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Word |
Example sentence |
Arabic |
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adaptable (adj) |
A robot is more flexible and adaptable
than a human. p.83 |
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alternative (n) |
Do you think we’ll ever be able to find an
acceptable alternative to fossil fuels (oil,
natural gas, coal)? p.101 “Weighing
Alternatives,” is a heading. p.84 |
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back up
(v) |
What's the best way to back up data on
your PC? p.84 |
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blood
(n) |
What's the most effective way to remove
blood stains from a shirt? p.84 |
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budget
(n) |
What is the most diffictult
thing in your job? Cost? Cost -
keeping to budget and
finding ways to save
money. p.84 |
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cage (n) |
80 mosquitoes are placed
in a glass cage. p.58 A bird in a cage is the gas detector
for the Sentrybot.p.82 and 83 |
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chocolate bar (n) |
Lots of chocolate bars
provide the energy for a 12-hour patrol. |
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continuous (adj) |
A Can he make continuous status reports?
B Yes, he can. He has a microphone. p.83 |
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cow (n) |
Peter Knigge used to get up early every
morning to milk the cows on his farm in Wisconsin, USA. p.82 |
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detect
(v) |
The sentrybot
quickly detects smoke and other danger
with his detector for smoke and other dangers. p.82 and 83 |
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detector
(n) |
The sentrybot
quickly detects smoke and other danger with
his detector for smoke and other dangers. p.82 and 83 |
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drawing
(n) |
A Do you have the parts list? B I'm afraid
it's not ready yet. We're still working on the drawings. p.126 |
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durable
(adj) |
So we need steel? Yes, steel's more
durable. p.126 |
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flexible
(adj) |
So what are you looking for? Something strong
but flexible at the same time, I guess? p.126 |
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hold-up
(n) |
Do you have the parts list? B I'm afraid it's
not ready yet. We're still working on the drawings. A What's the
hold-up? B It's the software we're using. It's really slow. p.126 |
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intelligent (adj) |
A robot isn't as
intelligent as a human being. p.83 |
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jar (n) |
What's the simplest way to open a jar
with a tight lid? p.84 |
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locate
(v) |
The
sentrybot has a packpack with
wall-penetrating radar that locates things he cannot see with
radar.p.82 and 83 |
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log (v) |
What do I need to do to log on to the
network? p.44 |
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milk (v) |
Peter Knigge used to get up early every
morning to milk the cows on his farm in Wisconsin, USA.
p.82 |
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patrol
(n) |
Lots of
chocolate bars provide the energy for a 12-hour patrol. p.82 |
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patrol (v) |
The sentrybot
patrols
continuously for 12 hours at a time. p.83 |
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print (v) |
This machine prints fast, but the new
machine prints faster. p.82 |
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productive
(adj) |
That's more often than Peter could milk them,
so the cows produce 10 per cent more milk and the farm is more
productive. p.82 |
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protection
(n) |
Reliable protection from Sentrybot
It's a little too good to be human.p.83 |
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queue (n) |
There aren't enough tables and people are
standing in queues for ten minutes or more. p.85 |
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radar
(n) |
The
sentrybot has a packpack with
wall-penetrating radar that locates things he cannot see with
radar.p.82 and 83 |
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reliable
(adj) |
Human guards are less
reliable than robots. p.83 |
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scooter
(n) |
You are going to build a shed for your
employees' bicycles, scooters, and motorbikes. p.85 |
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sentry
(n) |
A sentry
is a soldier who stands outside a building and guards it.p.699 Oxford
Word Power |
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smoke
(n) |
In his
back-pack, the sentrybot has a detector for smoke and other
dangers which quickly detects smoke
and other danger. p.82 and 83 |
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stain
(n) |
What's the most effective way to remove blood
stains from a shirt? p.84 |
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strike
(n) |
There is a railway strike so you
cannot ship your products to your customers by rail. Your warehouse is
full. p.85 |
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tight (adj) |
What's the simplest way to open a jar with a
tight lid? p.84 |
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Useful
phrases |
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Which is
better? |
Title of
Unit 18 |
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to get
injured |
It doesn't matter if a robot gets damaged.
But if a human guard gets injured, it's more serious. p.83 |
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It
doesn’t matter. |
It doesn't matter
if a robot gets damaged. But if a human guard gets injured,
it's more serious. p.83 |
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to look
into something (investigate) |
I'll look into it next week if I time.
p.84 A Oh yes. Everybody's eyes are different. It's 100 per cent
foolproof. B Hmmm. A I think we should look into it. B It's too
expensive. p.123 |
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What’s
the best way to …? |
What's the best way to
back up data on your PC? p.84 |
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