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Unit 4: Chapter 1“What Does a Million Dollars Buy?” :Unit 4: Chapter 1“What Does a Million Dollars Buy?” Vocabulary Presentation
Realize :Realize Genre: verb
Noun: none
Antonym: fail
Synonym: complete, accomplish
True/False: Realizing your dreams is the most important thing in your life.
What are some goals you hope to realize in the next year?
Cost of Living :Cost of Living Genre: noun
Adjective: none
Antonym: none
Synonym: The cost of the necessities of living (food, housing, clothes, transportation.)
True/False: The cost of living is higher in L.A. than New York.
Is the cost of living higher in the United States or in your country?
Soared :Soared Genre: verb
Adjective: soaring
Antonym: declined, lowered
Synonym: climbed; risen
True/False: Housing prices have soared this year.
What are things you can do to make your income soar?
Dense :Dense Genre: adjective
Noun: density
Antonym: sparse
Synonym: crowded
True/False: Los Angeles is a dense city.
Is your hometown dense or sparse?
Supply :Supply Genre: noun
Verb: supply (furnish; provide)
Antonym: lack
Synonym: stock (what it is you have)
True/False: There is a large supply of new cars right now.
Have you ever tried to buy something that is in great demand but little supply?
Property :Property Genre: noun
Adjective: none
Antonym: none
Synonym: something owned (belongings)
True/False: Rich people never own property.
Is the cost of property higher in the United States or in your country?
Inflation :Inflation Genre: noun
Verb: inflate (to make bigger)
Antonym: decrease
Synonym: rise
True/False: Inflation only occurs in a good economy.
How does inflation affect your life?
Calculation :Calculation Genre: noun
Verb: calculate
Antonym: none
Synonym: computation
True/False: Planning for retirement requires complicated calculations.
Do you make calculations on a daily basis?
Life Expectancy :Life Expectancy Genre: noun
Adjective: none
Antonym: none
Synonym: life span
True/False: The life expectancy of the human race has decreased over the last 200 years.
What are things that people do that alter their life expectancy?