Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande I. Wordstudy Examples: a She was content to step down after four years as chief executive. a She is content with very little a He contented himself with one piece of cake. a The brain is hungry not for method but for content W E BAC
Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander I. Word Study Examples: She was content to step down after four years as chief executive. She is content with very little. He contented himself with one piece of cake. The brain is hungry not for method but for content. W B T L E
Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande I. Wordstudy 3. convert Word formation v. a, to adapt to a new or different purpose b, to persuade to adopt a religion, or conversion convertible belief Collocation C to exchange for sth, of equal value convert to convert into Examples: a That building has been converted into a school a We converted to Islam several years ago. a I want to convert some rMB into us dollars W E
Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander I. Word Study 3. convert v. a. to adapt to a new or different purpose b. to persuade to adopt a religion, or belief c. to exchange for sth. of equal value Examples: That building has been converted into a school. We converted to Islam several years ago. I want to convert some RMB into US dollars. Word formation W B T L E convert to convert into conversion convertible Collocation
Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande Word study synonyms 4. corrupt rotten dishonest a, a. marked by immorality and perversion deprave b. dishonest debase V.a. to ruin morally b to taint: contaminate C. to cause to become rotten; spoil Examples: a We find him a corrupt judge. a The businessman was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a tax official with money. W E BAC
Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander I. Word Study 4. corrupt a. a. marked by immorality and perversion b. dishonest v. a. to ruin morally b. to taint; contaminate c. to cause to become rotten; spoil Examples: We find him a corrupt judge. The businessman was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a tax official with money. W B T L E Synonyms rotten dishonest deprave debase
Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande I. Wordstudy 5. creed n. a system of beliefs, principles, or laws Examples: a Discrimination should be banned on the basis of race or creed a He had an architectural creed that demanded simple lines. W E BAC
Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander I. Word Study 5. creed n. a system of beliefs, principles, or laws Examples: Discrimination should be banned on the basis of race or creed. He had an architectural creed that demanded simple lines. W B T L E
Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande Word study Word formation 6. convention convene n,all habits or traditions conventional unconventional Synonyms custom Examples: habits a It is the convention for men to wear suits on tradition formal occasions a By convention, north is at the top of most maps. W E BAC
Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander I. Word Study 6. convention n. all habits or traditions Examples: It is the convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions. By convention, north is at the top of most maps. W B T L E Word formation Synonyms convene conventional unconventional custom habits tradition