Unit 4 – Information


Coursebook, page 35, exercise Reading                                         §

1.      In the text find words or expressions corresponding to the following definitions:

1.

to _________________ =

to blame someone for something; make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against someone
(paragraph 1)

2.

___________________ =

excessive in degree or nature; compulsive; unwilling to give up some goal (par 2)

3.

_____________ ______ =

the act of searching for something (par 2)

4.

___________________ =

a computer program for manipulating figures, displaying data in rows and columns (par 3)

5.

_____________ ______ =

very important or essential (par 3)

6.

to _________________ =

to involve oneself in a situation, esp. to prevent conflict; to interfere (par 3)

7.

___________________ =

the work of keeping an accurate record of the accounts of a business (par 3)

8.

___________________ =

the dimension, quantity, or capacity determined by measuring (par 4)

9.

___________________ =

the difference between the cost of buying or producing something and the price that it is sold for
(par 4)

10.

to _________________ =

to notify of approaching danger or action; to warn (par 4)

11.

___________________ =

physical or mental energy needed to do something; a determined attempt to do something (par 5)

12.

___________________ =

without any delay; immediately (par 5)

13.

___________________ =

the state of being satisfied; satisfaction (par 6)

14.

____________ _______ =

circulation or steady and smooth exchange of data or news (par 6)

15.

___________________ =

an excessive burden; an amount that exceeds a bearable limit (par 7)

16.

to _________________ =

to modify to achieve maximum efficiency; to make as perfect or effective as possible (par 7)

17.

to _________________ =

to make (a manufacturing process) automatic (par 7)

18.

to _________ ________ ____________ _______=

a metaphor meaning that something is predicting the end of something else  (par 8)

19.

___________________ =

activity, operation, running of something (par 8)

20.

___________________ =

tending to vary often or widely; inclined to a sudden change (par 8)