adopt1. adopt a policy/strategy/ attitude/an approach2. adopt a child foster a child*adoptive parents foster parents*The couple wanted to adopt the black child

they had fostered for years.3. adopt/adapt (to N)

adapt/ adopt/adjust1. The book will be _____ for a movie.

2. You will soon _____ it (get used to).

3. Let me _____ the volume of the TV.4. You must _____ a different approach to conducting the experiment.

. The book will be adapted for a movie.

2. You will soon adapt/adjust to it (get

used to).3. Let me adjust the volume of the TV.

4. You must adopt a different approach to conducting the experiment.

race= ethnic groupracial 1. a person of mixed race 2. people of all races 3. racial discrimination/prejudice 4. racist violence/attack/remarks 5.fight against racism/ a victim of

racism

policy1. foreign/economic/educational

policy2. a policy on/ toward3. adopt/carry out/put---into

practice/keep implement/change a policy

occupy/occupation1. occupy (take up) time/room2. occupy somebody with (doing) sth.

be occupied with= be busy with3. be under occupation= be controlled

by a foreign army

* the German occupation of France

*Please state your name, address and

occupation.* One of my childhood occupations was collecting stamps.

namely* that is* that is to say

* be known as > notorious as= be known by the name or title

* the Holocaust/ massacre/ massive killing

* be occupied by= be taken over by= be under occupation by

*make sb V…= sb be made to do* be made/forced/compelled/pressed

to V…

*round people up: police or soldiers find people and send them to prison

* gas (v.) to poison or kill someone with

gas* live in hiding * go into hiding/ be in hiding

* keep a diary/journal/ log/blog *fill…with/jam… with/ cram…with

pack…with*incredibly boring= extremely tedious

*dizzy: unable to stand steadily

*giggly= giggle a lot= laugh in a silly way / usually nervous or embarrassed

1. grin from ear to ear (showing teeth)

2. beam with delight (very happy)3. smirk at…/about (mean, unfriendly, critical)

4. giggle (silly, nervous)5. roar(low loud) /howl(long loud) / shriek(high loud) with laughter

p* drag

1. drag …out of >into2. drag away/along/through3. drag one’s feet/heels (over doing…)

1. rob somebody of something somebody be robbed of something

2. possessions= belongings

3. to find= only to find = but (shockingly) they find

1. find their houses sealed and their families gone2.sealed: houses are locked up, not allowing anyone to enter

3. The end is nowhere in sight/ to be seen. Nowhere is the end in sight/to be seen.

As a man sows, so he shall reap.*sow1. sow seeds 2. sow the field/the land with

evergreen trees3. the laws sow the seeds of future conflict4. sow doubt/confusion among people

*conflict1. conflict over the rise in oil prices

2.conflict between the government and the people

3. be in conflict (with sb)

1. Students and teachers often have conflicting opinion s/ views on priority and responsibility.

2. The constructor and the residents have conflicting interests as to what is good for their city.

conflict/clash/contradict1. Apparently, new evidence _____ with the previous findings. (ideas/beliefs)2. Demonstrators _____ with the police again. (fight/argue)3. The witness statements _____ with each other so the truth remains unclear.(what

is said)

1. Apparently, new evidence _conflict_ with the

previous findings. (ideas/beliefs)2. Demonstrators _clashed_ with the

police again. (fight/argue)3. The witness statements _contradict_

with each other so the truth remains unclear.(what

is said)

Paragraph 5/6/7As for me,…= As far as I am concerned,

*look forward to ving/N= anticipate

*salvage: save something from a bad condition• *salvage only a few of their belongings from the fire• *salvage …from the wreck/wreckage

*wooden clogs: wooden shoes with a leather only covering the front of the feet

*gnaw on: chew on/ keep biting …

* hunger pangs: pains in the abdominal region due to hunger or fasting

*Things have gotten so bad.* Things have gone too far.* Things are more than we can

handle.

* hordes of: large groups of people

A horde/hordes of people* a flock of/ flocks of people* a crowd of/ crowds of people* a bunch of people* a pack of people * a swarm of people* a mob/a mass of people

A and B alike = both A and B (emphasize both the people)

1. rich and poor alike2. boys and girls alike3. teachers and students alike4. young and old alike5. big and small alike