Unit 2 Language summary

Nouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs

adopter cautious adopt
adoption domestic appear Predict
application harmful assume predictably
assumption harmless bombard inevitably
caution intimate categorize invariably
concept millennial classify
Expect
consumers obsolete get into
conventional phenomenal innovate presumably
fingerprint poor monitor supposedly
innovation radical multitask Don’t expect
innovators recreational penetrate
ironically
laggards so-called presume
life cycle skeptical regard Assume to be true
marital status represent evidently
millennium Compound adjectives revise apparently
multitasker air-conditioned target supposedly
multitasking carbon-neutral
online store climate-controlled Think is possible
penetration computer-controlled potentially
phenomenon custom-built theoretically
pop-up ads energy-efficient
privacy high-speed Think is ideal
recreation high-tech ideally
revision home-cooked
section human-like Expressions
social networks labor-saving
can’t possibly
technology last-minute
couldn’t possibly
theory net-savvy
invasions of privacy
updates not-too-distant
that is
voicemail self-cleaning
solar-powered
state-of-the-art
wind-powered

Combining ideas Signaling expectations

It plays either easy-listening music or birdsong.
It either reads your messages or gives you a traffic report.
Both solar-powered and wind-powered energy supplement
the regular electricity supply.
Dishwashers and vacuum cleaners are regarded neither as
remarkable objects nor as luxuries.
Many homes boast not only high-speed Internet connections
but also high-tech entertainment systems.
Referring to charts, diagrams, and graphs
in writing
The graph shows / illustrates . . .
As can be seen in the graph . . .
. . . as shown in the table.
In 2012, Internet users accounted for / represented
32.7 percent of the world population.
North America had a high percentage of users in comparison
to / compared to Africa.
In comparison / contrast, Africa had the lowest percentage of
Internet users.
Multitasking is supposedly an essential skill.
Theoretically, you can pack 12 hours into an 8-hour day.
You can’t possibly concentrate on more than one thing.
Evidently, you’re either doing things badly or not at all.
Apparently, “high multitaskers” had poor memories and
couldn’t switch tasks easily.
It’s almost invariably more efficient.
Adding information to nouns
the guy upstairs
someone next door
people on the other side of the world
people happy to give away this information
an easy concept to define
the subject to be discussed
ads offering personal recommendations
applications programmed to monitor your messages

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