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What's This For?

The following is a summary of terms (Key Vocabulary and Expressions) taught in this unit. Puzzles use these words as answers. (See Puzzle Corner in Resources.)
 
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KEY VOCABULARY

Nouns
Machines/Appliances
battery
camcorder
CD-ROM
(laptop) computer
fax (machine)
hair dryer
microwave oven
modem
(cellular) phone
robot
satellite

Other
advice
astronomy
ATM card
attendance
behavior
(household) bill
budget
(send) button
(phone/telephone) call
chat (group/room)
cold
container
criminal
document
encyclopedia
factory
(DNA) fingerprinting
heat
in-line skate
information
instructions
Internet
jet ski
(phone) line
medical school
metal
mother
motorbike
movie
number
order
(electrical) outlet
paper (= composition)
(crime) pattern
people
person
photocopy
professor
psychotherapist
report
report card
(work) schedule
sport
task
UFO
worker
World Wide Web
Pronouns
mine
ours

Adjectives
closed
extreme
fragile
latest

Verbs
access
analyze
belong
communicate
connect
create
dial
drop
exchange
expose
get on
heat
identify
make sure
perform
place
plug
press
process
recharge
remember
research
run (a machine)
save
send
spill
store
teach
unplug
use

Adverbs
away
facedown
first of all
just about
often
on-line

Prepositions
at (a medical school)
in (a factory)
on (= about)

Interjection
uh-huh

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EXPRESSIONS

Making a suggestion
Why don't you . . . ?
    Maybe I will.

Describing a use or purpose
What's this for?
    It's used for . . . ./It's used to . . . .
    I can use it for . . . ./I can use it to . . . .
What are these for?
    They're used for . . . ./They're used to . . . .
    You can use them for . . . ./You can use them to . . . .

Giving and responding to advice
First of all, don't forget to . . . .
    Got it!
Then . . . . And remember to . . . .
    That all?
Pretty much. Just make sure to . . . . And try not to . . . .
    Good advice.

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