W7 Vocab blog

In reading 1 we learned “karma” is the accumulated record of many lives. Let’s learn more about this word.

1. What does “accumulate” mean based on the article?

       to collect a large number of things over a long period of time

2. Find a synonym and antonym of “accumulate”.

      synonym-store, gather, pile up

      antonym-disperse, scatter

3. Compare “accumulate” and “increase”:

The table below shows the nouns following “accumulate” and “increase”, respectively.

(3.1) Can you find the features of the nouns following these two words, respectively?

       I think nouns following the word accumulate are more likely to be countable. In contrast, nouns following the word increase tend to be uncountable.

       

(3.2) What is the relationship of “accumulate” and “increase”? (e.g. Do they share the same meaning? Or what else can you find?)

      The word increase simply means to become larger in amount or size, while the word accumulate means to collect a large number of something. Therefore, two words share the meaning of having large number or amount of something.

 

4. Read the sentences below and choose the word, accumulate or increase, that best fits in the context.

(4.1) Dr. Day has found that under increased UV exposure, these plants produce smaller, thicker leaves and stock them with extra photosynthetic pigments and other chemicals. For every unit of surface area, says Day, " your construction costs are higher, " and these costs may increase over time.

(4.2) The recipe of the soup is to add green beans and crushed red pepper and stir in crumbled bacon, black pepper, and salt. Snap (or string) beans may be substituted. Accumulate cook time in all the steps to 5 minutes.
5. Make a sentence of "accumulate"

    My father acuumulated old newspapers.

W6 Assignment

Consume (v)

1.       What does “consume” mean in Reading 2?

to    use fuel, energy or time, especially in large amounts

       to eat or drink, especially a lot of something

2.       Make a sentence of “consume” as a verb.

  I    People consume more meat than vegitable in average.

3.       Find a synonym and an antonym of “consume”.

       synonym-spend, exhaust

       antonym-produce

4.       Read the sentences below and guess what “be consumed with” mean.

Ex1: The missionary is so consumed with passion that he travels to the remote areas to advocate the love from God.

Ex2: Parents should be fair to their children, or the one who gets less attention may be consumed with jealousy.

It means someone is concerned about or filled with a thought of something.

 

Investor (n)

1.       What does “investor” mean in Reading 2?

       a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage

2.       “Invest” is the verb form of “investor”. Make a sentence of “invest” as a verb.

       I invested all the money I had in stocks.

3.       Find a synonym and an antonym of “invest”.

       synonym-put or devote (money)

       antonym-divest

4.       Read the sentences below and guess what “invest sb with sth” mean.

Ex1: The chairperson invested the CEO with all the powers to remake the corporate culture.

Ex2: A family partnership invests the heir of the current chairperson the power to take over the company after the current chairperson steps down.

It means to give something(authority to do something) to somebody.

 

Reinforce (v)

1.       What does “reinforce” mean in Reading 2?

       to make something stronger

2.       Find a synonym and an antonym of “reinforce”.

       synonym-strengthen, enforce

       antonym-weaken

3.       What is the noun form of “reinforce”?

       reinforcement

4.       Make a sentence by using “reinforce” or the noun form of “reinforce”.

       To have a good discussion, you must reinforce a theory with more evidence.