Page 3. Build Your Vocabulary. Part A. LISTEN

Unit one

page 3

build your vocabulary

part A: listen

1:

if you want to achieve good grades in school you need to study hard.

2:

Rosa has several characteristics of a good student. for example, she is intelligent, hard-working and enjoys learning new things.

3:

children have a strong connection to their parents.

they need their parents and don’t want to be separated from them.

4:

we gathered data about our class; we wrote down everyone’s age, gender and hometown.

5:

I set a goal for myself.

I want to go to graduate school and become a psychologist.

6:

I feel a lot of gratitude toward my parents.

I’m thankful for what they’ve done for me.

7:

Javad has a good income he has enough money to buy a house and live comfortably.

8:

to check a child’s health, doctors usually measure the child’s height and weight, they want to make sure the child size is normal and healthy.

9:

One method psychologists use to help unhappy people is to talk to them about their feelings, another is to give them medication.

10:

you can see a child’s personality at a young age, some children are quiet and shy while others are outgoing and friendly.

11:

I’m getting a degree in math; I don’t need to study psychology because it isn’t relevant to my major.

12:

a graduate degree is a requirement for becoming a psychology professor; you must have it in order to teach at a university.

13:

my professor is doing research on the psychology of happiness.

she’s studying happy people to find out what makes them happy.

14:

she has many strengths that help her to be a good psychologist.

for example ,she works well with other people and likes to learn new things.