Secondary 1 - Vocabulary - Unit 16

Secondary 1 - Vocabulary - Unit 16
The global village

Name __________________________________________ Date _________

1. Read the paragraph. Fill in the blanks with words from the book.
_______________ is the idea that people from different countries are becoming more like each other as if they were _______________ of the same club. This is due to large _______________ companies and new kinds of communication, which are helped by inventions such as the satellite.
Satellites are _______________ which _______________the earth and have many uses. They _______________ television signals and telephone calls. They also help in _______________ the weather, so that you can know the weather conditions for a few days ahead. Satellites also _______________ people about natural disasters, such as floods. This is an important benefit of satellites because they help reduce the number of deaths. Satellites connect large computers around the world to form the internet. You can watch many television channels for entertainment or _______________ because there are lots of channels that present educational programmes for all stages. However, you have to select the good channels because some of them are poor _______________. Satellites also help you know the _______________ news in any country in the world, so you can know the news when it happens.

2. Read this group of words. Place them into the right column, using your Longman Active Study Dictionary. Then write one sentence with each.
(difficulty - transmit - weather - avoid - believe - warning - differ - channel - belief - weekend)

verb	noun

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3. Complete the analogy with a word from the unit. Follow the example.
An analogy is a way to show different kinds of relationships between words. Below you can see an example. The sentence in brackets is how we read an analogy aloud.
Example: mobile phone : communication :: internet game : entertainment (mobile phone is to communication as internet game is to entertainment) A mobile phone is a way of communication and an internet game is a way of entertainment.

Read the analogy and fill in the empty blank with a word from the unit.
1. global : globalisation :: educational : ____________________
2. satellite : transmit :: game : ____________________
3. orbit : go round :: ____________________ : tell about something dangerous
4. magazine : article :: television : ____________________
5. up-to-date : modern :: forecast : ____________________

4. Write an antonym for each word. Follow the example.

Example: high (quality) - poor (quality)

1. boring - ____________________

2. lose - ____________________

3. advantage - ____________________

4. relax - ____________________

5. agree - ____________________

5. Rewrite, giving one word that means the following.

1. He is someone who belongs to the group of the tennis club.

_____________________________________________________________

2. Pollution is a problem that affects all countries.

_____________________________________________________________

3. He works in a company that makes electronic things made for particular purposes.

_____________________________________________________________

4. The forecast told about something dangerous about the weather tomorrow.

_____________________________________________________________

5. A satellite travels around the earth.

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6. My uncle works for a big company that has divisions in more than two countries.

_____________________________________________________________

6. Use your Active Study Dictionary to find the following:

a. the verb of:

1. communication: ____________________

2. education: ____________________

3. navigation: ____________________

b. three words that begin with "side":

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

c. three words that would appear on the pages between the entries between "cross" and "crowning":

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

Secondary 1 - Vocabulary - Unit 16
ANSWERS

1.

Globalisation is the idea that people from different countries are becoming more like each other as if they were members of the same club. This is due to large multinational companies and new kinds of communication, which are helped by inventions such as the satellite.

Satellites are devices which orbit the earth and have many uses. They transmit television signals and telephone calls. They also help in forecasting the weather, so that you can know the weather conditions for a few days ahead. Satellites also warn people about natural disasters, such as floods. This is an important benefit of satellites because they help reduce the number of deaths. Satellites connect large computers around the world to form the internet. You can watch many television channels for entertainment or education because there are lots of channels that present educational programmes for all stages. However, you have to select the good channels because some of them are poor quality. Satellites also help you know the up-to-date news in any country in the world, so you can know the news when it happens.

2.

verb	noun
transmit avoid believe differ	difficulty weather warning channel belief weekend

1-10 Answers will vary.

3.

1. global : globalisation :: educational : education

2. satellite : transmit :: game : entertain

3. orbit : go round :: warn : tell about something dangerous

4. magazine : article :: television : programme

5. up-to-date : modern :: forecast : predict

4. Write an antonym for each word. Follow the example.

Example: high (quality) - poor (quality)

1. boring - interesting

2. lose - win

3. advantage - disadvantage

4. relax - worry

5. agree - disagree

5. Give one word that means the following.

1. He is a member of the tennis club.

2. Pollution is a problem that is global. OR Pollution is a global problem.

3. He works in a company that makes electronic devices.

4. The forecast warned about the weather tomorrow.

5. A satellite orbits the earth.

6. My uncle works for a big company that is multinational. OR My uncle works for a big multinational company.

6.

a.

1. communicate 2. educate 3. navigate

b.

1. sidecar 2. sidekick 3. sideline

c.

Answers will vary.

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