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Midterm, Spring 2012 // 6-2, 7-2, 8-1

 

6-2 Global Travel … and Beyond

 

Active vocabulary:

global, cruise, mystery, detective, clue, exchange, approximately, preserve, wildlife, project, solar, potential, discount, airfare, freighter, cargo, relaxing, idiom, ecotourism, commercialize, astronaut, gravity, reusable, literally

 

Passive vocabulary:

sightseeing, gunshot, rough (v.) it, gourmet, air-conditioned, whodunit, raft, room and board, hands-on experience, medicinal plants, courier, weightlessness

 

Phrases:

1. (to) hold somebody back (p.126)             2. on one’s own (p.127) 

3. (to) be in the market for (p.127)          4. (to) dream of (p.127)                      

5. (to) track down (p.127)              6. by the time (p.127)                    

7. (to) have a big impact on (p.128)      8. (to) get around (p.128)              

9. (to) take one’s time (p.129)       

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7-2 Parentese

 

Active vocabulary:

genetics, biology, gender, stereotype, verbal, vocalize, newborn, male, female, alert, nurture, context, interactive, determine, startling, assumption, electronic, merge, tension, hybrid, launch, effort, colony, eradicate, halt, unified

 

Passive vocabulary:

linguist, interestingly, eye contact, task-oriented, effectively, inevitable, assimilate, degradation, genocide, cultural diversity, ethnic populations, native languages

 

Phrases:

1. (to) shed light on (p.153)                     2. (to) respond to (p.154) 

3. It is a known fact that    (p.154)                   4. (to) take on (p.164)  

5. (to) keep on one’s toes (p.165)           6. (to) tend to (p.165)

7. (to) take something by storm (p.165)      8. (to) lash out at (p.165)

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8-1 The Silk Road: Art and Archaeology

 

Active vocabulary:

architecture, caves, destination, documents, silk fabric, merchants, mummy, desert, oasis, spices, statutes, fertility, holy, significant, vast, ancient, exchange, network, customs, triangles, landlocked, encourage, region, religion, musical instruments, figures, calligraphy, tomb, vase, trade route, evidence, discover, bare

 

Passive vocabulary:

archaeologists, caravans, frescoes, mausoleums, mosques, pitcher, depict, exquisite, ruins (n.), ivory, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, geometric forms, astonishing, volcano, explorer, literal, figurative, cross-cultural, antiquity

 

Phrases:

1. in a sense (p.172)                             2. used to (p.172) 

3. in turn (p.172)                                  4. a symbol of (p.172)            

5. (to) contribute to (p.173)                        6. (to) play a role in (p.173)

7. (to) send someone on (a mission) (p.174) 8. to this end (p. 175)  

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