UNIT VII: EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY

Vocabulary:

POEM:

adobe: house or home.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth.

shoreline: a boundary line between land and water.

cliché /'kli:ʃeɪ/: idea or expression that is used so often that it no longer has any meaning.

Balancing Rights and Responsibilities:

giving up your time for free: voluntary.

something you give up to help others: sacrifice.

an organisation that does not work for the government: NGO (Non Governmental Organisation)

attempting to influence public officials to take a desired action: lobbying.

the control of what can be said, written or published: censorship.

organisation set up to provide help or assistance to those in need: charity.

term used to refer to a group of people sharing certain values or having certain conditions in common: community.

the process by which business, politics and culture operate on a world scale: globalisation.

rights and freedoms to which every human being is entitled: human rights.

an organisation that works for improving the conditions of employment: trade union.

obligations or matters over which a person is considered to have a legal or moral duty: responsibilities.

claims, privileges or entitlements, normally protected by law: rights.

a native born or someone who has been naturalised in a particular state or nation: citizen.

Idiomatic Expressions:

right as rain: if things are right as rain, then everything is going well for you.

right royal: a right royal night is an extremely exciting, memorable and funny one.

right up my alley: if something is right up your alley, it suits you perfectly.

right up your street: if something is right up your street, it is ideal for you.