Homework Aug 29th, 2011

Overlapping
1. What does the "overlap" in the text mean
    /ˌəʊ.vəˈlæp/
     to share the same parts in common

2. Write one synonym and antonym of "overlap". (Make a sentence of each word, if need be.)
   synonym-duplicate
   He duplicates the same error again and again.
   antonym-divide
   Germany was divided into two countries in the past.

3. Make a sentence of overlapping (or "overlap").
   Petals of the flower overlap with each other.


Survey
1. What does "survey" in the text mean?
   /ˈsɜː.veɪ/
   to look at and examine all of something

2. What does "survey" in the following sentences mean:
The survey is about the best restaurants in Honolulu. 
John surveyed the attitudes of the college students toward the library service
   The "survey" in this sentence means an examination of something made by asking people questions.


 

Week1 Introduction

Ensure

1.    1 What does “ensure” in the text mean? 

/ɪnˈʃɔːr /
to make something certain to happen

       2Write one synonym of “ensure”.                                    
         insure

3.    3Make a sentence of “ensure”.
        I have to call my mother to ensure my letter has arrived.

4.    4The meaning of “ensure” sometimes is similar to “insure”. However, “insure” has another meaning which “ensure” does not have. What is the different meaning?
      The meaning of "insure" that "ensure" does not have is "to provide insurance for someone or something."  The meaning of "insure" is actually "to do something in order to prevent something unpleasant from happening or from affecting you," while "ensure" only means "to make sure something would happen."

For your references:
1. Cambridge dictionary online:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
2. Thesaurus.com
http://thesaurus.com/