M6 Vocabulary 1

M6 Vocabulary 1

Vocabulary Set 1

• accommodate (v.)

• appealing (adj.)

• encounter (v.)

• fatal (adj.)

• hybrid (adj.)

• intentionally (adv.)

• isolated (adj.)

Vocabulary Set 1

• negotiate (v.)

• pop up (verb phrase)

• reinforce (v.)

• abundant (adj.)

• adjust (v.)

• appliance (n.)

• constraint (n.)

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accommodate (v.)

to be kind; to make a situation easier for someone

Hotels always try to accommodate their guests.

How do we accommodate friends or family?

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for accommodate?

• try

• do

• help

• give

• open

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• When I bought some milk at the store, they accommodated me with 18 Baht in change.

• When I was sick, the teacher accommodated me; she gave me extra time to do my homework.

Multiple Select

Choose all of the ways we can accommodate each other.

• come to class late and loudly

• buy some tea for a friend who has no money

• answer a question for someone

• open the door for a person carrying books

appealing (adj.)

attractive; something people want or want to know about

Something appealing is something we want to learn more about. People can be appealing, too.

What are some things you find appealing?

Multiple Choice

Which word is NOT a synonym for appealing?

• disgusting

• interesting

• attractive

Poll

Which do you find most appealing?

• cute animals

• fast cars

• beautiful places

• fashionable clothes

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• I appealing that new house.

• I find that new house appealing.

• Appealing is what I want.

encounter (v.)

to meet or face (usually something difficult or surprising)

In video games, we often encounter monsters.

What are some challenges we encounter in real life?

Multiple Select

Which words are synonyms for encounter?

• leave

• visit

• face

• deal with

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• I encountered some delicious ice cream after dinner.

• They are encountering at the mall for some shoes.

• We can encounter some difficulties when we go camping.

fatal (adj.)

deadly; something that will make something else die

One of the most fatal things a person can do is drink and drive.

What are some other things that might be fatal?

Multiple Select

Which situations are often fatal?

• going to the mall

• falling off a tall building

• eating nothing for a month

• taking a shower

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Staying in heat over 50 C without water can be fatal in a short time.

• English exams are fatal and should be avoided.

• That color is fatal because I don't like it.

hybrid (adj.)

a combination of two or more things to make a new thing

Hybrid cars are becoming more popular. They use petrol and electric power.

Hybrid plants are common, too. A lot of the food we eat comes from hybrid plants.

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for hybrid?

• misleading

• engagement

• solution

• combination

Multiple Choice

What makes certain cars hybrids?

• they have two colors

• they have two engines

• they use two kinds of energy

• they are from two different places

intentionally (adv.)

on purpose; planned

If you do something intentionally, you have thought about it before doing it.

Things we plan are done intentionally. What are some things people plan?

Multiple Choice

What is an antonym for intentionally?

• accidentally

• on purpose

• planned out

• decisively

Multiple Select

What are some things people do intentionally?

• prepare for university

• get into a car accident

• fail a test

• plan a birthday party

isolated (adj.)

kept apart; alone

Currently, many people have to be isolated because of the pandemic.

Sometimes people feel isolated for different reasons.

Multiple Select

Which words are not synonyms for isolated?

• apart

• included

• alone

• together

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• The dogs were sad because they were isolated, but we had visitors who get sick around dogs.

• Lunch and dinner are isolated from each other; they are at different times of day.

negotiate (v.)

to bargain; to discuss a trade

We often negotiate with shop owners in markets for better prices.

If your friends want to see different movies, they might have to negotiate to choose what to see.

Who do we negotiate with? What do we negotiate?

Multiple Choice

Which phrase means the same as 'negotiate'?

• buy some things

• make a deal

• see a movie

• chat with a friend

Multiple Select

When we are young, what are some things we negotiate with parents about?

• bed times

• not doing chores (washing dishes, cleaning the house)

• time to play games

• how much something costs

• where the mall is

pop up (verb phrase)

to suddenly appear; to quickly become important

When something or someone pops up, it causes our plans to change.

Things that pop up can be good or bad. What are some good things that pop up?

What are some bad things?

Multiple Choice

Things that pop up happen ___.

• quickly and unexpectedly

• slowly and often

• when we are ready

• never

Multiple Choice

I wanted to go dancing, but my grandparents ___ so I had to stay home for dinner.

• popping up

• pops up

• pop up

• popped up

reinforce (v.)

to make stronger; to improve a skill

They reinforced the wall with better materials.

How do you become good at something? Practice every day to reinforce your skills.

Multiple Select

Choose everything that can be reinforced.

• door

• math ability

• football skill

• the sky

• lunch

Open Ended

Talk together. How can you reinforce your English skill?

abundant (adj.)

very many; a lot (usually about resources like food or water)

Trees are abundant in forests, but not on beaches.

People with abundant food should share with others.

Multiple Select

Which things can be abundant?

• time

• jump

• people

• water

• food

Multiple Choice

Which word is not a synonym for abundant?

• plentiful

• much

• little

• myriad

adjust (v.)

to change (in a small way); to alter

The music was too loud so I adjusted the volume.

She adjusted her plans for college when she realized she enjoyed computer science.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• The boat was going toward some rocks so we adjusted our direction.

• You can adjust your book by reading it out loud.

• They adjusted to lunch around 12:00 and had some noodles.

Multiple Select

We adjusted the screws in the ___. Now it is easier to open and close.

• lights

• computer

• car

• door

appliance (n.)

a piece of equipment used for a specific purpose (often electrical)

Furniture and appliances have different uses in the home.

What are some appliances people might use at home?

Multiple Select

Select all of the appliances.

• couch

• dinner table

• washing machine

• refrigerator

• television

Poll

OPINION: Which appliance do you think is most useful?

• stove

• refrigerator

• washing machine

• television

constraint (n.)

something which stops an action from happening; a rule against doing something

Money is a common constraint in the plans of people, businesses, and governments.

Time is another constraint which can cause stress in people's lives.

Multiple Choice

One constraint keeping me from joining the NBA is that I ___.

• don't like cooking

• can't ride a horse

• can't swim well

• can't jump high

Multiple Choice

If the world had no constraints, people could do ___ they want to do. This could cause some problems.

• anything

• everything

• nothing

• something