Unit 7

KEY WORDS in Unit 7 (page 104)

Smart Servants

The Singing Butler (1992) by Jack Vettriano (born Jack Hogga) was born on 17th November 1951. He is a Scottish painter. The Singing Butler (1992)

VOCABULARY

KEY WORDS in Unit 7 (page 104)Make sure you understand these

terms!

Previous knowledge activity ... !!

1. attenda. New disciplines, such as _________ , have become really demanded.

2. command b. I think that to study a lot is my ______

3. dismissc. My parents often ________ my ideas before they've even thought about them!

4. get rid ofd. Some students criticized the school for trying to ________ their individual expression.

5. household e. Nowadays the 95% of ___________ have access to the Internet.

6. loyal f. To develop your professional skills it’s advisable you _________ seminars and conferences.

7. staff g. There are over a hundred ______ in my company.

8. subdue h. My car is extremely old. I don’t know how to _________ it.

9. robotics i. When all my other friends deserted me, Elsa remained ________.

10. duty j. The general _________ the armies towards victory.

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ability• the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something

have children in my class of very mixed abilities (= different levels of skill or intelligence).

attend• to go to an event, place, etc. Over two hundred people attended the funeral.

• to go officially and usually regularly to a place.attended the classes/seminars/lectures for a month or two.

authority• the moral or legal right or ability to control The United Nations has used/exerted/exercised its authority to restore peace in the area. • a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity the health authority

butlerthe most important male servant in a house, usually responsible for organizing the other servants

command

• an order, especially one given by a soldierWhen I give the command, fire!He hated being in the army because he had to obey commands.• control over someone or something and responsibility for them General Jerez took command of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915.

computeran electronic machine which is used for storing, organizing and finding words, numbers and pictures, for doing calculations and for controlling other machines

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control to order, limit or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour.If you can't control your dog, put it on a lead! The government is trying to control spending.

creation the act of creating something, or the thing that is createdthe creation of a new political partyThis 25-foot-high sculpture is Roger Mas’s latest creation.

creatorsomeone who has invented something

Quino is the creator of a successful cartoon series.Who was the creator of the miniskirt?

/kri:eɪ.tər /

dismissto decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering.

The manager dismissed all of our ideas,

Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it.

dominate

to have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing

The president of the company refuses to let other people speak and dominates every meeting.

dutysomething that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing to do

The duty of the school is to act in the best interests of the students.

[+ to infinitive] I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth.

rebutjar, descartar, acomiadar, desestimar ...

efficient working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way

The city's transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe.

employera person or organization that employs people

We need a reference from your former employer.

executiveSomeone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into actionShe is now an executive, having worked her way up through the company.

The executive: 1. The part of a government that is responsible for making certain that laws and decisions are put into action

2. A group of people who run a business or an organizationThe executive of the health workers' union accepted the proposed pay

increase on behalf of their members.

someone who is paid to work for someone else The number of employees in the company has doubled over the past decade.

Employee =

function

Get rid ofget rid of something 1. to remove or throw away something unwanted

I used weedkiller to get rid of the weeds in the garden.

2. to sell an old or unwanted possession

Have you managed to get rid of your old Volvo yet?

get rid of somebody1. to send away someone annoying or to persuade them to leave

We got rid of our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed.

the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of a person)

The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart.

= desfer-se de, lliurar-se de, treure’s de sobre

to be rid of sth/sb to not now have an unwanted or unpleasant task, object or personI didn't enjoy marking those papers and I was glad to be rid of them.

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governora person in charge of a particular political unitthe governor of Texas

gratify

householda group of people, often a family, who live together

By the 1960s, most households had a TV.

to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need

We were gratified by the answer the teacher gave.

[+ to infinitive] He was gratified to see how well his students had done.

mainly UK a person in charge of a particular organizationa prison/school governor

= complaure, satisfer, gratificar

= llar, família

influenceThe power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this

Elsa was a bad/good influence on me

loyalfirm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles

Jack has been a loyal worker in this company for almost 50 years.

Júlia's very loyal to her friends. Opposite: disloyal

maida woman who works as a servant in a hotel or in someone's home

In California many illegal immigrants work as maids, nannies and gardeners.

nanny

something that you must do, or something you need

Go ahead and apply for the job if you meet the requirements.

master

Meet requirements

a person who has control over or responsibility for someone or something, or who is the most important or influential (= having most influence) person in a situation or organizationold

With careful training, a dog will obey its master completely.

UK The Master of St. John's College will be launching the appeal.

= acomplir, reunir els requisits

UK informal for grandmother

the title given to) a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in a hospital

He worked as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital.

a person or group that supports an activity or organization, especially by giving money

Princess Leticia s a well-known patron of several charities.Urdangarín, too ...

nurse

patron

old-fashioned a woman employed to take care of a young child or children

ability to control people and events

I've no power over my son! He does what he wants to!

the amount of political control a person or group has in a country

Does the Bishop of la Seu have more power than the Prime Minister?

power

researcha detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding

scientific/medical researcha research student/assistant/laboratory

They are carrying out/conducting/doing some fascinating research into/on the language of dolphins.

a machine used to perform jobs automatically, which is controlled by a computer.

books, films or cartoons about an imagined future, especially about space travel or other planets

a science-fiction novel/story

robot

Science fiction

robotics the science of making and using robots

staff the group of people who work for an organization

There is a good relationship between staff and pupils at the school.

He is on (= a member of) the editorial staff of the magazine.

having a lower or less important position

a subordinate rolesubordinate statusThe individual's needs are subordinate to those of the group.

subordinate

subdueto reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing

The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.

He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression.

= sotmetre, dominar, avasallar .. etc

relating to the knowledge, machines or methods used in science and industrya few technical problems

relating to the knowledge and methods of a particular subject or job

Personally, I found some parts of the book a little too technical to follow.

relating to practical skills and methods that are used in a particular activity

In her performance as the Snow Queen she showed great technical brilliance.

technical

technologicaltechnology(the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific discoveries

relating to, or involving, technologyTechnological advances in computing and telecommunications will reduce the need for many people to travel to work.

Correction of previous knowledge activity

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Homework

Workbook: Page 56

activity 1 A, B and C