ESL Pathways Frontiers Lesson 12

Mrs. N (United States of America)
ESL Pathways Frontiers Lesson 12
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  1. reconstruction
    the activity of building something again
    The troops are expected to arrive in Kuwait on Saturday and travel overland later in the month to southern Iraq, where they will take part in humanitarian and reconstruction projects.
  2. hazardous
    involving risk or danger
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is discussing plans to send people on three-year trips to Mars, the most hazardous voyage ever planned.
  3. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
    Look at theses newspaper headlines.
  4. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
    Match the headlines with the appropriate text.
  5. settlement
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
    Jackson had a similar experience 10 years ago after making a multimillion-dollar out-ofcourt settlement with the family of a teenage boy.
  6. voyage
    a journey to some distant place
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is discussing plans to send people on three-year trips to Mars, the most hazardous voyage ever planned.
  7. text
    the words of something written
    Match the headlines with the appropriate text.
  8. conference
    a prearranged meeting for consultation or discussion
    “It doesn't prove anything, but it showed that the civet cats carried the virus," Robert Breiman, head of the WHO team told a news conference earlier Friday.
  9. match
    a formal contest in which people or teams compete
    Match the headlines with the appropriate text.
  10. exceed
    be or do something to a greater degree
    Analysts said the number of attacks between January and June 2003 exceeded 70,000, which is about twice the rate for 2002.
  11. troop
    a group of soldiers
    The troops are expected to arrive in Kuwait on Saturday and travel overland later in the month to southern Iraq, where they will take part in humanitarian and reconstruction projects.
  12. rate
    a quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity
    Analysts said the number of attacks between January and June 2003 exceeded 70,000, which is about twice the rate for 2002.
  13. prove
    establish the validity of something
    “It doesn't prove anything, but it showed that the civet cats carried the virus," Robert Breiman, head of the WHO team told a news conference earlier Friday.
  14. carry
    physically move while supporting, by vehicle, hands, or body
    “It doesn't prove anything, but it showed that the civet cats carried the virus," Robert Breiman, head of the WHO team told a news conference earlier Friday.
Created on Sat May 09 16:34:54 EDT 2020

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