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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