2015/03/06 week1 additional notes in class
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• ori= getting start
• orient
•  original

 

• etymology
• Do the research after class according to the reading topic
• vocabulary: five words for each day 

 

• Lovely, friendly, elderly= adj.

 

• Notebook
• Note in class

 

• Reading topic
• 25 vocabulary per week

 

• Change the word to opposite

 

• Dramatically
• Ex: ease, disease

 

• Consciousness
• Scious= knowing

 

• What is this unit about?
• What is this unit focus on?

 

• What is that?
• What is that for?
• What should we care?

 

• Hook

• Participation

 

• Encourage, enlarge, deepen, strengthen, widen(強而有力的en)

 

• Hypothesis
• Hypo-under
• Hypodermic needle
• Hypo/hyper
• Hyperactive

 

• Introduction paragraph

 

• Indifferent and short word

 

• Earworm = Stuck in the head

 

• Dermatology

 

• Actor, artist, musician, teacher
• Contestant, attendant

 

• Apply
• Applicant

 

• Protestant/ protestant

 

• Christian
• Catholic

 

 

2015/03/06 week1 vocabulary journal

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• Catchy adjective \ˈka-chē, ˈke-chē\

1. appealing and easy to remember

2. He says that tunes, especially if they are catchy or repetitive, can affect the brain in the same way that

    histamines create an itch in the body.

3. The new slogan isn't as catchy as the old one.

 

• Consciousness noun con·scious·ness \-nəs\

1. the normal state of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you.

 

2. It seems like that music has a powerful effect on the human consciousness.

 

3. The medication caused her to enter an altered state of consciousness.

• Device noun de·vice \di-ˈvīs\

1. an object, machine, or piece of equipment that has been made for some special purpose

2. Sacks notes that these days, people listen to portable audio devices when they are driving, exercising, or doing homework.

3. The company's method of tracking expenses is just a device to make it seem more profitable.

• Portable adjective por·ta·ble \ˈpȯr-tə-bəl\

1. easy to carry or move around

2. Sacks notes that these days, people listen to portable audio devices when they are driving, exercising, or doing homework.

3. Portable devices such as MP3 players are becoming increasingly popular.

 

• Familiar noun fa·mil·iar \fə-ˈmil-yər\

1. a member of the household of a high official

2. If a person with the earworm starts humming the tune, people nearby who are also familiar with the tune can catch the earworm.

3. She has become a familiar figure in the world of politics.

 

• Earworm noun ear·worm \ˈir-ˌwərm\

1. a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind

2. If a person with the earworm starts humming the tune, people nearby who are also familiar with the tune can catch the earworm.

3. Scientists claim to have found a way to help anyone plagued by earworms , those annoying tunes that lodge themselves inside our heads.

 

 

 

• Infect verb in·fect \in-ˈfekt\

1. to cause (someone or something) to become sick or affected by disease

2. Earworms can also infect other people.

3. If you're sick you should stay home to avoid infecting other people in the office.

• Invade verb in·vade \in-ˈvād\

1. to enter (a place, such as a foreign country) in order to take control by military force

2. It is entirely possible that someday consumers will need to defend themselves against music that seems to invade private mental space.

3. When tourists invade, the town is a very different place.

• Itch verb \ˈich\

1.to have a restless desire or hankering for something

2. He says that tunes, especially if they are catchy or repetitive, can affect the brain in the same way that histamines create an itch in the body.

3. His eyes began to burn and itch because of his allergies.

• Phenomenon noun phe·nom·e·non \fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän, -nən\

1. someone or something that is very impressive or popular especially because of an unusual ability or quality

2. However, today, this phenomenon of music stuck in the head is quite common and affects up to 99 percent of the population.

3. The movie eventually became a cultural phenomenon.

• Population noun pop·u·la·tion \ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən\

1. the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region

2. However, today, this phenomenon of music stuck in the head is quite common and affects up to 99 percent of the population.

3. The world's population has increased greatly.

• Susceptible adjective sus·cep·ti·ble \sə-ˈsep-tə-bəl\

1. capable of being affected by a specified action or process

 

2. Kellaris says that musicians tend to be more susceptible to earworm, perhaps because their sensitivity to music.

3. The virus can infect susceptible individuals.

• Tune noun \ˈtün, ˈtyün\

1. a series of musical notes that produce a pleasing sound when played or sung

2. He says that tunes, especially if they are catchy or repetitive, can affect the brain in the same way that histamines create an itch in the body.

3. The copilot tuned the radio to hear the message.

• Activate verb ac·ti·vate \ˈak-tə-ˌvāt\

1. to treat (as carbon or alumina) so as to improve adsorptive properties

2. The officer pulls out a special device, points it at the suspect, and activates it.

3. Sunlight activates a chemical reaction in the plant's leaves.

• Beam noun \ˈbēm\

1. a line of light coming from a source (such as the sun or a headlight)

2. The noise from the LARD is directed like a beam of light.

3. We saw the beams from their flashlights.

• Deafening adjective deaf·en·ing

1. extremely loud

2. The device produces a deafening sound that is so painful that it temporarily disables a person.

3. a boom box blasting deafening music

• Frequency noun fre·quen·cy \ˈfrē-kwən(t)-sē\

1. the fact or condition of happening often : common occurrence

2. Humans can’t hear the sound, but dogs, which can hear sounds in a much higher frequency range than humans, hear it and hate it.

3. The frequency of student errors was frustrating to the young teacher.

• Innovation noun in·no·va·tion \ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən\

1. the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods

2. The following are just a few of the surprising innovations based on the phenomenon we call sound.

3. Through technology and innovation, they found ways to get better results with less work.

• Lethal adjective le·thal \ˈlē-thəl\

1.causing or able to cause death

2. Unfortunately, the LRAD may cause some hearing loss, which makes it controversial, but it is not lethal.

3. He was sentenced to death by lethal injection.

 

 

• Offensive adjective of·fen·sive \ə-ˈfen(t)-siv, especially for 1 ˈä-ˌfen(t)-, ˈȯ-\

1. causing someone to feel hurt, angry, or upset : rude or insulting

2. You can get rid of the offensive tune without offending the little girl or her parents.

3.He made some offensive remarks.

 

 

• Restore verb re·store \ri-ˈstȯr\

1. to put or bring (something) back into existence or use

2. Simply activate the machine, point it at the offending target, and your peace and quiet is instantly restored.

3. The government needs to restore confidence in the economy..

 

 

• Temporarily adverb tem·po·rar·i·ly \ˌtem-pə-ˈrer-ə-lē\

1. during a limited time

2. The device produces a deafening sound that is so painful that it temporarily disables a person.

3. What made you want to look up temporarily?

• Affectionately adjective af·fec·tion·ate \ə-ˈfek-sh(ə-)nət\

1. feeling or showing love and affection

2. Instead, he goes up to the roof and spends his days on his knees, affectionately caring for a field of sweet potatoes fifty stories above the ground.

3. an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely

• Bloom noun \ˈblüm\

1. a mass of wrought iron from the forge or puddling furnace

2.Take the elevator down two floors, and you will see roses blooming, tomato seedings climbing up their wire frames.

3.Their love was just beginning to bloom.

• Clamor noun clam·or \ˈkla-mər\

1. a loud or strong demand for something by many people

2. When the sunlight fades into twilight, he changes his clothes and rides the elevator back down to the bright lights and clamor of the big city.

3.A clamor outside woke them in the night.