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The Past and the Future

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
Events
assassination
catastrophe
demonstration
discovery
expedition
exploration
explosion
invention
revolution
transformation

Space travel/
exploration
launch
moon
satellite
shuttle
takeoff

Other
answer
band
century
composer
creation
discrimination
existence
(public) figure
hand
ice cap
jail
keyboard
leader
minister
music
polio
population
president
quiz
rock ('n' roll)
segregation
singer
thought
vaccination
vaccine
voice command

Pronoun
everyone
none
Adjectives
advanced
amazing
cellular
coastal
correct
false
peaceful
polar
popular
powerful
respected
together

Verbs
age
be born
begin
climb
come down
come out (with)
fit
hear about
kill
knight
land
lead
melt
occur
participate (in)
prevent
recognize
shoot
take (time)
take over
translate
transmit

Adverbs
fairly
not ever
perfectly
recently
so far
together
up

Prepositions
above
around (the world)
for (44 years)
in (existence/1989)
to (jail)
within (20 years)

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EXPRESSIONS

Talking about historical events
When did . . . begin?
     During the . . . s./In the . . . s./About . . . years ago.
How long was the . . . ?
    From . . . to . . . ./For . . . years.
How long has the . . . been in existence?
    Since . . . ./For about the last . . . years./
    For over . . . years.

Talking about the future
They're coming out with . . . .
It will be able to . . . . You won't need to . . . .

Saying you do something well
I'm good at . . . .

Offering to solve a problem
Let me give it a try.

Making a prediction
Computers are going to take over our lives one of these days.
Soon everyone will be using. . . .
Within . . . years, they will have found a way for us to . . . .
By then, maybe even . . . will have disappeared.
I bet . . . .

Expressing an opinion
Isn't it (great/. . .)!

Expressing and agreeing with an opinion
I don't believe . . . .
    I don't either.

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