COURSEBOOK 4 MEDIO, 2013

UNIT 2
ANALISIS IN TERMS OF DISTRUBUTION, MEANING AND FORM.
The words in the box are from the texts you are going to read. Match them with their de
nitions (a h) and then check with a dictionary.
bespeak carriage counteract despicable frame mourning overcome record (v.)
a. Sadness that you feel and show because somebody has died.
b. The form or structure of a person or animals body.
c. The way in which somebody holds and moves their head and body.
d. To denote, to indicate, to show.
e. To do something to reduce or prevent the bad e- ects of something.
f. To keep a permanent account of facts or events by writing them down.
g. To succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem.
h. Very unpleasant or evil.
PUBLISHED MATERIAL
Classify the words in the box under the corresponding category: Discipline / Field People who
work in it.
astronomer astronomy chemist chemistry design designer
ecologist ecology engineer engineering geneticist genetics
physicist physics research researcher science scientist
Which words in Exercise 2 look or sound similar in Spanish?
MY OWN TASK
**Classify the adjectives in the box as positive or negative. Have a look to the previous reading
as a help (Page X)***
abusive boring confusing dramatic embarrassing enjoyable
fascinating funny gentle honest insensitive interesting ironic
joyful kind loving mad nasty optimistic passionate
pessimistic pleasant romantic sad sensitive silly