Unit 2: Word Focus

            appliance       control        dynasty      empire      impress     
            opposition      resident       resolve      strict      tighten

1. Nouns:
Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right.


1. civil war   2. conflict   3. province   4. recognition   5. reform

__ a. A change for the better. __ b. Any fight or struggle. __ c. A region inside a country. __ d. A war among people of the same country. __ e. Receiving attention and/or praise.


Now complete the sentences below using the words from above.


1. Dr. Sun Yat Sen suggested many __________ for China.
   
2. During the American ___________, the North fought against the South.
   
3. Fujian and Yunnan are both _____________ of mainland China.
   
4. Many teenagers experience ____________ with their parents.
   
5. The Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) received little ________ in his life.
   


2. Verbs:
Match the words on the left with definitions on the right.


1. expel   2. flee   3. invade   4. reform   5. resolve

__ a. To change for the better. __ b. To enter another place by force. __ c. To escape from, to run away from. __ d. To find a solution to, solve. __ e. To force out, to kick out.


Now complete the sentences below using the words from above. More than one word is possible for some questions.


1. Communists were _________ from the KMT in 1927.
   
2. In 1274 and 1281 the Mongols tried to ________ Japan.
   
3. In 1979 many democratic ____________ were introduced in Taiwan.
   
4. Many problems between Taiwan and China are still not _________.
   
5. When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, some people ____ to Taiwan.
   


3. Adjectives - Match the words on the left with definitions on the right.
   



1. aboriginal   2. coastal   3. communist   4. de facto   5. diplomatic

__ a. Believing in the theories of Karl Marx. __ b. Concerning the relations between governments. __ c. Native or indigenous. __ d. Near an ocean or sea. __ e. Not in name, but in reality.


Now complete the sentences below using the words from above.


1. Currently, Taiwan has formal __________ ties with only a few countries.
   
2. From 1917 to 1990, Russia was a ___________ state.
   
3. President Nixon broke off ___________ ties with Taiwan in 1978.
   
4. Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Taitung are all ___________ cities.
   
5. Taiwan has 13 _______ groups, mostly in central and southern mountainous areas.
   

3. Word Bank

4. Word Contrasts

        a. coastal and seaside            d. flee and escape        
        b. conflict and war               e. province and county and state
        c. de facto and in fact           f. solve and resolve     

- Practical English 5 -
UNIT 1 * UNIT 2 * UNIT 3 * UNIT 4 * UNIT 5 * UNIT 6 * UNIT 7 * UNIT 8

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