UNIT 2 - Part 1 Vocabulary

UNIT 2 - Part 1 Vocabulary

by Phượng Trần

AMOUNT /əˈmaʊnt/

​The amount of something is how much of it there is (especially of something that cannot be counted)

It can be a number or a word.

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For example The amount of water/ snow/ rain/ money...

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​BALANCE /ˈbæl.əns/

​When two things are equal weight or force.

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​The two sides of the scale are in balance

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​5+ 5 = 10

​8 + 2 = 10

​The math sum is balance. There are balance.

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​BEHAVIOR /bɪˈheɪ.vjər/

The way that someone does. You can make good or bad behavior.

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​DECREASE /ˈdiː.kriːs/

To become less, or to make something smaller in number, amount, or size.

• There are 100 dollars if you pay 50$ for eating, 20$ for studying. So your money decreased.

• ​Yesterday, the temperature was 40 degree, but today is 35 degree, so we can say the temperature decreased.

​INCREASE /ɪnˈkriːs/

To (make something) become larger in amount or size.

• ​Last week, you were fifth in class, but you are first this week.

  So you increased your rank from 5 to 1.

​INTERACT /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈækt/

​To communicate with or act together.

• The students interact with each other to do a science project.

• ​He does not interact well with the other students.

​REACT /riˈækt/

​When something happens what you do next is react to it.

• ​How does the woman react when the man throws a snowball at her?

• ​How do you react when someone yells at you?

​SCARCE /skers/

Not easy to find or get

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Clean water is scarce

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​SUPPLY /səˈplaɪ/

​How much of something you have

• Whenever she goes out, she always takes a large supply of food with her.

• ​This store has a big amount of milk to me.

​CONTROL /kənˈtroʊl/

​To make a person or thing do what you want.

• ​What can you control?

• ​What can you not control?

COMPARE /kəmˈper/

​To find out what is the same/ difference between two or more things.

• ​What is the same and the difference between you and me?