UAEU Foundations Program - English, Level 2 Module 1, Unit 2: Vocabulary part 1

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Word Families Practice

Unit 2 Directions: When you complete the exercises in the subset, you will be very familiar with the meanings and possible uses of the following words:

achievement/s evaluation/s requirement/s

responsibility/ies specialist Directions: This reading passage may help you determine the meaning of words. I am studying to be a specialist in internal medicine. I

decided to go into the field of medicine because it is very

rewarding and I get to help people. Presently, I have a lot

of requirements that I must complete. There are many

classes I need to take and my schedule is full. My

professors are always doing evaluations of my work and

progress. Organizing my time and taking care of my responsibilities is a priority for me. An

important responsibility is completing assignments and projects on time. I have a lot of stress

because of the demands my major places on me. In the end I hope to achieve my goal of

becoming a doctor. This achievement will be the greatest achievement of anyone in my family.

A. Directions: Choose the word that is related in meaning. When you are unsure of your choices, use the thesaurus or dictionary to confirm your choice.

1. requirement

2. achievement 3. responsibility

4. evaluation

5. specialist

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B. Directions: Match the words/phrases that are nearly opposites. evaluation a. unknowledgeable requirement b. failure responsibility c. not critical, without opinion specialist d. something you don’t have to do achievement e. uncaring/.unconcerned

C. Directions: Read the definition and see if you can write the correct study word.

1. Decide the quality of

2. Taking charge of

3. You must do it

4. One who does something well

5. Gained by work and effort

D. Directions: Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

1. If I work hard in school I achieve my goal of becoming a doctor.

2. The evaluation I from my teacher wasn’t good.

3. It takes of responsibility to complete a medical degree.

4. Your college will tell you when you completed the requirements for

degree.

5. My sister study medicine in two years.

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E. Directions: Choose the correct word for each sentence. Remember to use the correct form of the word in each sentence.

I realized my goal of becoming a doctor is if I work hard in school. My classes will

a lot of me and I am ready to face this challenge. In order to

my goal, I am spending more time focusing on Sciences and Math. One essential

for being a pre-med student is having a strong background in Sciences and Math. After years of

study and hard work it will be wonderful to finally be a licensed doctor. This

will be the greatest of my life.

Ahmed’s is Computer Science. He is a manager at

Hakim Computer Company. He works with a team of 50

employees. He is a well organized and his employees

respect him. His include holding meetings with staff,

doing of staff and arranging workshops for staff. He is friendly with some of his

staff and he feels uncomfortable to them because of their friendship. In the end, he

does his job and is a very affective administrator.

F. Complete the following sentences in your own words.

1. I would like to become a specialist in

2. One requirement for my major is

3. My teacher will evaluate me

4. A responsible student

5. One goal I want to achieve is

require requirement/s achievement/s achieve achievable

evaluation/s evaluate specialist specialty

responsibility/ies responsibly

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G. Directions: You will need your Unit 2 vocabulary list to complete this exercise. Replace the underlined phrase in the following sentences with one vocabulary word. Use the correct form of the word and change words (verb tense, etc.) in the sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct.

A quick reminder: We are still working with the same words. Here’s a repeat. achievement/s evaluation/s requirement/s responsibility/ies specialist

1. The teacher watched her students carefully and came to the conclusion that her students didn’t understand present simple.

2. My advisor told me that I have to take Level 3 English.

3. Becoming a doctor is possible but you have to work really hard in school.

4. Tom is really good at fixing cars and he knows everything about them.

5. Sadaq doesn’t take care with his time and he is often late to class.

Example: Organize Organized Organization

Susan is a messy person and needs to arrange her papers in a proper way. Rewrite the sentence using one of the forms of the word above. You write: Susan is a messy person and needs to organize her papers in a proper way.

UAEU Foundations Program - English, Level 2 Module 1, Unit 2: Vocabulary part 1

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Written by: Dr. Kimberly Connors © 2013 UAEU Level 2 Integrated English University Foundations Program United Arab Emirates University Based on exercises from Rankin Vocabulary, 1990.

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