Practical English (2): Advanced

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Practical English (2) Advanced

• Instructor Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang
• Course Code A8327240
• School of Science and Engineering/
• Language and Communication
• Time 0920-1210
• Date May 19, 2008

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Course Description of Today

• Section I Review (Chapter 1, Unit 8 Space and
  Flight Human Adaptation to Space)
• Section II Review (Chapter 1, Unit 10 Education
  HomeschoolingA Better Way to Learn?)
• Section III Personal Presentation
  (?????????????? and ??)
• Roll Call

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Vocabulary Skillthe prefixes dis- and de-

• The prefix de- means reduce, remove, or
  not. (such as deprived)
• The prefix dis- also means not, as well as
  apart. (such as disorder)
• These are two very common prefixes that come
  before nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs to
  form many words in English

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Vocabulary P.120 (A)

• 1 deduct when you deduct an amount from a total,
  you subtract it from the total (deductsubtract)
• 2 detach if you detach one thing from another
  that it is fixed to, you remove it if one thing
  detaches from another, it becomes separated from
  it (detachtake off)
• 3 discharge when someone is discharged from
  hospital, prison, or one of the armed services,
  they are officially allowed to leave
  (dischargerelease)

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Vocabulary P.120 (A)

• 4 depart when something or someone departs from
  a place, they leave it and start a journey to
  another place (departleave)
• 5 disgrace if you say that someone is in
  disgrace, you are emphasizing that other people
  disapprove of them and do not respect them
  because of something that they have done
  (disgraceembarrassment)

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Vocabulary P.120 (b)

• 1 descent a decent is a movement from a higher
  to a lower level or position
• 2 disapproving a disapproving action or
  expression shows that you do not approve of
  something or someone
• 3 deodorize if you deodorize something, you hide
  or remove unpleasant smells from it

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Vocabulary P.120 (b)

• 4 disembark when passengers disembark from a
  ship, airplane, or bus, they leave it at the end
  of their journey
• 5 disperse when a group of people disperses, or
  when someone disperses them, the group splits up
  and the people leave in different directions

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Antonyms

• 1 deduct vs. add
• 2 detach vs. attach
• 3 discharge vs. admit
• 4 depart vs. arrive
• 5 disgrace vs. honor (honour)
• 6 descent vs. ascent
• 7 disapprove vs. approve
• 8 deodorize (deodorise) vs. scent
• 9 disembark vs. embark or board
• 10 disperse vs. gather

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Vocabulary Comprehension Definition (P.153)

• 1 competent capable, knowledgeable or
  experienced
• 2 disgruntled unhappy or displeased with
  something, often used to describe a person
• 3 escalate increase, usually in a negative or
  dangerous way
• 4 interaction two things affecting each other

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Vocabulary Comprehension Definition (P.153)

• 5 miss out on to lose or not have a chance to do
  something that is fun or interesting
• 6 motivated driven by a strong desire to do
  something
• 7 radical extreme
• 8 restore to bring something back to the way it
  was
• 9 secure safe and protected

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Vocabulary Skill the root word ven/vent (P. 154)

• The root word ven/ vent, means to come
• 1 convene (v) to gather or call together for a
  meeting
• 2 circumvent (v) to avoid or find a way around
  something

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Vocabulary (P. 154)

• 3 intervene (v) to stop an action happening
  between other people
• 4 inventory (n) the stock or supply of items
  available for sale
• 5 revenue (n) incoming money
• 6 prevention (n) something that keeps something
  else form happening (exprevention is better than
  cure)

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Assignment for Next Week

• Please Review Chapter 1, Unit 11 (The Mystery of
  Memory How Good Is Your Memory)
• Please Prepare for Your Personal Presentation (At
  Least 5 Minutes) ?????????????? and ??

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If you have any inquiry, please contact me via
the following ways

• E-Mail g5260010_at_mail.isu.edu.tw
• Website spaces.isu.edu.tw/g5260010
• Office 1406A (4th Floor, Administration
  Building)
• Extension 5252
• Office Hour Tuesday 2,3,4 and 5 Wednesday
  2, 3, 4 and 5 ( By Appointment )