Unit 8: How the Sun and the Moon Were Made Flashcards
To ….. something that is offered is to take it.
To accept something that is offered is to take it.
accept [əkˈsɛpt] v.
I accepted the girl’s very nice gift.
aɪ əkˈsɛptɪd ðə ɡɜːlz ˈvɛri naɪs ɡɪft.
To ……. things is to put them in the right place.
To arrange things is to put them in the right place.
arrange [əˈreɪn(d)ʒ] v.
Please arrange the bowling pins in order so we can play.
pliːz əˈreɪnʤ ðə ˈbəʊlɪŋ pɪnz ɪn ˈɔːdə səʊ wiː kæn pleɪ.
To …… something is to go to it.
To attend something is to go to it.
attend [əˈtɛnd] v.
My sister and I attend the same school.
maɪ ˈsɪstər ænd aɪ əˈtɛnd ðə seɪm skuːl.
To …… something is to keep it from falling.
To balance something is to keep it from falling.
balance [ˈbal(ə)ns] v.
We saw an elephant balance itself on a ball.
wiː sɔː ən ˈɛlɪfənt ˈbælᵊns ɪtˈsɛlf ɒn ə bɔːl.
A …… is the sharp difference between two things.
A contrast is the sharp difference between two things.
contrast [kənˈtrɑːst] n
The contrast between my parents is very noticeable
ðə ˈkɒntrɑːst bɪˈtwiːn maɪ ˈpeərᵊnts ɪz ˈvɛri ˈnəʊtɪsəbᵊl
To ….. someone is to make them want to do something.
To encourage someone is to make them want to do something.
encourage [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] v.
My football coach will encourage us when we are losing.
maɪ ˈfʊtbɔːl kəʊʧ wɪl ɪnˈkʌrɪʤ ʌs wɛn wiː ɑː ˈluːzɪŋ.
If someone or something is ….. to you, you know them well.
If someone or something is familiar to you, you know them well.
familiar [fəˈmɪlɪə] adj.
The two friends were very familiar with each other.
ðə tuː frɛndz wɜː ˈvɛri fəˈmɪliə wɪð iːʧ ˈʌðə.
To ….. is to take a hold of someone or something suddenly.
To grab is to take a hold of someone or something suddenly.
grab [ɡrab] v.
I grabbed a pear from the tree.
aɪ ɡræbd ə peə frɒm ðə triː.
To …. something is to keep it above the ground.
To hang something is to keep it above the ground.
hang [haŋ] v.
→ I drew a picture of my family, and my mother hung it on the wall.
→ aɪ druː ə ˈpɪkʧər ɒv maɪ ˈfæmᵊli, ænd maɪ ˈmʌðə hʌŋ ɪt ɒn ðə wɔːl.
If something is …, it is very big.
If something is huge, it is very big.
huge [hjuːdʒ] adj.
→ At work, my father drives a huge truck.
→ æt wɜːk, maɪ ˈfɑːðə draɪvz ə hjuːʤ trʌk.
If something is ….., you must do it.
If something is necessary, you must do it.
necessary [ˈnɛsəs(ə)ri] adj.
→ It is necessary to have a passport when you travel to a foreign country.
→ ɪt ɪz ˈnɛsəsᵊri tuː hæv ə ˈpɑːspɔːt wɛn juː ˈtrævᵊl tuː ə ˈfɒrən ˈkʌntri.
A …. is a way in which something is done or organized.
A pattern is a way in which something is done or organized.
pattern [ˈpat(ə)n] n.
→ My pattern of brushing my teeth is the same as most people’s.
→ maɪ ˈpætᵊn ɒv ˈbrʌʃɪŋ maɪ tiːθ ɪz ðə seɪm æz məʊst ˈpiːpᵊlz.
To ….. something is to say that it should be done.
To propose something is to say that it should be done.
propose [prəˈpəʊz] v.
→ Santa Claus proposed that I try to be a good boy all year.
→ ˈsæntə klɔːz prəˈpəʊzd ðæt aɪ traɪ tuː biː ə ɡʊd bɔɪ ɔːl jɪə.
A ….. is the reason that you do something.
A purpose is the reason that you do something.
purpose [ˈpəːpəs] n
→ The purpose of exercising is to get into shape.
→ ðə ˈpɜːpəs ɒv ˈɛksəsaɪzɪŋ ɪz tuː ɡɛt ˈɪntuː ʃeɪp.
To …. something is to stop holding it.
To release something is to stop holding it.
release [rɪˈliːs] v.
→ She released the bird from her hands.
ʃiː rɪˈliːst ðə bɜːd frɒm hɜː hændz.
To …… something is to say that it is necessary.
To require something is to say that it is necessary.
require [rɪˈkwʌɪə] v.
We require teachers to have a university degree.
wiː rɪˈkwaɪə ˈtiːʧəz tuː hæv ə ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti dɪˈɡriː.
If something is …., then there is only one.
If something is single, then there is only one.
single [ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)l] adj.
I have a single key in my hand.
aɪ hæv ə ˈsɪŋɡᵊl kiː ɪn maɪ hænd.
……. is doing something well that you choose to do.
Success is doing something well that you choose to do.
success [səkˈsɛs] n.
My daughter was a big success at school.
maɪ ˈdɔːtə wɒz ə bɪɡ səkˈsɛs æt skuːl.
To … something means to pull it apart.
To tear something means to pull it apart.
tear [tɪə] v.
It is easy to tear paper.
ɪt ɪz ˈiːzi tuː tɪə ˈpeɪpə.
A …… is an idea about how something works.
A theory is an idea about how something works.
theory [ˈθɪəri] n.
We talked about Einstein’s theory of relativity in class.
wiː tɔːkt əˈbaʊt ˈaɪnstaɪnz ˈθɪəri ɒv ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti ɪn klɑːs.
