Chapter 6: Education Flashcards
(45 cards)

task (n)
daily task
the task of building a nation
take to task
= to scold sb
The teacher took all of us to task for not doing our homework
Task
Job
Chore
Assignment






- emphasis (n), emphatic (a)/emˈfæt.ɪk/, emphatically
- illustrator (n), illustration (n), illustrate (v), illustrated (a)
- suficience (n), suffice (v) /səˈfaɪs/, sufficient (a), sufficiently (adv)
- interaction (n), interact (v), interactive (a), interactively (adv)
- domination (n), dominate (v), dominant (a), dominantly (adv)
- alteration (n), alternative (n) (something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual, and offering the possibility of choice:) ,
alter (v), alternative (A), alternatively (adv)
- correspondence (n), correspond (v), corresponding (a), correspondingly (adv)
- location (n), locate (v)
- reaction (n), react (v), reactive (a)
- commentator (n), comment (n)/ˈkɒm.ent/ , comment (v)/ˈkɒm.ent/
locate
to prefer to locate their biz in L.A because they can make a good living there.
sufficent (A)
have sufficient English skills to participate equally in the class.
comment
to make positive comments on the quality of education in Ms. Tanner’s class
emphatic
there is an emphatic agreement among teachers to do st
illustrate (v)
illustration (n)
illustrator (n)
illustrated (a)
sufficient (a)
sufficience (n)
suffice (v)
sufficiently (adv)
interaction (n)
interact (v)
interactive (a)
interactively (adv)
dominant (a)
domination (n)
dominate (v)
dominantly (Adv)
alter (v)
- alteration (n)
- alternative (n): a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities
The car is too expensive so we’re trying to find a cheaper alternative.
We had no alternative but to fire Gibson.
to offer/provide an alternative
alternative to something Does this offer a viable alternative to the existing system?
as an alternative to something Fruit juice is provided as an alternative to alcoholic drinks.
alternative for somebody This treatment is the only alternative for some patients.
- alternative (a)
- alternatively (adv)
correspondingly (adv)
/ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋli/
- correspondence (n) /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns/
sự tương ứng; sự phù hợp
thư từ
- correspond (v) /ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd/
- corresponding (a) /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋ/
matching or connected with something that you have just mentionedSYNONYM equivalent
location (n)
locate (v)
reaction (n)
- react (v)
- reactive(a) (formal) showing a reaction or response
The police presented a reactive rather than preventive strategy against crime.
comment (v)
- comment (v)
- commentator (n)/ˈkɒmənteɪtə(r)/
commentator (on something) a person who describes an event while it is happening, especially on television or radio
a television/sports commentator
He’s one of the great sports commentators of our time.
initially
be initially the descendents of immigrants from Europe
/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/
dominant
the dominant ethnic groups
locate
prefer to locate their biz in California
sufficient (a)
to have sufficient English skills to participate equally in the class
