• Flavanoids, substances found in colourful fruit and vegetables, are an important element in good nutrition.

Clue: Substances - in colorful fruit and vegetables ❌

A substances that is found in colorful fruit and vegetables that's important component in good nutrition.

 

• A spreadsheet refers to a computer application which is developed for mathematical and financial calculations.

Clue: computer application - mathematical and financial calculations ❌

A spreadsheet is a computer application that is design for mathematical and financial calculations

 

• Afrocentricity, or the study of African culture, helps social scientist to better understand human behaviour.

Clue: the study of African cultures - helps social scientist - understand human behaviour ❌

Afrocentricity is also refer as the study of African culture for social scienctist to understand human behaviour ❌

 

• Early Japanese immigrants to the United States were called the Issei.

Clue: early japanese immigrants to the united states❌

the Issei is refer to the early Japanese immigrants that migrate to the United States.✅

 

• He referred to his aunt as a mercenary, meaning that she was only interested in getting money, no matter what.

Clue: interested in getting money no matter what❌

Meaning: Mercdenary also mean gold-digger as what he refer to his aunt as where she was only interested in getting money only✅

 

• clue: words like for example, for instance, such as, to illustrate, including

• clue: dashes

Example:

I think that grandma should stop wearing gaudy clothes; for example, that electric blue blouse, that flaming orange skirt, that dazzling yellow pair of pants and that shocking pink dress.

 

gaudy = bright and colourful

• In a society which favours youth and physical strength, ageism is widespread. For instance, people tend to look with disapproval at old people being weak, senile, uninteresting, sickly and fussy.

Clue: people tend to look with disapproval at old people being weak - senile -uninteresting - sickly - fussy❌

Ageism is old people being weak, senile, uninteresting, sickly and fussy❌

 

• Cultural assimilation of immigrants in the United States has been rapid. To illustrate, newcomers very quickly adopt the habits of the locals in the way they dress, the food they eat, and the way they behave.

Clue: newcomers very quickly adopt the habits of the locals in the way they dressm - food they eat - way they behave❌

Cultural assimilation is where immigrants that was just immigrated to a country are very quickly to adopt the habits of the locals ✅in the way they dress, the food they eat, and the way they behave.

 

The witness gave the police a blow-by-blow account of the incident – the time at which it happened, the sequence of events, the number of people involved, what they did and what they looked like.

Clue: the time at which it happened - the sequence of events - the number of people invovled - what they did - what they looked like ❌

Blow-by-blow is where a witness gave their clues to the police during that time of an incident for example, time at which it happened, the sequence of the events, the number of people invovled, what they did and how they look like.❌

 

A person suffering from schizophrenia often has hallucinations including hearing or seeing things which are actually not there, smelling strange odours and tasting poisons in food.

Clue: hearing - seeing things which are actually not there - smelling strange odours - tasting posion in food❌

Meaning: hallucinations is a illness where patients like schizophrenia hear and see things that is not actually present there ✅and smell strange ordours and tasting poisions in foods.

 

Gender roles are now becoming more androgynous. For example, it is now perfectly acceptable for women to play football, work as a bus driver or study to be an engineer, as it is for men to mop the floor, work as a nurse or look after the children.

Clue: gender - perfectly acceptable for women to play football - work as a bus driver - study to be an engineer - men to mop the floor - work as a nurse - look after children❌

androgynous means where people accept where gender roles female working men jobs and male working female jobs ✅for example women to play football, work as a bus driver or study to be an engineer, as it is for men to mop the floor, work as a nurse or look after the children.

 

 

clue: words like but, however, yet, nevertheless, while, rather than, although, whereas, despite

Example:

Babies are more susceptible to food allergies because their immune systems are digestive tracts are immature; but older children are less likely to suffer from these allergies as their body systems are better developed.

 

susceptible = likely to suffer from

Sales and marketing managers who inspire their staff encourage them to achieve peak performance, whereas those who do not motivate their staff often get lacklustre results.

Clue: sales and marketing managers who inspire their staff encourage them to achieve peak performance - those who do not motivate their staff❌

Meaning: not achieving the peak performance or get a bad results✅

 

To master the Japanese language rapidly while in Japan, live the Japanese lifestyle by associating with non-English-speaking Japanese rather than by socializing with non-Japanese-speaking foreigners all the time.

Clue: To master the Japanese language rapidly while in Japan - non-English-speaking Japanese  -  rather than by socializing with non-Japanese-speaking foreigners❌

Meaning: associating is mix or socialize with the non-english speaking japanese✅

 

Exercise increases the amount of oxygen that invigorates the body while lack of exercise makes the body feel sluggish and tired.

Clue: Exercise increases the amount of oxygen - while lack of exercise makes the body feel sluggish and tired.❌

Meaning: invigorates means full of energy or strong✅

 

Although the death-defying sport of BASE jumping (BASE is the acronym for buildings, antennae, spans and earth) is banned in the United States, there are many enthusiastic participants who will not settle for anything less thrilling and dangerous.

Clue: sport of BASE jumping - is banned in the United States - many enthusiastic participants who will not settle for anything less thrilling and dangerous.❌

Meaning: death-defying means exciting, wild, thriling and adventurous❌

 

It was once thought that the incidence of domestic violence was higher among the poor; however, we know that this social problem is also common the affluent.

Clue: incidence of domestic violence was higher among the poor❌

Meaning: affluent refers to wealthy societies✅

 

The use of air-conditioning alleviates the discomfort felt on a stifling hot day.

 

alleviates = lessens

A crying and fretful baby can usually be pacified by giving him a bottle of milk.

 

Meaning: stopped by giving them a bottle of milk❌

 

Adult learners in their 30s and 40s are increasingly taking university courses on-line through distance learning programmes as this accommodates their need for flexible learning timetables.

 

Meaning: flexible also refer as adjustable learning timetables✅

 

The tourists were so put off by the garbage and the stench at Pulau Keris, a popular holiday resort, that they refused to eat there.

 

Meaning: stench is a strong unpleasent smell✅ that was caused by the garbage

 

The first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, was nervous when he made a speech after receiving the Langley Medal for aviation as he was unaccustomed to public speaking.

 

Meaning: unaccustomed to is unfamiliar situation ✅for example giving a public speech, public speaking

 

An inventory of wildlife population using high-tech satellite equipment shows that the population of tigers increased from 1000 in the 70s to 1500 in 1999, and the elephant population from 400 to 600 in the same period.

 

Meaning: inventory also refers to a list✅ of wildlife population that shows the population of tigers.

 

 

clue: words like that is, in other words, this means that

clue: next part of the sentence or another sentence that restates the information

Many composer-pianists like Franz Liszt, embellished their music as they played; that is, they added notes and ornaments as they played along.

 

embellished = added notes and ornaments

Altruism shows the positive side of human nature. There many cases of people who act charitably without any thought of personal gain or reward.

Clue: positive side of human nature - of people who act charitably without any thought of personal gain or reward✅

Meaning: Altrism also refers to kindness ✅or compassion that shows the positivity side of human nature

 

In art, we find a bulwark against an evitable fact of life – death; that is to say, art, being permanent and enduring, is our defence against something which is unpleasant or frightening as death.

Clue: an evitable fact of life – death - art, being permanent and enduring - our defence against something which is unpleasant or frightening as death.❌

Meaning: bulwark can be refered to a wall for defense✅

 

Lorenzo de’ Medici was the archetypal “Renaissance Man”. In his encouragement and patronage of the arts, he was the perfect example of someone who was deeply involved in the revival of interest in art, music, literature and learning during the Renaissance period.

Clue: someone who was deeply involved in the revival of interest in art, music, literature and learning during the Renaissance period✅

Meaning: Archetypal is refer to perfect example✅ of "renaissance man" during the renaissance period

 

 

To play organizational politics right, make sure that you form alliances with people who are on their way up the corporate ladder. By this association, you can ensure that you are supported by those who will eventually sit in high positions.

Clue: organizational politics right - with people who are on their way up - By this ✅association - you can ensure that you are supported by those who will eventually sit in high positions.

Meaning: alliances is also refer to relationships or connections ✅who are on their way up to the corporate ladder

 

The levirate is practised in some African societies. Under this custom, when a woman’s husband dies, she is permitted to marry his brother.

Clue: Under this custom - when a woman’s husband dies - she is permitted to marry his brother

Meaning: levirate also can be mean as culture that was practised in some african societies❌.

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✅ By, Teacher Aina (20/10/2020)