ACADEMIC ENCOUNTERS

L5 B
Early Adulthood
Status

 Status (noun)  relative social or professional position; the situation at a particular time
during a process.
 The association works to promote the status of retired people as useful members of the
community.
 You have good financial status if you live in a mansion and own a yacht
Emerging

 Emerging(adj) : newly formed, become apparent or prominent.

 As the fog cleared, the sight of several tall trees was emerging in the forest.
 The emerging science of photography was already changing fashions in art
Eager
To be eager to do something
Eager about something

 Eager (adj) strongly wanting to do or have something.

 Her mother warned her to not be too eager about becoming an adult due to the challenge
of responsibility and bill paying
 All the children are very eager for summer vacation to start.
Attitiude (behavior)

About feelings

 Attitude (noun) a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving

that is caused by this, a person’s opinions or feelings about a specific thing, person, or idea
 His positive attitude helped everyone enjoy the trip during the rainstorm.
 That boy has a real attitude problem (= behaves in a way that makes it difficult for other
people to have a relationship with him or work with him).
Pursue (contiioue,look for,follow,chase)

 Pursue (verb): follow or chase, seek to attain or accomplish (a goal) over a long period.
 Andrew was determined to pursue a computer career.
 The lawyer just wanted to pursue the truth, which he believed would show his client was
innocent.
Obligation
To be obliged to do somehing
I am obliged to teach english
 Obligation (noun ):something that you must do because of a law, a promise, rule, etc.
 Even though attendees were invited to the party, they were under no obligation to bring
anything.
 Joe was heartbroken when he realized his girlfriend felt an obligation to stay with him
because they had been together three years.
 Struggle with (Deal with)

 Struggle with (verb) to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something
 Weight gain is a problem that so many of us struggle with.
 My sister had a long struggle with diabetes.
 Many minorities in the world struggle with racism
Devote
Devotion(n)

 Devote (verb) to give your time or effort completely to something you believe in or to a
person, or to use a particular amount of time or energy doing something.
 He devoted his life to serving his family, friends, and neighbors.
 Jessica liked to devote most of her free time to feeding the homeless in her community
Versus

 Versus (prep) as opposed to; in contrast to, is used to say that one team or person is
competing against another, is used to compare two things or ideas, especially when you
have to choose between them
 Tomorrow's game is Newcastle versus Arsenal
 In Harry Potter, the house cup is usually an epic battle of Gryffindor versus Slytherin.
 private education versus state education
Postpone (delay,put off)

Postpone doing something

 Postpone (verb) use or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first
scheduled, to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time.
 They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.
 A young kid usually wants to grow up fast, but most adults wish they could postpone
getting older
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 Sam was _________ to get home and play with his new toy.
 Jane has to intensely  _________  herself to the study of foreign languages in college because she wants to
have a diplomatic career.
 It seems that every political election in the United States comes down to Democrats _________ Republicans
 We need to gather and distribute information about new and _________ disease threats around the world.
 The goal of education is not wealth or _________, but personal development
 We need to decide soon what marketing strategy we should _________ for these new products.
 Make sure you know your rights and  _________ s before you sign any contract.
 I decided to _________ writing my essay until tomorrow because I was too tired to do it today
 If you want to have a happy life, you should start each day with a positive  _________.
 I need to find a good paying job immediately otherwise I’ll _________ money problems. Soon.
 Choose the best word to complete each sentence
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 Sam was eager to get home and play with his new toy.
 Jane has to intensely devote herself to the study of foreign languages in college because she wants to have a
diplomatic career.
 It seems that every political election in the United States comes down to Democrats versus Republicans
 We need to gather and distribute information about new and emerging disease threats around the world.
 The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development
 We need to decide soon what marketing strategy we should pursue for these new products.
 Make sure you know your rights and obligations before you sign any contract.
 I decided to postpone writing my essay until tomorrow because I was too tired to do it today
 If you want to have a happy life, you should start each day with a positive attitude.
 I need to find a good paying job immediately otherwise I’ll struggle with money problems. Soon.