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HEADWAY UNIT 9 STBOOK

4.VOCABULARY WORK

TRUNK.- The thick main steam of a tree. In the text they explain how theeruption of the volcano seems.

BLAZE .- to burn brightly and strongly.

SWAY.- to move slowly from side to side. Ex.- the branches were swaying in the

wind.

MOB.- a large crowd of people. Ex.- an excited mob of fans were waiting outside.

STRANDED.- left on the shore and unable to return to the water.Ex.- the ship was stranded on the sandbank.

SHRIEK. scream . to give a loud high shout. Ex. The audience was shriekingwith laughter.

WAILING.- to make a long loud high cry, especially because you are sad or in

pain.

Ex.- the cat was wailing to be left out.

SNOWDRIFTS.- a deep pile of snow that has been blown together by the wind.

VALVE.- A device in some musical instruments for changing the note.

WHIRL.- to move around quickly in circles. Ex.- leaves whirled in the wind.

OVERWHELMED.- to have such emotional effect in sb that it is difficult to know

how to react. Ex. She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilty.

SLANT.- to slope (sth that is higher at one end than the other). Ex.- slant your

skies a little more to the left.

BOW.- the front part of a boat.

SLIDE.- move smoothly , quietly to move easily over a smooth or wet surface. Ex.-

the drawers slide and out easily.

Ex.. The drawers slide in and out easily.

STERN.- serious and often disapproving . Ex.- the police are planning sterner

measures to combat crime.

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JETTISON.- DISCARD. to get rid of sth /sb that you no longer need or want.

Ex.- He was jettisoned s a team coach after the defeat.

UNIMPEDED.- with nothing blocking or stopping . Ex. An unimpeded view of the

bay.

PANIC.- STRICKEN .- extremely anxious about sth in a way that prevents you

from thinking clearly.

PUNGENT.- direct and having a strong effect. Ex.- pungent criticism

VOCABULARY AND PRONOUNCIATION

1.-Homonyms.-

1.- branches.- local offices belonging to the same company.

In the vesuvious text , the arms of a tree.

2.- trunk .- A big heavy box used to carry clothes on long journeys.

In vesuvious is metaphorically described as arising like the trunk of a tree.

3.- pine.- a verb meaning to miss s.o. and feel very unhappy as a result.

In versus text, a pine is a type of tree.

4.- stern.- very strict and serious. In Titanic the back of the ship.

5.- deck. It has the same meaning as a pack of cards- In titanic, it means thefloor if the ship where people walk.

2.- Identify the Homonyms.

1.. One swallowdoesnt make a summer. A swallow (n)is a kind of bird.swallow.(v). to make food, drink etc. go down your throat into your stomach.

Ex. Is difficult to swallow with a sore throat.

2.- We spotteda really rare bird in the forest. To spot (v)is to catch sight of sth.

spot (n).- a small round area that has a different colour or feels different from the

surface it is on.

Ex. I love Dalmatians- such beautiful spotted dogs.

3.-Dont go making any rashpromise that you cant keep! A rash (adj) promise ismade without thinking.

rash (n) an area of red skin spots on a persons skin caused by illness or areaction to sth.

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Ex. I must be allergic to sth. I have a terrible rash!

4.- lessons were interrupted by a fire drill.- drill (n) is a fire practice.

Drill (v) to make holes on the wall using a machine with a pointed end.

Ex.- Could you drill a hole in the wall. I want to hang a picture.

5.- I think he should scrap that idea. Its rubbish. !!!To scrap (v) is to throw away.scrap (n).- Is a small piece of something especially paper, fabric etc.

Ex.. Do you have a scrap of paper to write down the phone number?

( also : a scrap book full of newspaper and magazine cuttings. )

6.- Stop rambling and get to the point! To ramble (v) is to speak in a confused

way .

rambling (n) .- is the activity of walking for pleasure in the countryside.

Ex.- My father loves rambling. Every weekend he goes walking in the hills with

his friends.

Homographs.- GROUP A

WIND .- the cold wind blew in from the north

WIND .- To have many bends and twists. (wind up ) To bring sth to an end. Itstime to finish. Can we wind the discussion up ?

REFUSE.- To say that you will not do sth. I refuse to help you any more, you are

lazy and need to take responsibility.

REFUSE.- rubbish. Waste material that has been thrown away.

Refuse collector is the official term for a dustman.

DEFECT.- A fault in sth or in the way it has been made which means that it is not

perfect.

I took the machine back to the store because it had a defect.

DEFECT. (from sth) To leave a political party, country etc. to join another thatis considered to be an enemy.

During the cold war, spies used to defect from the Soviet Union to the USA.

GROUP B

WOUND.- An injury to a part of the body. After the fight, one man had a terrible

wound in his side.

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WOUND.- (of a road or river ) to have many bends and twists. The path wound

down to the beach.

MINUTE.- each of the 60 parts of an hour. Its 10 minutes to six.

MINUTE.- extremely small. The kitchen on the boat is minute.

OBJECT.- A thing that can be seen and touched but is not alive. Glass and plastic

objects lined in the shelf.

OBJECT.- To say that you disagree with . many local people object to the building

of the new airport.