
Most of that personal mail consists of greeting cards, invitations, announcements, and other mail with "emotional content," a category that is generally holding its own. The same higher-income households that rely the most on e-mail correspondence also send and receive the most letters.
Whatever shrinkage e-mail has caused in personal correspondence, it is not likely to do much more. Using Concordance Sentences to Identify Collocations A concordance is a computerized collection of sentences that all contain the same word or phrase. The sentences are taken from authentic texts, not texts written for language learning. From these sentences you can learn how a word or phrase is actually used and how it combines with other words.
Note: In the exercises that follow, the concordance "sentences" are often not complete sentences because of the way the computer selects a limited sample of text.
Some of the words at the beginning or end may also be incomplete. You should not pay attention to the incomplete words or to any words you are not familiar with, but focus instead on the target word and the words around it. Read the concordance sentences containing the word assumption and answer the questions below.
The first two have been started for you. We can say 2. It was a not unreasonable assumption that a man who developed a 4. Dubos started from the assumption that all organic matter added to 5.
There was also the general assumption that the fact of a state populated This entire case depends on the assumption that the trust to set up a building The fundamental assumption was that Time will always 1. List the words or phrases used before assumption. Find two patterns in the words or phrases in 1. Adjectives are often used before assumption: general, unreasonable, further.
Assumption often follows a phrasal verb. List the words or phrases used after assumption. Find a pattern in the words or phrases in 3. Write three of the collocations for the word assumption that you think would be useful to learn. Read the concordance sentences containing the word strategy and answer the questions below. Therefore the only rational strategy for either of us to play on the 4.
Its new strategy is called the Tropical Forestry Act 7. To a Darwinian, a successful strategy is one that has become numerous 8. Money Page 24 Da 9. The winning strategy, remarkably, was the simplest and According to the regional strategy, the government aims to flood an 1. List the words or phrases used before strategy.
List the words or phrases used after strategy. Write three of the collocations for the word strategy that you think would be useful to learn. Read the concordance sentences containing the word process and answer the questions below. Yours In Service,. Jennifer Monachino Lapey, Mayor. Michelle DeLillo, Deputy Mayor. Bridget Breda A. Bennett, Trustee. Joseph C. Senerchia, Trustee. Maurice I. Owen-Michaane, Trustee. Visit us at Pelhammanor. Follow us on Twitter pelhammanorny. The National Weather has advised that showers and thunderstorms are expected, along with a slow moving cold front this We will compile important local, county, state and national updates here, as well as other resources for resident consideration and use.
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The emptiness of the chair expresses a sense of absence. The five western chairs, separated from the larger group, represent those not inside the building, but who lost their lives as a direct result. The other chairs are arranged in a pattern of nine rows according to the floors of the building. Each persons chair is then listed in alphabetical order according to the agency in which they worked or were visiting.
The glass base of each chair illuminates at night emphasizing the individual's name. The light delivers comfort from and eliminates the fear of the darkness.
As a unit the empty chairs are arranged to represent the damage done to the building, with the highest concentration of chairs near the center of the footprint to symbolically fill in the damage done to the building by the bomb. And, as you look out over the field, you will notice two sizes of chairs. The large chairs represent the adults and the smaller chairs the nineteen children whose lives were taken. Again, reminding us all of the impact this bombing had on this community and this nation.
The Survivor Wall, found at the east end of the Field of Empty Chairs, holds the names of over individuals who survived the attack. Survivors include those who were in a one block radius surrounding the building. Those names are inscribed on four granite panels. Originally located in the lobby of the building the panels hang on one of two original walls remaining from the Alfred P. The Murrah Plaza, part of the formal entry into the federal building, provides visitors with a sense of the 's design and architecture of the Alfred P.
The plaza is preserved in as close to the original state as possible. Seals for each of each federal agency housed inside of the Murrah building were added to the floor of the plaza.
Three flagpoles mark where the elevator shaft was located. A second American flag flies on the original Alfred P. Murrah flagpole. It is recommended that you allow at least 1 hour for the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial and approximately 2 hours for the Memorial Museum.
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