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4. f VOCABULARY STRATEGY
5. d
6. e CHOOSING AND WRITING VOCABULARY TO LEARN
7. g
8. h Exercise 5A page 24
Possible answers:
INTEGRATED SKILLS dialects, evolve, factor, variety, status
ANNOTATING
APPLY YOUR SKILLS
Exercise 4A page 18
Possible annotations: Before You Read B page 25
1. The vowel in words like caught and bought sounds like the vowel in
Language, Thought, and put and book. The vowel in the word house sounds like “hUH-OO-s.”
Identity 500 bce: The vowel in hoi toider sounds like a combination of but and beet.
The question of (1.) how language Aristotle 2. Elizabethan English may have been spoken by the island’s
relates to identity and cognition has thought > original settlers, and the dialect has some words that date back to
long been the subject of study and lang. = Shakespearean times.
speculation in many cultures. In (4.) rep. of 3. Nowadays the island’s economy is based on tourism, not fishing.
Western scholarship, philosophers thought This implies that the dialect may be becoming diluted because of
in the Golden Age of Greece in the influx of outsiders. It also implies that the dialect may contain
500 bce discussed the origin and more words related to tourism and that words related to fishing
(2.) Two function of language. Aristotle, may be dying out.
views the father of logic in philosophy, 4. The speech patterns are more typical of British or Australian
#1 ⇒ called language a representation English.
of thought. The (3.) opposite of 5. They are documenting it and making recordings.
that theory—that thought is a Thinking Critically page 29
representation of language—is a
more recent idea about the way 1. The writer believes it should be preserved. She uses positive
language works. This concept, adjectives to indicate her attitude toward the dialect: distinctive,
known as (5.) linguistic relativity, unique, unusual. The final paragraph points toward a hope that
holds that an individual’s particular features of the brogue will continue in the speech of younger people.
#2 ⇒ language shapes the way the 2. Folk legends are passed down from person to person and don’t
person perceives the world, much necessarily have research to back up their veracity. Scientific study
like viewing the world through a is the opposite.
pair of colored glasses. Linguistic 3. Possible answer: The dialect will most likely die out because of the
relativity is also called the Sapir- 20th c.: (7.) Internet and greater contact between islanders and mainlanders.
Whorf hypothesis after scholars thought Thinking Visually A page 30
Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee shapes view 1.
Whorf, who are credited with of wld.
forming the theory in the early 20th Number of Endangered Languages by Country
century.
1–10 11–29 30–75 76–125 125+
Exercise 4C page 21 Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Canada United
1. e French Guyana, Paraguay, Colombia, States,
2. a Suriname, Guyana, Bolivia, Mexico,
3. d Panama, Costa Ecuador, Venezuela Brazil
4. b, d Rica, Honduras, Guatemala,
5. g, d El Salvador, Nicaragua
6. f, d Belize
7. c
2. Possible answer: The number of endangered languages is roughly
Vocabulary Check B page 22 proportional to the size and population of an area and its history
1. superiority of colonization. The United States, for example, is an enormous
2. perception territory that at one time had millions of indigenous people
3. measurable belonging to dozens of ethnic and linguistic groups. As a result
4. diversity of colonization, these indigenous people—along with their
5. empirical languages—were largely exterminated. The same process occurred
6. conduct throughout the Americas. Today, languages are dying as a result of
7. intersection urbanization and globalization.
8. concede Thinking About Language page 31
1. it = Ocracoke Island
2. this notion = that the dialect is a living form of the English spoken
during Shakespeare’s time.
3. them = outsiders
4. This unusual environment = Ocracoke’s isolation
5. Many = linguists
6. do so = speak the Ocracoke brogue
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P A R T 1 | Fundamental Reading Skills
BUSINESS ETHICS
Main Ideas and Supporting a transition from the first paragraph and introduces the topic.
The second sentence introduces the main idea that is explained
by the rest of the sentences in the paragraph. The main idea of
Details Paragraph 3 is expressed in the first sentence, and the following
sentences support this idea.
UNIT PROFILE 4. The reading contains various examples and reasons that
support the main ideas. Signal language includes for example, for
page 32 instance, and because.
The article defines investment banks, explains how they were Vocabulary Check B page 36
involved in the Great Recession of 2007–2009, and discusses how 1. executive
improving ethics in trading would benefit those banks. 2. retirement
The main ideas are that investment banks play an important role 3. collapse
in the global economy and that the role of investment banks in 4. implication
causing the Great Recession has led to public distrust. 5. defect
Some details include the following: examples of the role and 6. violations
responsibility of investment banks; poll results showing lack of 7. repercussions
trust in banks; examples of unethical decisions made by investment 8. bring about
bankers; and results of investigations into the role investment banks
played in the mortgage crisis. SUPPORTING SKILL 1
IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
FUNDAMENTAL SKILL
IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS AND SUPPORTING Exercise 2A page 38
Topic: Three theories of corporate governance (including
DETAILS shareholder theory).
Exercise 1A page 34 Main Idea: Models of corporate governance that seek to consider the
interests of those affected by a business have gained in popularity in
Possible answers: recent years.
1. The study of ethics explores what is fair and unfair and what is Exercise 2B page 39
morally acceptable and unacceptable. Cheating is an example of
unethical behavior. Main Idea of passage: (Other) models of corporate governance that
2. Business decisions can have a big impact on others. seek to consider the interests of those affected by a business have
gained in popularity in recent years.
Exercise 1B page 34 Main ideas:
Topic: Ethics and business ethics
Paragraph 1: Since the 1980s, most corporations have followed a
Main Idea of text: In our daily lives and in business, we are faced
model of governance based on shareholder theory, or stockholder
with ethical decisions that have implications for others.
theory, which states that a company’s primary responsibility is to
Paragraph 1: The study of ethics explores what is fair and unfair and increase earnings for its shareholders, the people who own shares of
what is morally acceptable and unacceptable. stock in a company.
Paragraph 2: Just as our personal ethics are determined by our Paragraph 2: Stakeholder theory says that a business must consider the
everyday decisions, business ethics are determined by the decisions interests not just of shareholders but of all of a company’s stakeholders.
of the individuals who work in the business.
Paragraph 3: A third model of corporate governance is known as
Paragraph 3: Business ethics are especially important because corporate social responsibility, or CSR, which says a company should
business decisions often affect not only a company and its employees seek not only to make a profit but also to make a positive impact on
but also customers, society, and the environment. the community and the environment.
Exercise 1C page 35 Exercise 2C page 39
1. T 1. corporate governance
2. F - The study of ethics explores what is fair and unfair and 2. Shareholder theory
morally acceptable and unacceptable. 3. stakeholder theory
3. F - Business ethics are determined by the decisions made by 4. profits
individuals within a business. 5. corporate social responsibility
4. F - The repercussions of business decisions can be felt beyond 6. inclusive
the organization and include customers, society, and the
environment. Vocabulary Check B page 40
5. T 1. d
6. T 2. e
3. g
Exercise 1D page 36 4. f
Possible answers: 5. a
3. The main idea appears in different places depending on the 6. c
purpose of the paragraph. Paragraph 1 is an introduction to 7. h
the topic. The sentences at the beginning of the paragraph lead 8. b
up to the main idea. The first sentence of Paragraph 2 makes
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SUPPORTING SKILL 2 Exercise 4B page 49
IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS I. Potter’s Box = useful guide for reasoning through process of
ethical decision making
Exercise 3A page 42 A. Dev. by ethicist Ralph Potter (1960s )
B. Questions organized into 4 main categories – equal and
Main idea: There are clear benefits for companies dedicated to interrelated
making a positive social impact. 1. Facts
Exercise 3B page 44 2. Loyalties
1. F - Corporate social responsibility means a company makes a 3. Values
commitment to having a positive impact on its employees and 4. Principles
other stakeholders as well as broader society. II. Facts
2. T A. Listing everything known about a situation
3. F - According to one survey, more than half of young people 1. Ex: Pharmaceutical co. sells drug w / negative side
would refuse to work for a company that is not socially effects
responsible. 2. Facts,
e.g.: cost of taking off market, safety studies,
4. T benefits of keeping on the market, how much corp.
5. F - Investors are interested in companies with reputations for knows, what has been done re: problem
behaving ethically. Exercise 4C page 50
6. F - In 2008, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz aimed to increase
profits while being socially responsible. Possible answers:
7. F - In 2017, Starbucks was honored as one of the world’s most III. Loyalties
admired companies. A. Why? Consider repercussions for diff. parties affected
8. T Ex: Pharma co. = shareholders, customers, community
B. Think about: which stakeholder most imp., most to lose
Exercise 3C page 44 IV. Values = worldview / things person considers most important
Sentence 2 D, F A. Determines how person looks at situation
Sentence 3 F, E B. Can be most important
Sentence 8 F 1. Ex: Pacifist morally opposed to helping manufacture
Sentence 13 F items used in war
Sentence 15 E 2. Ex: Pharma co.: What does it value most? Reputation?
Sentence 16 Q Customers?
Sentence 17 R, F
Vocabulary Check B page 50
Exercise 3D page 44 1. loyalty
1. Sentence 2: or 2. dilemmas
Sentence 3: such as 3. principles
4. prioritize
Sentence 8: A survey … found
5. facilitates
Sentence 13: Research shows that 6. are opposed to
Sentence 15: One example is
Sentence 16: use of quotation VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Sentence 17: As a result of USING WORD PARTS TO ANALYZE MEANING
2. Facts. The goal of the passage is to convince the reader that
corporate social responsibility is beneficial, so the writer Exercise 5A page 53
provided evidence in the form of facts. The final point of consideration in Potter’s Box is personal principles.
3. Supporting details appear in the middle of the paragraph Applying moral principles, or a mode of reasoning, will help the
following general statements that express main ideas. Locating the decision maker come to a rational conclusion. Some examples of
main ideas first can help you to locate their supporting details. different modes of reasoning include end-based reasoning, virtue-
Vocabulary Check B page 45 based reasoning, and duty-based reasoning. End-based reasoning
1. turnover is the idea that doing what is good for the most number of people
2. reputation is the most ethical decision. End-based reasoning is also known as
3. commitment teleological ethics. Virtue-based reasoning states that moral decisions
4. dedicated are made by pursuing certain beneficial virtues, such as prudence,
5. ultimately fairness, courage, and respect. Finally, duty-based (or deontological)
6. consumption reasoning is the ethical argument that decisions must be considered
7. productivity in the context of a person’s duty. If a company executive believed a
8. staggering decision was right because the duties of his position required it, he
would, for example, be making an ethical decision using duty-based
reasoning.
INTEGRATED SKILLS Exercise 5B page 53
OUTLINING A TEXT Part of Speech Meaning
1. predictability noun the
ability to guess in
Exercise 4A page 48 advance
1. The four main topics are facts, loyalties, values / worldview, and 2. cofacilitator noun one
who facilitates
principles. These can be indicated by roman numerals or by with
numbers. 3. beneficial adjective relating to benefit
2. The example is a hypothetical pharmaceutical company. It can 4. unproductive adjective not productive
be referred to as “EX” or “e.g.,” or indented or numbered. 5. consciousness noun being conscious
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6. implementation noun
the process or act of IV. Banks have been subject to fines and regulations since recession
accomplishing something A. $110 billion in fines from gov’t
7. misstate verb incorrectly state Ex: Goldman Sachs $5 billion in penalties
B. New gov’t regulations
Exercise 5C page 53 Ex: Dodd-Frank Act
Possible answers: V. Banks not inherently unethical. Not totally to blame.
bankruptcy, beneficial, encourage, engage, internal, integrity, predict, A. Take care of imp. financial services
transparent, commitment, environment, statement, recognizing, B. Subject to human error
retirement, engagement, awareness, essential, conspiracy, C. Others failed too – US regulators & credit-rating agencies
hypothetical, executive, pharmaceutical, substantial, initiative, VI. Ethical decisions challenging
fraudulent, violation, supplier, ultimately A. Very competitive industry
B. Pressure to drive é profits in short term
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P A R T 1 | Fundamental Reading Skills
EARTH SCIENCE
Organizational Structures 4. Sample answer: Create a three-part outline or chart. The first
part will include information about weather, the second about
climate, and the third about climate anomalies such as El Niño.
UNIT PROFILE
Vocabulary Check B page 66
page 60 1. anomaly
The article uses compare-and-contrast to explain the similarities and 2. cycle
differences between the two planets, and then focuses on how the 3. dramatically
Milankovitch cycles change in the orbital patterns of both planets, 4. variability
helping influence the occurrences of ice ages. 5. atmosphere
6. factor
FUNDAMENTAL SKILL
RECOGNIZING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
SUPPORTING SKILL 1
RECOGNIZING DEFINITIONS
Exercise 1A page 62
1. Temperatures rose and declined, from January to December. Exercise 2A page 68
reaching a peak average of about 82 degrees in July–August. 1. The major greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane
Changes throughout a calendar year can be attributed to the (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and fluorinated gases
Earth’s rotation around the sun. Between 1871 and 2001, 2. forcings, greenhouse gases, global warming potential
average temperatures ranged from a high of about 83 degrees in Exercise 2B page 69
the late 80s to a low of about 71 in the early 30s, with a general
trend of steadily rising averages. 1. T
2. Answers will vary. 2. F - Forcings refer to man-made and natural factors in climate
3. The article uses both compare-and-contrast, definition, and change.
example structures to organize ideas. 3. F - Greenhouse gases heat the planet by blocking and trapping
heat in the atmosphere.
Exercise 1B page 63 4. F - The main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane,
Signals of definitions: describe, refers to, is, is considered nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases.
Signals of examples: such as, for example, for instance, such as 5. T
6. T
Signals of comparison / contrast: both, while, unlike, slower to change, 7. F - CO2 has a lower GWP than fluorinated gases.
distinction, Though, compared to
Exercise 2D page 70
Exercise 1C page 65
Word / Concept Signal Meaning
This condition . . . Weather Climate Both 1. forcings Paragraph 1: factors that influence
1. describes conditions √ are known as the climate of our
of the atmosphere. planet by forcing the
2. refers to short-term √ climate system to
conditions. change
3. refers
to long-term √ 2. greenhouse gases Paragraph 2: gases that trap heat
conditions. are defined as in the atmosphere
4. requires
a minimum √ 3. fluorinated gases Paragraph 2: man-made gases
of 30 years of data to m-dash (—) that contain the
describe. chemical fluorine
7. can
experience short- √
term anomalies such Vocabulary Check B page 71
as El Niño. 1. retain
2. emissions
Exercise 1D page 65 3. absorbed
2. Paragraph 1 defines and compares and contrasts weather and 4. emit
climate. Paragraph 2 defines and gives an example of climate 5. Potential
anomaly (variability). 6. driving
3. See Exercise 1B answers. 7. shift
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SUPPORTING SKILL 2 Exercise 4B page 80
IDENTIFYING COMPARISON-AND-CONTRAST Possible answers:
ORGANIZATION 1. Carbon is the gas that accounts for 80%
dioxide of greenhouse gas
Exercise 3B page 75 (CO2 ) emissions in the US.
1. F – Latitude is one factor that determines a region’s climate.
2. Methane is the gas that is the second-most
Others include elevation, topography, wind, ocean currents, and
(CH4 ) abundant human-created
distance from bodies of water.
greenhouse gas.
2. F – Esfahan, Iran, and Dallas, Texas, have different elevations
and different climates. 3. Carbon is a that distributes carbon dioxide
3. F - The Köppen climate classification system distinguishes cycle process between atmosphere,
climate types based on their average monthly temperature and ocean, and land.
precipitation patterns. 4. Global is a number that is determined by how
4. T warming much energy a gas is
5. T potential able to absorb from
6. T the sun and how long
7. F – Monsoons are wind systems that reverse direction. the gas lasts in the
8. T atmosphere on a
Exercise 3D page 76 100-year time scale.
Signal words for comparison and contrast: Like, however, similar to, on Exercise 4C page 81
the other hand
Possible answers:
Climates Temperature Precipitation Location
Tropical predictable, regular Latitudes within CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) BOTH METHANE (CH4)
rainforest warm throughout the 25 degrees most abundant (80% greenhouse 2nd most abundant
year; monthly of the equators, of US human-made gases in atmosphere (11%
average at most commonly emissions) of US)
most
least 2.4 in South
naturally emitted: plant abundant naturally emitted:
inches (6 cm) America,
decay, volcanic eruptions gases in wetlands,
central Africa,
human source: burning atmosphere permafrost,
Indonesia, and
fossil fuels from natural microbial sources
Southeast Asia
>400 parts / million processes human sources:
Tropical high in rainy South and and human cattle farming,
monsoon temperatures season, similar Central worldwide
activities landfills, production
year-round, to tropical America, South part of “carbon cycle” of fossil fuels
wet and dry rainforest; in Asia, western can stay in atmosphere
seasons dry season, and central stays in atmosphere
1,000s of yrs. about 10 yrs
less than 1.6 Africa, the
inches (6 cm) Caribbean emissions stable in recent GWP 30% > CO2
monthly years
emissions rising
total amount = major issue 30% in last decade
in global warming—impact
Vocabulary Check B page 76 for many generations potency = major
1. equator issue in global
2. vary warming
3. predictable
4. reverse Vocabulary Check B page 82
5. humid
6. characterized a. 4
b. 2
c. 3
INTEGRATED SKILLS d. 6
TAKING NOTES WITH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS e. 1
f. 5
Exercise 4A page 80
1. carbon dioxide, methane, carbon cycle, global warming potential VOCABULARY STRATEGY
2. how they are emitted, amount in the atmosphere, how long UNDERSTANDING SUFFIXES IN SCIENTIFIC TERMS
they stay in the atmosphere, global warming potential
3. CO2 only: Paragraph 3 Exercise 5A page 84
Similarities: Paragraph 2
Differences: Paragraphs 4, 5 1. scientific, atmospheric, geology, mathematics, physics,
oceanography, historical climatology
2. geologists, radiometric, volcanic
3. Paleoclimatology, scientific, dendrochronology
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Exercise 5B page 84 3. Milankovitch cycles are variations in orbital patterns that affect
1. a heart doctor the amount of solar energy that reaches a planet. On Earth,
2. the study of drugs (how drugs affect our bodies) obliquity varies only slightly—a few degrees—whereas Mars’s
3. life systems in oceans and lakes tilt varies dramatically over time, up to 60 degrees. This results
4. human cultures and societies in ice ages on Mars that look very different from those on Earth.
5. the detection and treatment of poisons Thinking Visually A page 88
6. heat 1. Their atmospheres are composed of the same gases though they
Exercise 5C page 85 are present in different quantities. Earth’s atmosphere has much
1. (Geo)graphy more oxygen. The planets’ surface temperatures are not that
2. (Geo)graphers different though Mars is colder.
3. (cart)ographers 2. Sample answer: Somewhat likely. Humans would have to adapt
4. (Geo)logy to the atmospheric and temperature differences.
5. (geo)logists Thinking About Language page 89
6. (aquat)ic 1. Ice ages are spans of time when a planet becomes cooler
7. (atmospher)ic 2. Interglacial periods are warmer periods that follow ice ages.
8. (geo)logists 3. Milankovitch cycles are cyclical variations in orbital patterns
9. (paleont)ology that produce variations in the amount of solar energy that
10. (volcan)ology reaches a planet.
4. Obliquity is the Milankovitch cycle that most contributes to
APPLY YOUR SKILLS climate change.
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P A R T 1 | Fundamental Reading Skills
MEDIEVAL HISTORY
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VOCABULARY STRATEGY Thinking Critically page 122
RECOGNIZING MULTIPLE MEANINGS OF WORDS Possible answers:
1. Venice is positioned on the water (referenced as a “port city”
Exercise 5A page 114 in the text) and is accessible to both Europe and neighboring
1. 3 continents.
2. 4 2. Trading spices was often the goal of explorers, but a lot of
3. 1 exploration was also about colonization. The wars may have
4. 2 been more about territory than the actual commodity of spices.
5. 2
Thinking Visually A page 123
6. 1
7. 3 1. 1490s
2. 476 ce
Exercise 5B page 116 3. 1000
1. Part of speech: verb 4. 13th century
Definition: to fasten two or more things together with a staple 5. mid-16th century
2. Part of speech: adjective 6. 7th century
Definition: the food that you normally eat 7. 14th century
8. 14th century
3. Part of speech: adjective
Definition: thin in a healthy and attractive way Thinking Visually B page 123
4. Part of speech: verb KEY EVENTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Definition: to sit or stand in a position that is not upright and Late 400s Roman Empire falls
use another surface for support 600s Arabs conquer Iran
5. Part of speech: noun 1000s Spices become popular in Europe
Definition: something that you add to food to decorate it 1200s Life of Rumi
1300s Life of Hafiz
6. Part of speech: verb Canterbury Tales written
Definition: to take money from someone’s salary because he or 1400s Span. Port. voyages of exploration
she has not paid a debt 1500s Euro spice trade declines
Exercise 5C page 118 Thinking About Language page 124
Possible answers: Uses of language found online will vary.
1. during the medieval era, when
1. a. a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to
2. By the close of the 15th century
produce heat or energy
3. today, over the course of time
b. to make something happen, grow, increase, etc.
4. old, modern, shelf life
2. a. the amount of money that something is worth 5. simultaneously
b. to think that something is important to you 6. today
3. a. done without involving other people, actions, processes 7. contemporary
b. to
aim something in a particular direction or at a particular 8. At the turn of the 16th century
person, group, etc.
4. a. to hide the truth about a situation, about how you feel, etc.
b. something
that covers all or part of your face, to protect or to
hide it
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P A R T 1 | Fundamental Reading Skills
MATERIALS ENGINEERING
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4. The reason an in-text citation is given is to give credit to the Vocabulary Check B page 147
source that gave the author the following information: OMEGA, 1. position
which stands for Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing 2. orthopedic
Algae, uses clear, flexible polyethylene tubes that float offshore 3. aesthetic
in a protected bay area. 4. filling
5. It is used to support the author’s conclusion that putting algae 5. composed of
collection systems next to wastewater may be ideal for growing 6. dentures
micro-algae on a larger scale. 7. deterioration
6. Further research is needed on whether floating PBRs can 8. versatility
withstand high waves and storms, and if / how much and how
fast the plastic of the PBRs decays. The latter is supported
because it says Zittelli et al. (2013) pointed it out. VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Vocabulary Check B page 141 RECOGNIZING AND LEARNING MULTIWORD
1. contamination UNITS
2. nourish
3. noteworthy Exercise 5A page 149
4. viable 1. b
5. filter 2. b
6. promising 3. g
7. carries a risk 4. d
8. outlet 5. a
Exercise 5B page 150
INTEGRATED SKILLS
Possible answers:
SUMMARIZING A RESEARCH ARTICLE
1. influence; play a role in
Exercise 4A page 144 2. to be directly related
3. significant results
The article discusses how a polymer material known as PEEK can be 4. in certain circumstances
used in dentistry as an alternative material to amalgam. It examines 5. a reference to something mentioned earlier in the text
the advantages and disadvantages of using PEEK. 6. to give a very simple definition of something
Exercise 4B page 146 7. to be made up of something
8. true according to the findings in a study
√ 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
Exercise 4C page 146
APPLY YOUR SKILLS
Possible summary:
According to Aaronson (2017), the polymer material Before You Read B page 151
polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is currently used in a variety of 1. They are modeled after biological species—such as worms,
applications in the field of dentistry. One of its greatest strengths caterpillars, squids, octopuses, snakes, fish, and larvae—that
is that the stiffness of this polymer is similar to that of bone. PEEK can do things like roll, flip, crawl, and twist.
has been used in dentistry in recent years as an alternative to 2. Applications include in manufacturing, disaster-rescue
metal in response to concerns as to whether mercury in amalgam operations, the military, and medicine.
is detrimental to humans. This study reviewed all journal articles 3. It was conducted by reviewing literature on soft robotics and
on PEEK and dentistry published in the last ten years in the examining the polymeric materials that have been most effective
online database of the US National Library of Medicine through in the construction of soft robots. The study looked specifically
the National Institute of Health (PubMed.gov) and summarized at three soft robots—the Meshworm, the GoQBot, and a
findings. PEEK was found to be frequently used in dentures and cephalopod robot.
has also been tested in other dental applications. Many studies 4. The results are that soft silicone and PET are optimal materials
showed that this polymer material is not detrimental to health. for use in soft robotics.
PEEK should be considered a viable material for a variety of dental 5. Areas needing further research are actuation, temperature
applications. control, and implementation in the medical industry.
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Thinking Visually A page 155
Soft Robot Animal Mimicked Materials Used Description of Movement Results
Meshworm worms polyester polymeric nickel-titanium alloy rod; body PET was flexible and durable
fibers in tube shapes contracts when heated and but temperature-sensitive
moves like a worm
GoQBot caterpillars soft silicone polymer metal alloy is coiled in the the silicone was resistant to
materials, metal alloy body, then contracted to create temperature changes
movement
Cephalopod robot squids, octopuses layers of soft silicone, moves like it is floating, tubes can help robot be
tiny tubes filled powered by pneumatic inflation camouflaged and glow in the
dark
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P A R T 2 | Critical Thinking Skills
LINGUISTICS
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SUPPORTING SKILL 2 2. The author defines the vocal tract as “a long passageway from
the throat to the openings of the mouth and nose … , involving
IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING STATEMENTS not just the open areas of the throat, mouth … , and nose …
OF OPINION but also a number of structures and surfaces along the way.”
3. The author points out that vowels do not involve “ ... tight
Exercise 3A page 171 restriction of the flow of air.”
The reading explains that linguistics is a cognitive science that values 4. By close, Walski means “high” or close to the top of the mouth.
empirical research; however, because it is difficult to actually observe 5. The author quotes Walski as noting that the point where the
language being generated or decoded in the brain, linguists must be vocal tract is closed is “where any given consonant lives.”
satisfied with indirect evidence of many of their hypotheses. It also 6. The author observes that American English may seem difficult,
introduces the field of historical linguistics. but “its system of phonemic sounds is actually quite tidy.”
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Thinking Visually page 192
Possible answers:
Language Year Creator Purpose Sample Word or Phrase (in
the Roman Alphabet)*
Dothraki 2009 / 2011 David J. Peterson For use in the HBO television series Game sekke verven (“very violent”)
and others of Thrones
Elvish 1954 J.R.R. Tolkien For the book The Lord of the Rings elen (“star”)
Esperanto 1887 L.L. Zamenhof To promote international cooperation Mi amas lin
(“I love him.”)
The first phrases 1979 James Doohan For the movie Star Trek: The Motion Picture cha yIghuS!
of Klingon (“Tactical, stand by on
torpedoes.”)
The main body 1984 Marc Okrand For later Star Trek movies jaghpu’ (“enemies”)
of the Klingon
language
Na’avi December Dr. Paul Frommer For the James Cameron film Avatar Oel ngati kameie
2009 (“I see you.”)
Pakuni 1979 Victoria Fromkin for the TV show Land of the Lost Wesa
(“good”)
SolReSol 1827 Francois Sudre to promote multi-modal communication (via fala (“tasty”), remiresi (“brother”)
spoken sounds, musical notes, and colors)
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BUSINESS ETHICS
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Exercise 3D page 209 Vocabulary Check B page 210
1. innovative
Strong Weak 2. uncertainties
1. √ The author refers to “we 3. ambiguity
Greeks.” 4. stability
5. bureaucracy
2. √ The author says “In these 6. aversion
countries, where people
feel threatened by the
unknown, there is often a INTEGRATED SKILLS
higher tolerance for laws and PARAPHRASING
regulations because they give
citizens a sense of order and
Exercise 4A page 213
stability even though rules can
get in the way of progress.” 1. Yes, it uses synonyms though the first sentence is structured the
same as the original.
3. √ Although the author says 2. The paraphrase doesn’t mention that the theory was developed
the experience can be by Geert Hofstede.
frustrating, it’s implied that the 3. yes
sense of stability outweighs 4. no
the frustration. 5. yes
4. √ √ This is not supported Exercise 4B page 213
by the text.
Possible answers:
5. √ It cannot be inferred
that low risk aversion is Paraphrase 1: Indulgent societies tend to emphasize leisure activities
associated with being because they see the value in enjoyment and having a good time.
calm. Paraphrase 2: Foreign workers need to consider how indulgent or
6. √ The text says “… new restrained a culture is to help guide their behavior.
entrepreneurial ventures and Paraphrase 3: Freedom of speech, happiness, control over one’s own
business models are less life, an optimistic attitude, and being extroverted toward strangers
likely to originate in places like are examples of cultural values in these countries.
Greece …” Paraphrase 4: In contrast to those in indulgent cultures, members
7. √ The author believes of restrained cultures are more pessimistic and do not value their
that Greece’s economy leisure time as much.
would grow if it were Paraphrase 5: Larger numbers of police and lower crime rates are
more tolerant of risk but also more common in restrained cultures due to the emphasis in
does not imply that the those cultures on stability over freedom of speech.
culture caused Greece’s
current problems. Vocabulary Check B page 215
1. c
8. √ The author says that people 2. d
in risk-tolerant countries 3. e
“also seem to be able to 4. b
recover from financial crises 5. f
better than those displaying 6. a
a greater fear of uncertainty.
For example, investors in
low uncertainty-avoidance VOCABULARY STRATEGY
countries may not be as GUESSING WORD MEANINGS FROM CONTEXT
worried about entering
the market again, despite
future uncertainties. … If we
Exercise 5A page 217
Greeks wish to innovate, 1. Worldview is the overall way that members of a culture view life
grow our economy, and stay and the world. In other words, it is the shared perspective of
competitive in the world, the members of a culture.
we will need to become 2. In addition, culture can be a fluid structure, changing in
more tolerant of risk and response to any number of influences such as globalization and
uncertainty.” technology, as well as changes in attitude from generation to
generation.
Exercise 3E page 210 3. The cultural domain of “masculinity-femininity” is part of
1. Strong inferences are supported by evidence from a reading social psychologist Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory
passage. Weak inferences may be based on our prior knowledge and is based on what are considered to be traditional male and
or our beliefs but not on evidence from the passage. female traits.
4. The United States leans toward the masculine side due to our
emphasis on financial success, power, and dominance, especially
on Wall Street. Americans may come across as too aggressive or
arrogant when operating in more feminine cultures.
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5. According to Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, people 3. Websites in low-context cultures may feature linear messages
in nations that rank low on the uncertainty-avoidance with direct, logical, clear information and simple navigation.
scale are more willing to calmly accept a certain degree of Websites from high-context countries are more interactive and
unpredictability and ambiguity in the future. have more “contextual interplay,” that encourages the user to
6. When a nation ranks high in the power-distance category, it interact with the content to discover the key messages.
means that the people of the country expect organizations to be 4. In low-context cultures, employees communicate with managers
organized in hierarchies, with power concentrated at the top. about issues that arise in their work. In a high-context culture,
employees may be expected to solve problems without
Exercise 5B page 217 discussing issues with managers.
Synonyms will vary.
1. Many people in restrained cultures are introverted —or at least Thinking Critically page 221
not overtly friendly—toward strangers. 1. The writer believes that international business can be very
private rewarding, but it is important to be prepared by understanding
2. Likewise, long-term-oriented cultures have more interest in cultural differences. The author says that the benefits are
thrift and saving—be it in money or other resources. improvement in negotiating skills, exposure to international
financially. business approaches, and personal growth that develops as
conservative a result of learning to operate in cultures that may be very
different from your own.
3. Restrained cultures often have strict moral values and carefully 2. Those from low-context cultures could find it difficult to
regulated social norms. interpret indirect messages, and they may consider those from
inflexible high-context cultures to be secretive or irresponsible. Those
4. A much larger, invisible part of a culture, its ethos, lies under from high-context cultures may find direct expressions of
the surface. disagreement to be rude or disrespectful.
unseen
Thinking Visually A page 222
5. Hofstede conducted his initial research between 1967 and 1973.
Subsequent studies confirmed the earlier results. 1. Low-Context Cultures include Germany, Scandinavian
Following countries, the Americas, the UK, France, and Italy.
6. Hofstede’s research was one of the most comprehensive studies Thinking About Language page 223
of culture, as it involved questioning a wide range of workers in Possible answers:
over 70 countries.
widespread, large 1. Before you make a value judgment about the communication
style of people from other cultures, you should remember that
Exercise 5C page 218 one culture is not better than another.
2. One way that people from high- and low-context cultures differ
Possible unknown words: reserved, indirect, interpret, offensive, hints,
is in how directly or indirectly they communicate.
nuances
3. People in low-context cultures tend to communicate directly
about what they think even if they disagree with you.
APPLY YOUR SKILLS 4. What we know about our own culture can cause us to
misinterpret the behavior of people from other cultures.
Before You Read A page 218 5. Managers from high-context cultures may expect that their
employees will solve problems on their own.
1. Communication in a high-context culture involves conveying 6. How websites are designed can vary quite a bit by culture.
ideas indirectly, using nonverbal hints and context to relay a Japanese websites, for example, tend to have a lot of “contextual
message. Low-context culture is more direct, with information interplay.”
expressed frankly.
2. A direct communication style involves being more explicit, less
subtle.
Before You Read B page 218
1. It can help the international businessperson to understand
cultural differences in communication styles, and in turn, avoid
misunderstandings and communication breakdowns.
2. People from high-context cultures have communication
styles that are more direct. People from low-context cultures
communicate in a reserved and indirect manner, with implied
meanings behind messages.
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EARTH SCIENCE
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Exercise 2D page 234 Vocabulary Check B page 240
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere. → Global temperatures 1. uninhabitable
increase. → Ocean waters expand. → Polar ice and glaciers melt. → 2. relevant
Sea levels rise. → Coastal and low-lying areas become submerged. → 3. Biodiversity
Residents are displaced. 4. intense
5. consequential
Exercise 2E page 234 6. mammals
1. Paragraph 1: effects, leading to 7. extinction
Paragraph 2: caused by, Once, causing, When, cause, When 8. decline
Paragraph 3: to leave, because of, As a result,
2. Answers will vary.
3. “As a result of rising sea levels, the entire island country may
INTEGRATED SKILLS
become submerged within a few decades, leaving residents USING FLOWCHARTS TO NOTE CAUSES AND
country-less.” The hedging signal “may” softens the certainty of EFFECTS
the claim.
Vocabulary Check B page 234 Exercise 4A page 243
1. accelerate The article is about how global warming has contributed to more
2. expanding extreme weather, which, in turn, has had adverse effects on societies
3. displacement and the environment.
4. thaw Exercise 4B page 243
5. relocate
6. thermal Possible answers:
7. volume
Temperature Extreme weather events • Adverse effects
rises become more likely: on societies and
SUPPORTING SKILL 2 e.g. heat waves the environment
CAUSATION AND CORRELATION intense rainfall, are created
droughts, • Other natural
Exercise 3A page 236 flooding, disasters such
hurricanes, as wildfires and
Possible answers: snowstorms, landslides are
1. Species who lose habitat because of climate change die off. tornadoes triggered
2. In the past, dinosaurs were eradicated by climate change. The
polar bear is a species that is affected now. Exercise 4C page 244
Exercise 3B page 238 Possible answers:
1. T Global Heat waves • Increase in
2. F - The extinction of the dinosaurs occurred during a period of warming more frequent, heat-related
global cooling. intense, and hospitalizations
3. F – “The Great Dying” 250 million years ago may have been long-lasting and deaths
caused by intense volcanic activity.
4. T • More water
5. T evaporation
6. F - Higher temperatures is causing some species such as the • Wildfires
Alpine chipmunk to relocate to new habitats now. Drought
7. F - The Alpine chipmunk may become extinct due to global and
warming. crop failure
8. T
Vocabulary Check B page 245
Exercise 3D page 238
1. adverse
1. c; is connected to 2. trigger
2. c; coincided with 3. vulnerable
3. b; most scientists agree, was caused by 4. evaporation
4. b; There is strong evidence, was caused by 5. saturated
5. a; produced, created 6. capacity
6. c; is contributing to 7. exacerbate
7. a; is creating
8. a; due to
Exercise 3E page 240
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
UNDERSTANDING COLLOCATIONS
Possible answers:
1. Possible causation is most common for discussing events far in Exercise 5A page 247
the past because it is difficult for scientists to know exactly what
happened. They need to guess based on evidence. This is why Possible answers:
the writer often uses possible causation. 1. Glacial periods, or ice ages, have occurred approximately every
2. Answers will vary. 100,000 years.
3. Possible causation and correlation are common to discuss 2. At the heart of survival in early human settlements was access to
results of experiments or research findings. fresh water.
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3. Today, however, the main driver behind climate change on our 3. The critical threshold for atmospheric carbon dioxide is 400
planet is anthropogenic factors. ppm, which was crossed in 2016. The consequence is that
4. There is strong evidence that the extinction was caused by the planet will warm no matter what we do. The amount of
volcanic activity. warming depends on how much we limit carbon emissions.
5. In climates where fresh water was plentiful enough to grow 4. Albedo is the measure of the ratio of light that is reflected off
crops, successful civilizations developed. a surface. As ice melts into sea water, it develops a low albedo,
6. Smog is a type of air pollution caused when fog mixes with causing it to absorb more heat, and in turn melts ice further.
smoke or other airborne pollutants. 5. Trees absorb CO2. Droughts are causing trees to die and absorb
7. Earth’s orbital patterns influence temperature as the planet less carbon. Carbon is encouraging young trees to grow fast but
moves closer to or farther away from the sun. die young, reducing the number of trees to absorb CO2.
8. Conservation efforts must focus individually on local species to
try to curb extinction rates.
Read A page 250
Possible answers:
Exercise 5B page 248
1. Crossing critical thresholds ( = point at which the climate
1. endangered species
system takes a turn that will have major, negative consequences
2. cause problems
on the future) → Damaged ecosystems, food scarcity, war, mass
3. adverse effects
migrations, severe economic loss
4. adapt to
2. No flowchart needed.
5. food chain
3. Atmospheric CO2 concentration of 400 ppm (crossed in
6. fluctuate between
2016) → The planet will warm no matter how much we limit
7. vital part
emissions
8. risk factors
4. Ice melts into sea water → It develops a low albedo → Water
Exercise 5C page 248 absorbs more heat → Temperatures increase further → More ice
melts
Possible answers:
5. Droughts → Trees die → Less carbon is absorbed by trees →
1. marine: habitat, species, wildlife, plants, environment, mammal, Carbon is absorbed by trees → Trees grow fast but die young →
science, biology Less CO2 is absorbed
2. habitat: loss, destruction, protection, conservation, natural
habitat, wildlife habitat, protected habitat Thinking Critically page 252
3. heat: loss, source, transfer, stroke, map, wave, excess heat, high 1. The writer believes global warming is a serious crisis for
heat, low heat, midday heat humans and the planet. The writer says global warming
4. extreme: weather, reaction, conditions, dangers, circumstances, will result in damaged ecosystems, food scarcity, war, mass
harm, action, heat, cold, temperatures, cases, ideas migrations, and severe economic loss.
5. visible: clue, damage, injury, sign, difference, change, to the eye 2. Limiting emissions is the only way to stop or slow the damage.
6. alarming: results, outcome, number, rate, symptom, increase,
drop, rise, statistics, trend
Thinking Visually A page 253
7. block: the sun, a search, access, a move, a rule, efforts, attempts, 1. Natural factors such as solar output, orbital cycles, and volcanic
change, reform activity caused the rise and fall of CO2 levels before 1950. The
8. cultivate: land, plants, growth, a mind, a desire, awareness, highest level was 280 ppm.
cells, support, relationships, a love for (something), an 2. 1950; 400
attraction to (something), an awareness 3. Possible answer: Projections are that levels could reach 550 by
2050 and 800 by 2100.
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MEDIEVAL CULTURE
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6. T Exercise 4C page 275
7. T
8. F - Romanesque cathedrals were elaborate and had a lot of Possible answers:
paintings, sculptures, and stained-glass windows inside. 5) Using specific adjectives ... : “Woven in silver and white thread”;
“a gold lion’s head spout”
Exercise 3C page 269 6) Discussing implications or interpretations: “The material from
Possible answers: which the tapestry is made—silk, wool, gold, and silver—
implies a sense of wealth”; “... the ‘star’ of the tapestry, the
Author’s Techniques Example from the Passage unicorn itself, is a symbol of Christ and purity”
7) Moving from general to more specific details: “Situated at the
1. Repeated
use of elegant, intricate, iconic, foreground of the painting is a unicorn lowering its horn into
positive or negative memorable, phenomenal, a stream of water”; “The material from which the tapestry is
adjectives brilliantly colored, stunning, made—silk, wool, gold, and silver—implies a sense of wealth”;
remarkable, fascinating “The letters are woven into each of the tapestry’s four corners
2. Repeated / All introductory and conclusion and into its center, where the letters appear on either side of the
emphasized ideas sentences in the paragraphs are fountain”
throughout the text also praiseworthy.
Vocabulary Check B page 276
3. Ideas dismissed, In Paragraph 2, the author 1. implies
mentioned only in says that the architecture of 2. engage in
passing, or ignored the Byzantine era may seem 3. textiles
like “bland afterthoughts.” 4. disputed
This could be seen as not 5. indicate
positive, but it is not dwelled on 6. gesture
because the author still likes the 7. coincidence
architecture of this time period. 8. foreground
4. Level of detail or Detailed descriptions of features
imagery provided of the individual types of
architectural styles: “mother-of-
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
pearl, colored glass, and gold DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN DENOTATION AND
leaf.” CONNOTATION
Exercise 3D page 270
Exercise 5B page 279
1. The author seems to agree that Byzantine architecture is less
appealing than the mosaics and paintings of the same era. Sample answers:
2. No. The rest of the sentence praises Byzantine architecture. 1. the same
3. It does not affect the overall tone because the purpose of the 2. different from – Peculiar is more negative in meaning than
sentence is to praise Byzantine architecture. The first part of atypical.
the sentence acknowledges the counterargument but is not the 3. the same
main point of the sentence. 4. the same
4. Tone at the sentence level, or even in part of a sentence, is not 5. the same
necessarily indicative of the overall tone of the passage. 6. different from – Burden better conveys the idea; issue is more
Vocabulary Check B page 270 neutral.
1. f
2. d APPLY YOUR SKILLS
3. e
4. g Before You Read A page 280
5. b
2. Given the subject matter, the purpose is possibly not only to
6. c
inform but also to persuade. Therefore the tone will likely be
7. a
neutral and positive.
Before You Read B page 281
INTEGRATED SKILLS
1. Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Muslim-ruled southern Spain
USING DESCRIPTIVE IMAGERY 2. Africa: Djenné Mosque; Asia: Angkor Wat; The Americas:
Machu Picchu; Muslim-ruled southern Spain: the Alhambra
Exercise 4B page 275 Palace
A. 4 The overall tone is positive.
B. 2 3. Post-classical refers to the era in world history that corresponds
C. 7 to the Middle Ages in Europe. The period before this time
D. 1 was considered the classical period. As it was coming to an
E. 5 end, many empires (e.g., Greece and Rome) and societies
F. 3 disappeared, and new cultures and religions began to emerge.
G. 6 4. architecture
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Thinking Critically page 284 four different parts of the world: Africa, Asia, the Americas, and
2. mud bricks, timbers, sandstone, clay Muslim-ruled southern Spain. - metaphor
4. The terra-cotta color of the material gives the Djenné Mosque a
Thinking About Language page 285 deep orange glow in the sunlight. - imagery
1. In the West, there is a long and unfortunate tradition of 5. Four towers crown the top level of the temple, with a fifth
sidelining the art of non-European nations. – sports metaphor tower—the largest—in the center. –metaphor, imagery
2. However, art history during the centuries that coincided with 6. An almost endless number of decorative relief sculptures covers
the European Middle Ages (known in world history as the “post- the temple’s walls, towers, and roofs. - hyperbole
classical” period) reveals incomparable artistic accomplishments 7. The tops of the towers are sculpted in the shape of curved stone
in societies wholly separate from European medieval traditions. lotus flowers that pierce the sky. imagery
- hyperbole 8. Sophisticated stone drainage systems provided water to terraces
3. In this article, we will go on a brief around-the-world tour of that look like bright green steps cut into the mountainside.
four important post-classical achievements in architecture from imagery, simile
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SUPPORTING SKILL 2 3. temporary: continuing for only a limited period of time
structure: something that has been built, especially something
INTERPRETING INFORMATION IN VISUALS large such as a building or bridge
support: to hold the weight of something, keep it in place, or
Exercise 3A page 302 prevent it from falling
The reading looks at the field of regenerative medicine and the 4. synthetic: made by combining different materials; not natural
growing increase in public and private investment in it. It explains polymer: See item 1
the process by which regenerative medicine therapies are approved. transplanted: relocated from one place to another
malfunctioning: operating poorly
Exercise 3C page 304
5. nanomedicine: one-billionth part of something
1. c sensitive: reacting quickly or strongly to something
2. d
3. a Exercise 5C page 317
4. b 1. chronological
5. b 2. technical
6. c 3. malignant
7. a 4. intervened
8. d 5. deduct
6. thermometer
Vocabulary Check B page 305
7. heartburn
1. healing 8. understood
2. trigger
3. marketable
4. fracture(s) APPLY YOUR SKILLS
5. composite
6. customizable Before You Read B page 318
1. Nanotechnology is the science of making and using extremely
INTEGRATED SKILLS small structures in medicine, electronics, etc.
2. Nanomaterials are small enough that they can deliver drugs
EXPLAINING INFORMATION IN VISUALS directly to the site of a cancerous tumor without negatively
affecting other areas of the body. Their release can be controlled
Exercise 4B page 311 more easily than that of traditional medicines.
Possible answer: 3. Nanomedicines specifically target tumor cells. They move
through the body’s systems, enter into the tumor, disintegrate,
3. The number of gene-therapy clinical trials a country sponsors
and release their drugs into the tumor.
correlates to some degree with the economic robustness of the
4. Light, temperature, and magnetic fields can activate
country. For example the United States, whose GDP (gross
nanomedicines. The choice depends on the specific type of
domestic product) is the largest in the world, leads with nearly
medicine used.
67 percent of all trials during this period. The EU has the next
largest GDP, and in fact France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Thinking About Language A page 323
Germany, and the UK combine to conduct approximately 2. Liposomes, for example, are like tiny, spherical bubbles, as
20 percent of trials. China, Japan, Canada, and Australia illustrated in Figure 3.
follow, reflecting their order in the world market. Surprisingly, 3. Dendrimers are somewhat branchlike in appearance, as shown
however, economic heavy hitters like India, Brazil, and South in Figure 4.
Korea don’t appear in this graphic. 4. As shown in Figure 2, the walls of the device are a woven mesh
Vocabulary Check B page 312 material.
5. As shown in Figure 1, this material is semirigid and holds its
1. To date
shape well despite being flexible and permeable.
2. robust
6. As demonstrated in Figure 2, the catheter is inserted into a
3. combat
blood vessel in the groin and threaded through the vessel until
4. Chronic
it reaches the heart.
5. innovative
7. A close-up of a hip replacement implant is depicted in Figure 3.
6. alter
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
RECOGNIZING GREEK, LATIN, AND GERMANIC
WORD ROOTS
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P A R T 3 | EXTENDED READING
LINGUISTICS
Accent and Affect 3. The fronting of the back vowels is an element of what linguists
sometimes describe as the California vowel shift. Linguists
EXTENDED READING characterize this as a shift because speakers’ tongue positions
for these vowels are not stable over time, but instead shift from
Check What You’ve Learned Paragraphs 1–7 A backer to fronter.
page 330 4. Previous studies that have drawn a connection between vowel
pronunciation and affect have been limited in two respects.
1. The six aspects are age, gender, social class, race, political First, they have focused on the behavior of single individuals,
orientation, and expressions of affect. Expressions of affect are which constrains our ability to draw generalizations. Second,
less stable. they have not considered whether speakers are smiling when
2. It causes the vocal tract in front of the tongue to become shorter they are producing vowels with higher F2 values.
and the voice to resonate at a higher frequency, which produces
5. It is therefore unclear whether higher F2 values are simply
a higher second formant (F2).
automatic consequences of smiling, which speakers typically
3. Back vowels, such as those in goose, foot, and goat, are produced
do when expressing positive affect, or whether the connection
with the tongue in a fronter position. And the front lax vowels
between affect and vowel production is more fundamental.
are lowered. It is changing from one generation to the next.
6. The same pattern would not be expected in other varieties,
Each new generation produces vowels that are more fronted
especially ones associated with working-class toughness, as
than those produced by the generation before.
found in Eastern cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
4. The author cites two studies that provide evidence of speakers
who manipulated the F2 to create a more positive or negative Thinking About Language: Understanding
affect. Structures Used for Hedging page 336
5. This is a statement of opinion. The author uses the subjective
1. I will show that speakers produce stronger California accents
adjective limited and the verb constrains, which communicates a
when they are smiling and suggest the value of thinking about
subjective attitude. The author is explaining these limitations in
regional accents in terms of their potential to signal affect.
order to point out why further research is needed. We know this
2. That smiles are hearable can be attributed, at least in part, to the
because in Paragraph 7 he explains how the study he and his
fact that the physical act of smiling has acoustic consequences.
colleagues conducted addressed these limitations.
3. Another important element of the California vowel shift is the
Check What You’ve Learned Paragraphs 8–14 A lowering (and to some extent, retraction) of the front lax vowels.
page 334 4. The front vowels of English are typically divided into tense
vowels and lax vowels.
6. Vowels that were produced while smiling produced a higher F2.
5. The laboratory was staged like a living room (to encourage
7. F1 is related to the length of the back cavity, while F2 is related
relatively unguarded conversation), but had the acoustical
to the length of the front cavity. F1 is not affected by the
specifications of a sound-recording booth (so that high-quality
physical act of smiling. This is significant because a shift in F1
audio recordings could be collected).
while smiling shows there is a connection between affect and
6. At a minimum, it appears that the range of meanings that
the vowels pronounced in the Western shift.
accents can communicate must expand to include affect. I
8. F1 is higher when speakers move their bodies more. Body
would also like to suggest the value of thinking about regional
movement correlates to emotional arousal. This shows that a
accents in terms of their affective valences.
shift in vowels is connected to affect.
7. It is quite possible that the shifted vowels of these accents
9. These results suggest that accents can communicate affect.
correlate with expressions of negative affect, exhibiting opposite
10. The author is suggesting that burnouts are rewarded in their
patterns from those presented here for California. And of
social group for speaking in a way that produces negative affect.
course, Southern English might pattern differently still, as a
11. This quote supports the idea that we don’t usually express our
warm, friendly affect underlies many of this region’s character
emotions directly through language, but instead we signal our
types, including the Southern belle, and even more negative
emotions in indirect ways, such as through our accent.
representations, such as the redneck.
Thinking Critically page 335 8. In probably all speech communities, emotions can be described
(e.g., I hate him) although such overt avowals in the first person
Possible answer:
are likely to be associated with rather marked situations.
Speakers can also signal affect through volume, speed, and
intonation of speech. For example, speaking more loudly, quickly,
and with rise and fall in intonation can signal excitement.
Thinking About Language: Understanding
Pro-Forms page 335
1. Smiles can convey a variety of affective stances, and even
though they vary in terms of their sincerity, foundational work
in psychology has illustrated that they are conventionally used
to communicate positive affect.
2. When the front tube shortens, like it does during a smile, the
F2 is higher. Compare a piccolo to a flute; the former is higher
(resonates at a higher frequency) because it is shorter.
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P A R T 3 | Extended Reading
BUSINESS ETHICS
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P A R T 3 | Extended Reading
EARTH SCIENCE
Climate and scientists must gather information about different regions across
time and fit them together in order to understand how they
Environmentalism impact the entire planet, just as you might fit together different
pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
EXTENDED READING 7. The first principle is that the further back in time you go, the
less you know. The second principle is that we don’t have a
direct measurement of the past. As a result, climate scientists
Check What You’ve Learned Paragraphs 1–13 A
must rely on proxy records to deduce past climate conditions.
page 358 8. A proxy is a substitute measurement for something you
1. Climate is a complex system, and the study of paleoclimate can actually want to measure. Proxies for different regions of Earth
help us to understand the “internal workings” of the climate that contribute to understanding climate in the distant past. The
will help to inform our decisions about climate change. proxies described in the passage are tree rings, ice cores, corals,
2. It wasn’t until the 20th century that we developed global cave deposits, and sediment cores.
coverage of weather stations and other climate monitoring 9. The author states that the research that has been done offers
systems. This short period of climate coverage makes it hard to insights into fundamental processes and suggests that it will “stir
understand climate change in the distant past. your imagination” to pursue future research.
3. The Milankovitch cycles predict the year-to-year timing of 10. In the author’s opinion, ENSO is an extremely important factor
when Earth is exposed to energy from the sun. There are also in year-to-year climate variability. The author provides the
occasional abrupt events that can “kick off a series of feedbacks” examples of hurricane activity, pandemics, monsoon strength,
that contribute to ice-sheet advance and retreat. crop yields, fish catch, forest fires, and “a range of climate
4. This suggests that climate change is a real problem that we face extremes.”
today.
5. Teleconnections are the processes by which different parts of
Thinking Critically page 365
the ocean-atmosphere system communicate over distances. The Possible answer:
study of paleoclimate records from around the globe helps us to Sediment cores can reveal ash layers that indicate past volcanic
understand all of the teleconnections acting across time. activity. Examining tree rings from that period could reveal changes
Check What You’ve Learned Paragraphs 14–25 A in temperature or precipitation during that period. Studying corals
page 364 could reveal changes in ocean temperatures at the time.
6. The “puzzle” refers to understanding all of the “teleconnections
acting across time” as mentioned in Paragraph 13.
Understanding teleconnections is like a jigsaw puzzle because
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Thinking About Language: Recognizing Relative Active voice is used to focus on the purpose of the Milankovitch
Clauses for Definition page 366 theory and to explain how the Earth moves around the sun.
Passive voice is used in the third clause because the focus is on
1. The majority of incoming solar radiation, which is all of the the name of the variations rather than on who has named them.
energy on Earth that is derived from the sun, is concentrated
at the tropics and becomes more diffuse as you move poleward 3. When we look (active) at the climate system on time
from the equator. scales of thousands to hundreds of thousands of years,
2. Milankovitch cycles, named after the Serbian scientist Milutin glacial-interglacial cycles are partially explained (passive) by
Milankovitch, describe small variations in the way Earth Milankovitch cycles.
revolves around the sun. The first clause is in active voice to focus on our examination of
3. The advance and retreat of ice sheets, which scientists refer to the climate system. Passive voice is used in the second clause to
as glacial-interglacial cycles, are only partially explained by the keep the focus on the glacial-interglacial cycles rather than the
Milankovitch cycles. Milankovitch cycles.
4. The goal of climate science is to understand internal 4. There are (active) periods where Earth undergoes (active)
mechanisms and teleconnections, which are processes by which climate transitions at rates much faster than what can be
different parts of the ocean-atmosphere system communicate explained (passive) by Milankovitch theory alone.
over vast distances. The first two clauses are in active voice to focus on the periods
5. Proxy records are measurements that substitute for things you of climate transition. The third clause is in passive voice to focus
actually want to measure. on the explanation for that rather than on the Milankovitch
6. Speleothems, which are cave deposits such as stalagmites and theory.
stalactites, offer important advantages. 5. Ice cores are (active) especially useful when they are collected
Thinking About Language: Understanding (passive) from large ice sheets like those that are found (passive)
Passive and Active Voice page 366 on Greenland or the Antarctic continent.
The first clause is in active voice to focus on the ice cores. The
1. Collectively these sources of energy are known (passive) as fossil second two clauses are written in passive voice to keep the focus
fuels, and when we ignite (active) fossil fuels, we release (active) on the ice cores rather than those who collect or find them.
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Passive voice is used in the first clause to keep the focus on 6. However, the research that has been done (passive) globally
fossil fuels. The second two clauses focus on the human role in offers (active) insight into fundamental processes, …
burning fossil fuels and releasing greenhouse gases. The main clause is in active voice to focus on the research. The
dependent relative clause is in passive voice to keep that focus
2. Simply put, the Milankovitch theory describes (active) small rather than on those who have done the research.
variations in the way Earth revolves (active) around the sun.
Collectively these are called (passive) orbital variations.
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P A R T 3 | Extended Reading
MEDIEVAL CULTURE
Medieval Feasting for dancing and drinking might have been performed at courtly
gatherings in the 12th and 13th centuries.”
EXTENDED READING 10. The lines “willingly I would fight with you” and “I would
compete with you to be a good drinker” mention competing by
Check What You’ve Learned (Paragraphs 1–8) A fighting and drinking.
page 375 Thinking Critically page 380
1. Feasts were a way for participants (nobility) of the region to Possible answer:
celebrate their shared values of feudal culture and show their
loyalty to a ruler, and for a ruler to demonstrate his generosity Today, weddings, state dinners, business and sports banquets, as well
and temperance and affirm his authority over the guests. They as religious celebrations are still held to accomplish similar goals.
also were a way to “negotiate social relations” (Paragraph 1). Though the food, music, and rituals may be different, many of these
2. Historians can learn about feasting in the Middle Ages through events are lavish affairs involving food and entertainment as a way
chronicles and romances (for example, Flamenca), musical of bringing people together to celebrate shared values or to promote
compositions (“I Have Never Seen Her Like”), and images causes. For example, weddings often involve religious ceremonies,
(the image of from the Grandes Chroniques de France, music, singing, and dancing as ways to celebrate the union of two
c. 1375–1380). people and two families.
3. Minstrels were performers who sang, played instruments, and Thinking Visually B page 381
entertained by doing physical tumbling and tricks.
4. The “ostensible purpose” for the feast was so Philip and others Possible answers:
could take crusading vows. According to the author, “a more People / Roles Purposes or Goals at the
practical reason” was that the feast allowed Philip “to assert his
Objects Feast
control over the nobility of his territories and create a unified
community.” This was an unstated purpose that served a Charles V of Host Motivate guests for war;
political function. France affirm shared social
5. The entremets included an “elaborate set” that included a values of feudal culture;
costume of “luxurious materials” and “culinary inventions.” demonstrate his generosity
These would have demonstrated the generosity of the ruler and and temperance
created a “sumptuous affair.” The performances “moved among Charles IV Guest Show allegiance to host;
the audience,” creating a moving theater “probably interacting Wenceslaus actively engage
with various audience members in different ways.” This would
have been a way to involve the guests and celebrate their shared Minstrels Entertainers Provide musical and
values and social relationships. theatrical entertainment
Check What You’ve Learned (Paragraphs 9–17) A Boat Theatrical Create a moving spectacle
page 379 element in a
play about
6. Eating, drinking, listening to musical performances, and the siege of
watching and participating in performances and visual Jerusalem
spectacles engaged all of the senses. The purpose, according
to the author, was to affirm the values of an elite class, to Tablecloth with Political Combine statesmanship
encourage political or religious causes, and to create shared fleur-de-lys, symbols with entertainment and
experiences. heraldry on boat culinary pleasure
7. The singer, or “lover,” demonstrates loyalty to a lady through Servants Serve food / Provide culinary pleasure
song. This “civilizes” him in that he “dedicates himself to a drink
worthy ideal in the form of a lady,” aspiring to better himself
through his art. Thinking About Language: Understanding
8. Polyphonic songs were produced by using multiple voices.
Combined with the visual effect of the boy on the stag, the
Language Associated with Chronology
voices coming from the stag “would have solicited wonder” page 381
and contributed to the “multisensory celebration.” 1. era
(Paragraph 11) 2. at the turn of the
9. The author does not know for sure but infers that these songs 3. lead up
were performed. The author uses hedging: “One cannot rule 4. Simultaneously
out the possibility that more popular songs might have been 5. By the close of the century
performed at events … ” and “we can guess that popular songs 6. Over the course of time,
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Thinking About Language: Recognizing
Figurative Language page 382
Text from Reading Type of Figurative
Language
1. As if to temper the pleasurable imagery
concoction of music and pageantry personification
taking place in the banquet hall,
the motet emerging from the
church after the singing of the stag
reminds its audience about the
moral and spiritual intentions for the
assemblage.
2. Your very great sweetness awakens personification
my spirit and touches my eye, my
heart, and that I can rightly say, since
it disposes me to serve you.
3. This kind of courtly service “civilizes” symbolism
the lover in that he dedicates himself
to a worthy ideal in the form of a lady,
and aspires to better himself morally
through artistic prowess.
4. During the time of such feasts, personification
people believed that the diverse
polyphonic sound of multiple voices
recalled the classical tradition of
the banquet that celebrated music
making and dining as a multisensory
celebration of the senses, one that
cultivated knowledge, intellectual
community, and morals coming
together at the feasting table.
5. In thinking about this urban simile
“soundscape” (Dillon 88) in
relation to the feasting songs, it
is important to note that like the
courtly representations of Flamenca
and Feast of the Pheasant, such
songs drew from their environments
and are echoes of live, improvised
performances in particular court or
urban settings, with various actors
and artificial inventions.
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P A R T 3 | Extended Reading
MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Polymers: Regenerative could become brittle and crack if they were too cold. One way to
test them would be by heating them. This would reveal how they
Medicine would behave under hot temperatures and to determine how they
would behave over a longer period of time. Scientists could also test
EXTENDED READING the materials by exposing them to cold temperatures to find out how
brittle the materials would become.
Check What You’ve Learned (Paragraphs 1–7) A Thinking About Language: Understanding
page 388 Modifiers page 394
1. Polymers are a class of materials that are long, chain-like 1. In the second case (prepositional phrase to distinguish which
molecules that are constantly in motion. case is being discussed)
2. If you stretch gum slowly, the molecular chains have time to abruptly (adverb to describe how the gum snaps)
disentangle. If you pull the gum apart quickly, the molecular into two pieces (prepositional phrase to describe how the gum
chains do not have time to slide past one another and remain snaps)
knotted. The tension on the individual chains causes them to
snap and break apart in a brittle manner. as you pull your hands apart quickly (adverb clause to describe
3. Stirring the mixture slowly causes it to act compliantly, and it the cause of the snapping).
behaves like a liquid. Stirring it quickly causes it to act stiffly, 2. In both instances (prepositional phrase to indicate that both
and it behaves like a solid. cases are being discussed)
4. The concentrated mixture is named after a strange substance exact same (adjectives to describe molecules)
called “oobleck” in a children’s story. It is named after oobleck in very differently (adverbs to describe the behavior of the
Dr. Seuss’s story because it is also a strange substance. molecules)
5. If a person stopped running, the oobleck would become
depending on their conditions (participial phrase to describe
compliant, and the person would sink into the oobleck and get
the different behavior of the molecules)
stuck in it. This is because the polymer chains in the oobleck
would have time to disentangle, making the oobleck behave like 3. slowly (adverb to modify pull)
a liquid. sufficient (adjective to modify time)
Check What You’ve Learned (Paragraphs 8–15) A to slide past each other and become disentangled (infinitive
phrase to modify the chains)
page 392
4. on the individual chains (prepositional phrase to describe the
6. Thermal energy is created as molecules heat up. They move tension)
more quickly, and their chemical bonds vibrate and rotate faster. to snap and break apart (infinitive phrase to describe what the
When polymer chains are heated, the molecules move more tension causes the chains to do)
quickly and require less time to move past one another and
distentangle. This makes them more likely to be ductile. in a brittle manner (prepositional phrase to describe how the
7. When gum is cold, the molecules move more slowly, and the chains break apart)
chains need more time to move. The chains remain tangled, 5. chemical (adjective to describe bonds)
which makes it more difficult to stretch the gum, and it faster (adverb to describe how the bonds vibrate and rotate)
becomes more stiff and brittle. When gum is warmed, the resulting in a more molecular motion (participial phrase to
molecules move more quickly, and the polymer chains slide describe what happens to the chemical bonds)
past one another to disentangle. This allows the gum to be more
easily deformed and stretched. 6. For this reason (prepositional phrase to link the sentence to the
8. The concept of time-temperature superposition refers to the previous sentence and introduce it as an effect)
fact that the effects of time and temperatures on a polymeric made from polymeric materials (participial phrase to describe
material are similar. This is useful for materials scientists and objects)
engineers because it is possible to test a material at warmer suggested (adjective to describe temperature range)
temperatures over shorter periods of time to determine how a over which they should be used (adjective clause to describe
material will behave over a long period of time. temperature range)
9. The author mentions the temperature at the time of the launch
of the space shuttle Challenger because it was colder than any Thinking About Language: Understanding the
other temperature on record for a space shuttle launch. This Use of Passive Voice in Research Writing
low temperature caused the O-rings on the rocket boosters to page 394
become stiff and brittle and unable to seal in the gases.
10. This statement implies that the system did not allow safety 1. are held
concerns to be expressed efficiently. If a system had been in 2. can be thought of
place, safety concerns could have been been communicated and 3. is (sometimes) referred to
the disaster avoided. 4. is placed
5. was propelled
Thinking Critically page 393 6. must be made
Possible answer: 7. was grounded
8. would be designed
Seat covers would need to be ductile enough to conform to the shape
of the seat and to move when you sit on them. They would need to
be designed for any extreme weather conditions of the area where
the car is used. If they get too hot, they could melt, whereas they
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