Contemporary Topics 1

March 17, 2009

 Review
 Unit 1 Vocabulary
1) achieve = to succeed
2) assume = to think something is true
3) attitude = the way you think and feel about things
4) factors = things that provide proof
5) improve = to make better
6) optimistic = to have a good opinion on things
7) personalities = the way people act
8) positive = good
9) relationship = how things are connected
10) satisfied = to feel good with a result
 Unit 2
 Newvocabulary
1) altered
- to be changed
2) dominate
- to have control of something
3) environment
- everything around something
 Unit 2
 Newvocabulary
4) fresh
- new, good quality
5) benefit
- a good factor
6) harvested
- to be picked
 Unit 2
 New vocabulary

7) normal
- usual, as expected
8) pesticides
- chemicals to kill bugs
9) risk
- danger
10) consume
- to use (eat)
 GM Food
 GM(genetically modified)
What are the benefits? (pros)

What are the risks? (cons)

 Homework
 Pleasesign up for blog
 Review vocabulary Unit 1 & 2
 Use English 1 hour every day;)