W3 Vocabulary in Ch2

Feature (n)

1. 1.     What does “feature” mean in the article?
2.                   A typical quality or an important part of something
3. 2.     “Feature” can be a verb. What does it mean?
4.                   To include someone or something as an important part
5.                   To make a prominent
6.                   

3.     Make a sentence of “feature” as a verb.

The Birds's film features Tippi Hedren as a young wealthy socialite.

The new school features the most famous teachers.

4.     Find a synonym and an antonym of “feature” as a verb.

Synonym: accentuate, advertise

Antonym: disregard, ignore, lack.

Perspective

1.     What is the part of speech of “perspective”?

It's noun.

2.     What does “perspective” mean in the article?

A particular way of considering something

View

3.     Find a synonym of “perspective”.

Overview,angle,aspect.

4.     Make a sentence of “perspective”.

The Bird's film introduce California perspectives.

5.     Read the following text from Journal of Environmental Health and think what “put…in perspective” means.

People tend to view factors that are beyond their control, such as pesticides on their food, as more menacing than known risks that they can control, such as smoking. In addition, most people find it difficult to place environmental risks in perspective, especially when the risk is relatively low. Clear communication and education are vital to help the public recognize the hazards, put them in perspective, and learn what can be done to reduce the risk to health.

Put sth in(to) perspective: to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged.

I think it means to help people know more about danger of their health, so they can control their habit to reduce the risk of health.

Unique

1, What does “unique” mean in the article?

being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual or special in some way

2. Make a sentence of “unique”.

My hand book is unique, because it was made by my best friend.

3. Find a synonym and an antonym of “unique”.

Synonym: uncommon, only, singular

Antonym: common, normal, usual.

4. What is the noun form of “unique”?

Uniqueness