tailieunhanh - LEXIS ACADEMIC VOCABULARY STUDY phần 7

Tham khảo tài liệu 'lexis academic vocabulary study phần 7', ngoại ngữ phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Critical can also mean serious or life-threatening. Her condition was critical following the accident. Activity 19 Literature refers to artistic writings of high quality. Literary the adjective form has the added meaning of well-educated. Latin mathematics and literature formed the core of university education in past centuries. Students read the literary works of great thinkers. Upon graduating they were literary adults. Literate literacy refer to the ability to read and write and also refer to having knowledge in certain fields. Illiterate illiteracy are the negative forms. Illiteracy is a major problem in some countries. Nowadays people need to be literate in computers. Restate the following sentences using literature literary literacy illiteracy literate and illiterate. 1. Japan has one of the highest rates in the world of people who can read and write. 2. O. Henry and Oscar Wilde are just two of several authors who wrote books while they were in prison. 3. Statistics show that many criminals are unable to read. 4. Many best-selling books are not well-written works of art. 5. Travel in a foreign country is simplified if you can read the language of the country you are visiting. 6. Some people fear that television will lead to a decrease in reading and writing skills. 7. I am totally ignorant when it comes to science. Activity 20 Many technical words comprise parts taken from Greek or Latin. For example the literal or actual meaning of thermometer is heat measure. Thermometer literally means heat measure. Match the words on the left with their literal meanings. State the relationships in complete sentences using literal or literally. 1. automobile 2. telephone 3. telegraph 4. phonograph 5. autograph 6. microphone sound writing distant writing distant sound self-moving small sound self-writing The Story of Motion Pictures 117 Activity 21 People often exaggerate when they want to make their statements dramatic particulary in conversation. My brother eats like a .