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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
accident
actress
automobile
building
clothing
(common) cold
cure
education
entertainment
environment
game
golf
grocery store
gym
hospital
housing
language
loan
mall
medicine
office
population
request
shopping
sleep
space
store
sugar
supermarket
technology

Adjectives
awake
energetic
hard
high-rise
hungry
jealous
relaxed
serious
successful
Verbs
Modals
may
might

Other
fall (in love)
fit (into)
gain (weight)
give up
go on (a diet)
grow
inherit
join
miss
lose (touch/weight)
own
quit
sell
shop
star
take care of
tear down

Adverbs
even
fast
nowadays
sometime
these days
today

Prepositions
at (stores)
by (computer)
in (the next 100 years/
    the future)
on (TV)

Conjunction
without

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EXPRESSIONS

Talking about the past
In the past, . . . .
People used to . . . .
. . . years ago, people . . . .

Talking about the present
These days, . . . .
Today, people . . . .
Nowadays, . . . .

Talking about the future
Soon, there will be . . . .
In . . . years, people might/may . . . .
In the future, people are going to . . . .

Describing situations and possible consequences
If I . . . , I might . . . .
If you . . . , you won't be able to . . . .
If they don't . . . , they'll have to . . . .
If you . . . , you may be able to . . . .

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