Unit 5

UNIT 5 WORD LIST awhile If you do something awhile, you do it for a short time. Wait here awhile, and I'll bring some tea. cyberspace Cyberspace is the imaginary place on the internet where activities occur. I didn't receive your email. It probably got lost in cyberspace. edit To edit means to correct a piece of writing so that it is suitable to be published. She asked her brother to edit her paper before she submitted it to her teacher. essay An essay is a short piece of writing on a certain subject. She had to write a two-page essay for her English class. evaluate To evaluate something means to study it, so a decision can be made. Jo and Ken evaluated the plan and agreed that it would work. faint To faint means to go unconscious and fall down. Carol fainted because she hadn't eaten in over a day. global If something is global, it happens all around the world. Pollution is a global problem. gymnasium A gymnasium is a building with equipment that you can use to get exercise. When I go to the gymnasium, I use the treadmill for twenty minutes. highlight To highlight something means to mark it with a color so that it is easy to see. I read my vocabulary list and highlighted the most difficult words. ignorant If someone is ignorant about something, they have no knowledge about it. I'm a bit ignorant about his theories. Can you explain them to me?

index An index is a list of words at the end of a book that gives information. If you look in the index, you'll find the right page number. lecture A lecture is a long, educational speech. His lecture on world hunger was very informative. moral A moral is a message at the end of a story that teaches you something. At the end of the story, the mother explained the moral to her children. operate To operate means to work or function. I'm sorry, but the trains are not operating today. private If something is private, it is only used by one person or group. Don't look at my diary! It's private! recent When something is recent, it happened a short time ago. I did not know what had caused his recent behavior. resolution A resolution is a personal decision. At New Year, I made a list of resolutions to help me have a better year. semester A semester is a portion of a school year. Jack is in his second semester of college. typewritten If something is typewritten, it is written on a computer or typewriter. This is an important, formal project and must be typewritten. weird When something is weird, it is very strange. My best friend's dad is a bit weird.

The Magic Computer I had a difficult geography project to finish by the end of the semester. My teacher wanted it to be typewritten, so I went to the school computer room. But when I got there, all the computers were turned off. Apparently, there was a recent problem, and technicians were fixing it. I knew of some private study rooms downstairs. They were small and dark, and the computers were very old, but I had no choice. At least the computers were operating correctly. I typed and highlighted the assignment's title, "Evaluate the Government's Response to Global Warming." But I didn't know what to write in my essay. Finally, I decided to find a book to help me. I went to the library, checked the book indexes, and eventually found a useful book. Then, I returned to the computer. When I looked at the screen, I saw something so weird that I nearly fainted! The essay was complete! Had somebody in cyberspace written it? I didn't know, but I was very happy. I printed it out and handed it in. I got an "A." After that, I used the computer for all my assignments. I'd type the title, wait awhile, and the computer would do it. Every assignment was perfect, I never had to edit anything. I stopped paying attention to my teacher's lectures and spent my extra time in the gymnasium. And my grades got better and better. A month later, I was walking into class when my friend said, "Are you prepared for the test?" "What test?" I asked. "The geography test!" he replied. "I hope you studied. It's worth 70 percent of our final grade!" I failed the test, of course. I was completely ignorant about the subject. After that, I made a resolution never to use the magic computer again. The moral of this story is that if you cheat at school, you won't learn anything.