My Vocabulary Diary

Unit 1

1.birth rates                 = the number of children who are born.

            - This year’s birth rates higher than last year.

2.life expectancy         = how long people live.

            - life expctancy in Indonesia is still very low.

3.advantages               = the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.

- The experience gave him the advantage over me.

4. pleased                    = experiencing or manifesting pleasure.

            - I could tell she was pleased about something.

5. average                    = the average amount is the amount you get when you add

together several quantities and divide this by the total      number of quantities.

-          The age of the candidates ranged from 29 to 49 with an average age of 37.

Unit 2

1.pork                          = the meat from pigs

            - My mother cooks pork fo diner.

2.pastry                       = any of various baked foods made of dough or batter.

            - special menu in our restaurant is a traditional fried pastry filled with

              vegetables and melted cheese.

3.heat                          = to make something become warm or hot 

            - Heat the milk until it boils.

4.leaflet                       = a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving

   information on a particular subject.

            - Students were handing out election leaflets at the station.

5.occasions                  = an even that occurs at a critical time.

            - It was needed only on special occasions.

6.lamb                         = the meat of a young sheep

            - in last new year party we grilled many leg of lamb.

Unit 3

1.Realize                     = to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to

                                        understand it.

-          I'm sorry, I didn't realize who you were.

2.passenger                  = someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, boat etc, but is

                                       not driving it or working on it.

-          The company can't afford to carry any passengers.

3.concerned                 = worried.

            -    All the people concerned with children's education.

4.slightly                     = a little.

            -    He was someone I already knew slightly.

5.hemisphere   = a half of the earth.

            - the Northern hemisphere.

6.spokesman    = a man who has been chosen to speak officially for a group,

   organization, or government.

- A White House spokesman said that we should keep the peace.

7.drawbacks                = disadvantage

            - It's a great city - the only drawback is the weather.

8.nursery school          = a school for children who are between three and five years old

            - Every Tuesday I bring my brother to nursery school.

Unit 4

1.Claim                        = to ‘order’ sth free-of-charge,because it belongs to you.

- john rejected claims that he had acted irresponsibly.

2.bargain                     = a good offer.

            - There are no bargains in the clothes shops at the moment.

3. crowd                      = a large group of people who have gathered together to do something.

            - There were crowds of shoppers in the street.

4.queue                        = to form or join a line of people or vehicles waiting to do something

                                       or go somewhere

            - We had to queue up for ages to get served.

Unit 5

1.fascinating                = extremely interesting.

            - My father gave me a fascinating book as a birthday gift.

2. plenty                      = a large quantity that is enough or more than enough.

            - Make sure she gets plenty of fresh air.

3.preserve                    = keep it alive.

            - We must encourage the planting of new trees and preserve our existing woodlands.

4.path                          = a track that has been made deliberately or made by many

                                       people walking over the same ground.

            - Follow the path along the river to the bridge.

5.quite             = very, but not extremely.

            - He's quite a good soccer player.

Unit 6

1.explode                    = to burst with a loud noise.

            - The device was thrown at an army patrol but failed to explode.

2.tied up                      = to fasten something together, using string, rope.

            - He tied up all the old newspapers.

3.advice                       = an opinion you give someone about what they should do.

            - Could you give me some advice about buying a home?