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U1L1 Man-made environment - Coggle Diagram
U1L1 Man-made environment
reading techniques
Skimming
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Quickly identify key content words
Connect the dots
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(Matching headings, ...)
Scanning
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(Short answer, T/F...)
Quickly read from the 1st to last sentence (Left to right)
Identify keywords (known &
sometimes paraphrased)
Grammar
Present simple
Use
Opinions
Repeated actions
General facts
Form
Negative
To be: S + am/is/are + NOT + O
Regular verb: S + do/does + NOT + V inf
Positive
To be: S + am/is/are + O
Regular verb: S + do/does + V inf
Question
To be: Am/is/are + S + O?
Regular verb: Do/Does + S + V _ inf?
Present continuous
Form
S + am/is/are + V-ing
S + am/is/are + not + V-ing
Yes/No : Am/is/are + S + V-ing
Wh- : Wh- Am/is/are + S + V-ing
Use
Happening at the
time of speaking
Unfinished actions
Unfinished actions
Topic Vocabulary
Private resident (n)
Synonym : private house ; house
Meaning : a personal house
Example : Dr Devilers will receive you in his private residence in half an hour.
name after (phr v )
to give (a child or a thing) the name of (another person)
Peter was named after his father.
Extravagant
costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary
He bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford.
interior
desirable facilities
worth having and wanted by most people about a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens:
14% of them complain about the lack of desirable facilities in their universities.
fully-equipped
having sufficient equipment, supplies, or abilities.
Fully-equipped kitchen, dining table and 4 chairs, washer.
synonym : fully-fitted
property
a thing or things that are owned by somebody; a possession or possessions
This building is government property.
synonym: belongings
exterior
spectacular/manificient view
Something that is spectacular is very impressive or dramatic.
This position commanded a spectacular view of the whole bay.
exposure to sunlight
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place:
You should always limit your exposure to the sun.
glamorous = elegant
attractive in an exciting and special way:
glamorous movie stars
syn : attractive