general vocabulary Task commands

1 Look at th e list o f tasks in sentences 1 - 8. In particular, look at th e w o rd s and phrases in bold,

w h ich are telling the w rite r / speaker w h a t he / she m ust do. M atch these w o rd s w ith a suitable
d efin itio n o f th e task co m m a nd in A - H.

1. A cco u n t fo r th e increased use of social n e tw o rk in g on the Internet.

2. A n alyse th e effects o f clim ate change a ro u n d the w o rld ............

3. Evaluate the im provem ents yo u have m ade to y o u r English since you started using this b o o k ............

4. Com pare and contrast the tw o m achines............

5. Define 'happiness', and say h o w im p o rta n t it is............

6. D em onstrate th e different features on this m obile p h o n e ............

7. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages o f g ro w in g up in a big city............

8. Elaborate o n y o u r feelings a b o u t global capitalism ............

A . Give th e m ean in g o f som ething.

B. Talk a b o u t som ething w ith som eone else, o r w rite a b o u t it from different view points.
C. Calculate the value, im portance o r effect of som ething.
D. Explain som ething closely and scientifically.
E. Explain som ething in m ore detail th a n yo u did previously.

F. Say w h y som ething has happened or is ha pp e nin g.

G. Show h o w som ething w orks, usually by physically o p erating it so th a t the o th e r person knows
w h a t it does and h o w it w orks.
H. Look at tw o things side by side to see in w h a t w a y th e y are similar and / o r different.

2 N o w d o the sam e w it h these.

I. Estim ate the costs o f setting up a w ebsite fo r the school............

2. Exam ine the causes o f global w a rm in g ...........

3. Illustrate the problem s caused by the increased use of private vehicles............

4. Justify you r reasons for only considering one aspect of the p ro b le m ............

5. O u tlin e yo u r country's enviro nm e n ta l policy............

6. Predict the changes th a t w e are g o in g to see in inform ation tech n o lo gy in the next 10 years............

7. Suggest w ays in w hich fo o d shortages in some countries could be solved............

8. Trace the d e ve lo p m e n t of space travel since the 1960s..............

A. Explain, w ith real examples, w h y som ething has happened o r is ha ppening.

B. Say w h a t yo u th in k is g o in g to happen in th e future.
C. Describe w h a t yo u th in k can be d o ne in o rde r to achieve som ething.

D. Calculate (b u t n o t exactly) the value o r cost of som ething.

E. Give the m ain points o f som ething, o r a broad description of som ething, w ith o u t givin g to o m uch
detail.
F. Give a brief history of som ething, in the o rde r in w h ich it happened.
G. W rite o r talk a b o u t th e different aspects (e.g., causes, results) o f som ething.
H. S h o w th a t you have a go o d reason fo r d o in g som ething, especially if o th e r people th in k you have
d o ne som ething w ro n g or bad.