Unit 5: Great Ideas Integrated Skills Vocabulary.
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Unit 5: Great Ideas Integrated Skills
Vocabulary
Average
Adjective
Normal, usual, typical
An average student made a 75%.
Company
Noun
A business organization selling goods and services
Royal Dutch Shell is the world’s largest company.
Exxon Mobil is the world’s second largest company.
Cost
Verb
How much money something is.
The cost of gas has gone up in the past 10 years.
Energy
Noun
Usable power that comes from heat, electricity etc.
Energy comes from oil, gas, coal, wind and the sun.
Increase
Verb
To make something larger in number or amount.
The president has decided to increase the number of UAE women in the workplace.
Industry
Noun
The work of making things in factories;
The UAE has a large oil industry.
Invent
Verb
To make something for the first time
Blaise Pascal invented the first mechanical computer in 1642.
Invention
Noun
A thing made or designed for the first time.
In 1833, Charles Babbage created an invention called the Analytical Machine. It was a mechanical computer.
Machine
Noun
A piece of equipment with moving parts made to do work, e.g. washing machine
Machines can make work easy for you.
Types of machines
Coffee Machine (Maker) Washing Machine
Types of Machines
Adding Machine ATM Machine
Types of Machines
Answering Machine Fax Machine
Machine
Sewing Machine Vending Machine or Snack Machine
Produce
Verb
To make
Robots can produce cars.
Reduce
VerbTo make something less.
It is important to reduce or eliminate debt as soon as possible.
Save
Verb
To keep or not spend money or energy so you have it for later
It is important to save money for a new home.
Turn Down
Verb
To reduce the sound or heat that something makes.
Turn down the heat.
Turn Off
Verb
To move the switch to stop something from working
Turn off the TV.
Turn On
Verb
To move the switch to start something working.
Turn on the radio.
Turn Up
Verb
To increase the sound or heat that something makes.
Turn up the air conditioning.
Additional Words
Turn Around
Verb
To make a big change
The economy turned around last quarter.
U-Turn
Noun or a verb
To make a u-shaped turn
Make a u-turn at the traffic light.
Dyslexia
Noun
Inability to read; learning difficulty in reading, writing, or math; “word blindness”
A person who cannot read may have dyslexia.
Near-Sighted
Adjective
The ability to see at a short distance only;
A near-sighted person needs glasses to drive.
Risk
Noun
the chance of injury or loss;a hazard or dangerous chance;
It's not worth the risk.
Risk
Risk of Danger Health Risk
Risk
Financial Risk Environmental Risk
Initiative
Noun The first act or step;
Take the initiative in making friends.
Adventure
Noun An exciting or very
unusual experience.
Hang gliding is an adventure.
Entrepreneur
Noun A person who organizes
and manages a business, with initiative and risk.
He is a successful entrepreneur.
Profits
Noun
Money earned from business
Exxon’s profits rose 69% in 2011.
Environment
Noun
1. The surrounding things, 2. Ecology- the air, water,
minerals
Global warming affects the environment.
Fuel
Noun
matter used to maintain fire or energy, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
Gasoline is a type of fuel.
Resources
Noun
1. a source of supply, support, or aid, 2. the wealth of a country3. money, or any property that can be converted
into money; assets.
Oil is a natural resource and a national resource in the UAE.
Resources
Library Resources Natural Resources
Resources
Human Resources National Resources
Resources
Financial Resources Renewable Resources
Temperature
Noun A measure of the
warmth or coldness of an object or substance
Al Ain has high temperatures in the summer.
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