Unit Technology
Reading
Hyperloop
Working with words
A. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.
a. expectantly in a way that shows you are hoping for something, especially something good or exciting
b. beckon to give a signal to somebody to move nearer or to follow you
c. grapple to try hard to find a solution to a problem
d. texture the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth
e.cobbled having a surface that is made of small round stones
f. flimsy thin and easily torn
g. attire clothes, especially fine or formal ones
h.marvelous extremely good; wonderful
I. dynamics .the science of the forces involved in a movement
Working with words
A. Choose the correct words from the box to complete the following sentences.
a. I think that covering up the facts is ……equivalent……………… to lying really.
b. If there is not a substantial move to public transport, we will have ……… turbulence…………… and the whole regeneration will not work.
c. Each new leader would blame his ……predecessor……… for all the evils of the past.
d. We have, in fact, ……envisioned ………… a better world and have made it happen.
e. The main linear actuators of the ………pneumatic …………… systems are cylinders.
f. The barrel was short and the bullet emerged at ……subsonic……………… speed.
g. The city is said to receive two-fifths of the total……… freight……………delivered
in the country.
h. It would still take four hours to get down, in a spiral of ……gridlock……………… .
i. Apparently, the magician will be doing some …… levitation ……………… on the stage tomorrow.
j. We might be experiencing some … deceleration………………… on this flight due to an approaching electrical storm.
B.
An autobiography is a story of a person’s life, written by himself/herself.
Use a dictionary and find the meanings of the following words related to
people’s life stories.
hagiography- the writing of the lives of saints.
psychobiography- Psychobiography is a field within the realms of psychology and biography that analyzes the lives of historically significant individuals through psychological theory and research.
pathography- the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
chronicle
obituary- a notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person.
character sketch- A character sketch simply means a description or analysis of a certain character telling the reader about their physical appearance, personality traits, habits, strengths, weaknesses, history amongst others.
profile- a short description of someone's life, work, character, etc. information about a person's life, work, interests, etc.
memoir - a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.
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