Lesson 3-Why Historians Disagree I. Wordstudy b. to look at (with the eyes, or in the mind) Word formations a. contemplative Examples: n contemplation a She stood contemplating her figure in the mirror a He contemplated her with a faint smile BTL E BAC
Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree W B T L E Examples: She stood contemplating her figure in the mirror. He contemplated her with a faint smile. b. to look at (with the eyes, or in the mind) I. Word Study a. contemplative n. contemplation Word formations
Lesson 3-Why Historians Disagree . Word Study 3. contend v, a. to struggle, to be in rivalry b, to arque, to assert Examples: a I know the charms of my rival are too powerful for me to contend with a Three armed groups are contending for power. a Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought. BTL E BAC
Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree W B T L E I. Word Study 3. contend v. a. to struggle, to be in rivalry b. to argue, to assert Examples: I know the charms of my rival are too powerful for me to contend with. Three armed groups are contending for power. Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought
Lesson 3-Why Historians Disagree I. Wordstudy 4 crude a.a. not finished properly badly worked out Classify the b(of materials) in a natural state, not following refined or manufactured words into 3 groups C not having grace, taste or refinement according to a b and c a crude schemes l crude ore 回 a crude shelter c crude remarks c crude manners 回 crude ideas Ib crude oil/sugar BTL E BAC
Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree W B T L E I. Word Study Classify the following words into 3 groups according to a, b and c. crude schemes crude ore a crude shelter crude remarks crude manners crude ideas crude oil/sugar a a c c a b b a. 4. crude a. not finished properly; badly worked out b. (of materials) in a natural state, not refined or manufactured c. not having grace, taste or refinement
Lesson 3-Why Historians Disagree . Word Study 5 eliminate Synonyms V, a to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted get rid of b to defeat a team or person in a competition, abolish so that they no longer take part in it Scrap C to kill someone in order to prevent them do away with from causing trouble eradicate Examples: root out a The credit card eliminates the need for cash or cheques. M Our team was eliminated in the first round The dictator eliminated anyone who might be a threat to hin。 WBTLE BAC
Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree W B T L E I. Word Study v. a. to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted b. to defeat a team or person in a competition, so that they no longer take part in it c. to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble 5. eliminate Synonyms get rid of abolish scrap do away with eradicate root out Examples: The credit card eliminates the need for cash or cheques. Our team was eliminated in the first round. The dictator eliminated anyone who might be a threat to him
Lesson 3-Why Historians Disagree I. Wordstudy 6 elusive aa(of a person) difficult to find or see Word formations b.(of result) difficult to achieve ad. elusively C.(of idea or quality) difficult to describe or n. elusiveness understand elude Examples: a She managed to get an interview with that elusive man a She enjoys a firm reputation in this country but wider international success has been elusive a For me, the poem has an elusive quality. BTL E BAC
Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree W B T L E I. Word Study Examples: She managed to get an interview with that elusive man. She enjoys a firm reputation in this country but wider international success has been elusive. For me, the poem has an elusive quality. 6. elusive ad. elusively n. elusiveness v. elude Word formations a. a. (of a person) difficult to find or see b. (of result) difficult to achieve c. (of idea or quality) difficult to describe or understand