1.6: Vocabulary Focus (B)

Academic Word List

Review the words listed below. Talk about them with your classmates.

• Which words do you remember from the story?
• What do you remember (context, definition, part of speech)?

Write the words that you are still unsure of in your notebook for further study. Look them up in the dictionary with your classmates.

affect	final
finally	focus
item	misinterpret
occur	previous
process	redistribute
require	respond

Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\):

Matching

Match the words in each section with the correct definitions.

Nouns:

1. final ______ a. actions or steps to reach an end
2. focus ______ b. thing, object
3. item ______ c. answer
4. occurrence ______ d. something needed
5. process ______ e. last test of the term
6. distribution ______ f. center of interest or activity
7. requirement ______ g. sharing items among a large group in a planned way
8. response ______ h. incident, event

Verbs:

One word below has two different answers (two definitions given for 1 verb).

1. affect ______ a. explain the meaning
2. focus on ______ b. happen, take place
3. interpret ______ c. pay close attention to
4. misinterpret ______ d. give something out
5. occur ______ e. deal with using official procedures
6. process ______ f. say something in reply
7. distribute ______ g. not understand correctly
8. require ______ h. make a difference to; change
9. respond ______ i. need for a particular reason
10. j. come into the mind (thought or idea)

Adjectives:

One word below has two different answers (two definitions given for 1 adjective).

1. final ______ a. after a long time
2. previous ______ b. before, at an earlier time
3. c. coming at the end

Adverbs:

1. finally ______ a. occurring before in time order
2. previously ______ b. used to introduce a last point or reason

Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\):

Fill in the Blank

Use the words listed below to fill in the blanks. These sentences are related to context of story.

Affect	final	finally
focus	items	misinterpret
occur	previous	processes
redistributed	requires	responds

1. Sara ___________ all the student applications for the program.
2. The university _____________ office spaces, and Stephanie has to share an office now.
3. Stephanie was worried that ___________ might be stolen from her office.
4. It is possible to __________ an email because the intention might not be clear to the reader.
5. The idea that her officemate was deaf did not ___________ to Stephanie.
6. Stephanie had to get over her embarrassment from meeting Marc so that she could ___________ on class.
7. When Stephanie tells Mohi what he missed on the first day of class, she uses the word, “____________,” to introduce the last item on her list.
8. In the ____________ class, Stephanie explained her expectations, but Mohi was absent, so he missed it.
9. Ameerah asks a question in class that could ____________ her since she has children.
10. The professor probably gets to make the ___________ decision about adding more students to the class.
11. Stephanie _____________ to students when they ask her questions.
12. Stephanie probably ___________________ her students to do homework.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\):

Fill in the Blank

Use the words listed below to fill in the blanks. Underline the antonym of the word that you use to fill in the blank.

affect	final	focus
misinterpreted	previous
required	responded

1. University students are expected to ______________ in class. They shouldn’t be distracted during the professor’s lecture.
2. A good TOEFL or IELTS score is not optional for international graduate students. It is ______________.
3. I understood the teacher’s words, but she _______________ my question. She didn’t answer the question I asked.
4. The professor emailed a question to all the students. Three students ____________ to the teacher, but most students left the email unanswered.
5. The student skipped the ______________ test. I hope he doesn’t skip the next test.
6. Skipping multiple classes will definitely _____________ your grade. It is unlikely that your grade would remain unchanged if you missed that many classes.
7. The first day of class, students may not know the expectations, but by the _________ class, everyone should be very clear about the requirements.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\):

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank with the words below. Circle the synonym of the word you write in the blank.

finally	items	occurred
process	distributes

1. The accident _________________ at 3:30pm. Where were you when it happened?
2. The teacher passed out the homework assignment. She always ________________ homework at the end of the class.
3. We ________________ have an answer to the grammar question we asked. In the end, the solution was simple.
4. The major steps in _____________ writing are prewriting, writing, and rewriting. This method is often used in ESL writing courses.
5. The thief stole several objects from the office. The stolen _____________ were listed in a report to the police.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\):

Answer Questions

Take turns asking and answering the questions with your classmates.

1. How can skipping the first class affect you?
2. How do you focus on your homework?
3. How many items are in your backpack right now? What are they?
4. What are some of the requirements in your reading class?
5. Who usually responds to your questions in class?