Vocabulary checklist (S. 2 A & B)
Unit 4 Role models
Item
no.
Page
no.
Li Vocabulary
ne
no.
Meaning
role model
Part
of
spee
ch
n.
1
68
1
2
69
1
ambitious
n.
determined to be successful, rich, powerful
3
69
7
poverty
n.
the state of being poor
4
70
1
hardly
adv.
almost not
5
70
3
paralysis
n.
the loss of the ability to more all or part of your body or feel things in it
6
70
5
gymnastics
n.
a sport involving physical exercises and movements that need skill, strength and control
7
70
12
inspirational
adj.
providing encouragement or new ideas for what you should do
8
70
16
celebrities
n.
a famous person
9
70
21
hail(ed)
v.
described someone or something as being very good
10
70
22
courage
n.
the ability to do something dangerous, or to face or opposition, without showing pain
11
70
30
journalism
n.
the work of collecting and writing news stories for newspapers, magazines, radio or television
12
70
32
regain
v.
to get something back, especially an ability or quality that you have lost
a person that you admire and try to copy
13
70
33
host(s)
v.
to organise an event to which others are invited and make all the arrangements for them
14
70
38
optimistic
adj.
expecting good things to happen or something to be successful
15
70
42
encourage
v.
to give somebody support, courage or hope
16
71
70
critical
adj.
expressing disapproval of someone or something
17
71
71
aggressive
adj.
very determined to succeed or get what you want
18
71
76
charitable
adj.
relating to giving help to the poor or needy
19
71
92
positive
attitude
thinking about what is good in a situation; feeling confident and hopeful
20
71
94
sense of
humour
21
41VB
anxious
n.
phra
se
n.
phra
se
adj
22
41VB
concerned
adj.
worried and feeling concern about something
23
41VB
confused
adj
unable to think clearly or to understand what is happening or what sb is saying
24
41VB
cross
adj
annoyed or quite angry
25
41VB
delighted
adj.
very pleased
26
41VB
depressed
adj
very sad and without hope
the ability to find things funny or make people laugh
feeling worried or nervous
27
42VB
disappointed
adj.
28
42VB
disgusted
adj
29
42VB
frustrated
adj
upset because something you hoped for has not happened or been so good, successful as you
expected
feeling or showing strong sense of dislike or disapproval for sb/sth that is unpleasant or
unacceptable in its looks, smells, etc.
feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want
30
42VB
embarrassed
adj
shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation
31
42VB
furious
adj.
very angry
32
43VB
miserable
adj.
very unhappy or uncomfortable
33
43VB
proud
adj.
feeling pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done
34
43VB
relieved
adj.
to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain
35
45VB
satisfied
adj.
36
45VB
courageous
adj.
pleased because you have achieved something or because something that you wanted to happen
has happened
showing the ability to do something dangerous, or to face pain or opposition
37
45VB
brilliant
adj.
extremely clever
38
39
40
45VB
45VB
45VB
confident
determined
generous
adj.
adj.
adj.
feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful
to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and you will not let anyone prevent you
giving or willing to give freely
Unit 4: Sentence making
1.
There is hardly any tea left. Let me get some for you.
2
She is an inspirational leader in this team. She can always provide encouragement or new ideas for the team members.
3
Lee Ka Shing is one of the celebrities in Hong Kong. He is a famous businessman in Hong Kong.
4
May is an optimistic person. She always expects good things to happen.
5
My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career. They always support me and give me positive opinions.
6
We felt delighted with her jokes as he had a great sense of humour.
7
The teacher was concerned about the problem of this student and worried about her very much.
8
He is a determined person. After he sets his goal, he will not change his mind. Then, he tries his best to achieve it.
Revision on sentence patterns
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It takes (sb) (a period of time) to ……
……as……as possible
(sth) is/am/are + too + adj + for (sb) + to…
(sb/sth) is/am/are + adj + enough + to…
It is + adj + for (sb) + to…