Unit One
College English
Enhance Your Language Awareness
Words in Action
▆ Working with Words and Expressions
2. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1) compromise
2) self-induced
3) steered
4) frame
5) demonstrated
6) employ
7) promote
8) impressed
9) contribution
10) deliberately
11) financial
12) economic
3. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1) makes a point of
2) refresh my memory
3) lead to
4) at hand
5) working out
6) under pressure
7) Last but not least
8) took, down
9) In addition to
10) were involved in
11) in other words
12) pointed out
13) pay off
4. Fill in the blanks with words listed in the box below. Change the form where necessary. Then rearrange the given letters to form two words related to college life and complete the final sentence with the two words.
▆ Answers:
1) scored
2) scheduled
3) assigned
4) motivate
5) crucial
6) promote
7) performed
8) debate
9) scanned
10) devised
11) advocated
12) clarify
13) priorities
14) compromised
15) context
16) undertook
17) academic excellence
▆ Increasing Your Word Power
1. The same word can perform different roles and functions as different parts of speech. Listed in the box below are some of these words. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box. Make sure that your sentences are grammatically correct.
▆ Answers:
1) principal / major
2) top
3) major
4) top
5) principal
6) major
7) schedule
8) advocate / have advocated
9) top
10) approach
11) blame
12) major / principal
13) advocate
14) schedule
15) blame
16) approaching
17) pressure
18) pace
19) pressured
20) pace
2. In this unit there are many words and phrases that are similar in meaning. Find out those pairs of words and phrases and put them down in the space provided.
▆ Answers:
revealdisclose
tentative (questions)possible (questions)
achieveattain
super-achieverstraight-A student
steer towardpoint toward
be caughtbe trapped
3. In this unit the verb set is collocated with priorities, timetables, and standards. Try to fill in as many nouns as possible that can go with set in the space provided. If you are not sure of some collocations, consult a dictionary. Then make sentences of your own using the collocations in the space provided.
▆ Answers for reference:
set priorities / timetables / standards / an exam / an alarm / an example / a price /a record / limits
1) Who is going to set (the questions for) the exam this time?
2) She forgot to set her alarm last night: that was why she overslept.
3) Her heroic behavior sets a good example for us to follow.
4) We had to compromise and finally the price was set at $1,000.
5) We were all pleased to know that Liu Xiang had set a world record in the 110-meter hurdles.
6) The government has set strict limits on pay increases.
4. Did you notice the suffixes -ion, -ation, -ly in words such as education, expectation, deliberately in this unit? The suffixes -ion, -ation can be put after many verbs to form nouns, and -ly can be added to many adjectives to form adverbs. Listed in the box below are some nouns and adverbs with suffixes -ion, -ation, -ly you have come across in this unit. Write down their corresponding verb and adjective forms in the space provided.
▆ Answers:
Nouns with –ion/ationVerbsAdverbs with -lyAdjectives
anticipationanticipateconciselyconcise
associationassociatedeliberately deliberate
contributioncontributeeffectivelyeffective
editioneditequallyequal
expectationexpectimmediatelyimmediate
frustrationfrustratepresumablypresumable
participationparticipatepsychologicallypsychological
revisionreviseultimatelyultimate
Task 1: Complete each of the following sentences with a proper noun with suffixes -ion, -ation listed above.
▆ Answers:
1) edition
2) revisions
3) contribution
4) anticipation
5) frustration
6) participation
7) association
8) expectations
Task 2: Correct the mistakes in the following paragraph, paying special attention to the use of adjectives and adverbs. Underline the mistakes and write down your corrections in the space below. If you think there is no mistake, write “No Mistake”.
▆ Answers:
1) No mistake
2) especially
3) necessary
4) frequently
5) No mistake
6) easy
7) No mistake
8) individual
9) many
10)highly
11)apparent
12)remarkable
13)probably
14)No mistake
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
Task 1: Decide which one is correct by crossing out the wrong one.
▆ Answers for reference:
1) People go to university to increase their knowledge.
2) The family were at table when the telephone rang.
3) There is a Jack Robinson waiting to see you in the hall.
4) We are striving for a world with no poverty, no hurt and no hatred.
5) The Olympic Games for 2016 will be held in Rio de Janeiro.
Task 2: Insert an appropriate article in each blank, using Ø to stand for ZERO article:
▆ Answers:
1) the
2) an
3) Ø
4) a
5) the
6) the
7) the
8) a
9) a
10) a
11) the
12) the
13) Ø
14) the
15) the
16) a
17) Ø
18) the
19) the
20) a
Cloze
Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.
▆ Answers:
1) academic
2) priorities
3) conducted
4) principles
5) begin
6) priority
7) compromised
8) addition
9) filing
10)Speaking
11)formula
12)Participation / Participating
13)based
14)least
15)way
16)pressure
Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.
▆ Answers for reference:
1) The judge asked the reporters not to disclose the name of the victim.
2) The teacher took pains to make sure that we all understood what he said.
3) Recently the school conducted a survey among those students who have attained academic excellence.
4) He said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to confirm his acceptance by writing us a letter.
5) George studies very hard. He wants to make the most of his chance to learn.
6) We can’t go. To begin with, it’s too cold. Besides, we’re busy.
7) It’s about time that someone spoke up for these basic truths / facts.
8) You should be working instead of lying there in bed at this time of the day.
9) I’ll jot down some notes while he’s speaking.
10) I can’t carry the suitcase on my own; it’s too heavy.
