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Vocabulary Unit 8 Language Summary

Nouns

College majorsbroadcasting: the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radioor televisioncriminology: the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.economics:(used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption ofgoods and services, or the materialwelfare of humankind.environmental science: the branch of science concerned with the physical, chemical, and biological conditions othe environment and their effect on organismsexercise science:Atype of writing aboutimagined developments in science and theireffect onlife esp. in thefuture.Fashion:A custom,look,or way of doing things that isconsidered acceptable:Longskirts are back in fashion thisseason.film studies: Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and criticalapproaches to films. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies.

hospitality: Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and criticalapproaches to films. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies.interior design: the design and coordination of the decorativeelements of the interior of a house, apartment,office, or other structural space, including colorschemes, fittings, fuishings, and sometimesarchitectural features.nutritional science:Language learningAccent: the way that someonespeaks,showingwhere he or she comes from.Grammar: the way youcombinewords andchangetheirform andpositionin asentence,or therules of thisIdiom: agroup of words used together with ameaning that you cannotguess.learners dictionary

pronunciation: the act or result of producing the sounds ofspeech, including articulation, stress, andintonation, often with reference to some standardof correctness or acceptability: They are arguingabout the pronunciation of forteagain.Translation: the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.Vocabulary: a list or collection of the words or phrases of alanguage, technical field, etc., usually arranged inalphabetical order and defined:Personal qualitiesartistic appreciation:Art Appreciation is the knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualitiethat identify all great art. The more you appreciate and understand the art of different eras, movements, styles andtechniques, the better you can develop, evaluate and improve your own artwork.

communication skills: Is the way to express ourselves, to get our ideas across, and to connect with the person

whom we are speaking.

competitiveness:1-of, pertaining to, involving, or decided bycompetition : competitive sports; a competitive examinati2-well suited forcompetition;having a feature that makes for successfulcompetition : a competitive price.3-having a strong desire tocompete or to succeed.

concern for others: Help for friends, family, academic staff, hall wardens or others who are concerned about astudentideas about how you can manage the situation.

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cooperation:1-an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.2-more or less active assistance from a person, organization, etc.:We sought the cooperation of various civic leaders.

courtesy: 1-excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.2-a courteous, respectful, or considerate act or expression.

creativity: 1-the state or quality of beingcreative.

2-the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful newideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination:the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts.

perseverance: Continuedeffort anddetermination.

self-confidence: a feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgment.

tolerance:Willingness toacceptbehaviour andbeliefs that are different fromyour own,although you might notagreewith orapprove of them.Other

curriculum:thesubjects studied in aschool,college,etc. and what eachsubjectincludes.

martial art:warlike or fond of fightingpen pal: someone who you exchange letters with as a hobby, but usually have not met.sitcom: A sitcom is an amusing television drama series about a set of characters.software (program): the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation givinginstructions on how to use them.

Adjectives

Native: being the place or environment in which a personwas born or a thing came into being:Private: belonging to some particular person:right (= correct)useful:being ofuse or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect:a useful member of society.Verbsattend: to be present at. / to take care of; minister to; devote one's servicesto.join: to bring in contact, connect, or bring or puttogether. / to bring together in a particular relation or for aspecific purpose, action, etc.; unite.learn (about):register (for) to sign up to participate in something.examp: Have you registered for the class yet?sign up (for) to record the agreement of someone, including oneself, to participate in something.

stick (on)take (a class/a course [on])volunteer: to offer oneself for some service or undertaking.AdverbCorrectly: to set or make true, accurate, or right; removethe errors or faults from.

Prepositionon (= about):

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