Technology Book 1 Unit 1 Word List Technology and Society
Word / Word Family / Collocations / Example sentence / Synonyms / Antonyms / OtherABS (n) / p.8 ABS Automatic Braking System
affect (v) / p.4 Look at pictures A-F. They show ways in which technology affects how we live.
brake (n) / p.9 Do you think that ABS brakes are among the ten most important technological innovations of the past 60 years?
capacity (n) / p.6 The Boeing 747 has a smaller passenger capacity than the Airbus A380.
ceiling (n) / p.6 The Boeing 747 can fly at a higher ceiling than the Airbus A380, i.e. it can fly higher than the Airbus.
cell (n) / p.7 The headline, ‘Mice given human brain cells’ must be for an article about biotechnology.
communication (n) / p.7 The headline, ’15 billion text messages sent every month,’ must be about telecommunications.
compare (v) / p.9 Study the list of the ten most important technological innovations of the past 60 years. Work in groups, and order them 1 to 10 (1 = most important, 10 = least important). Then ask teacher, and compare with results from a recent survey in the UK.
contain (v) / p.5 Computers: Because they contain more electronics. the cases have become bigger but the flat-screen monitors are heavier but the flat-screen monitors are less heavy and fit into a smaller space on yourdesk.
defence (n) / p.7 The headline, ‘ USA developing a weapon to fire microwaves,’ must be for an article relating to defense.
detect (v) / p.8 A smoke detector is a device to detect smoke in the air.
diameter (n) / p.8/p.114 The diameter of the French-made Ariane 5 is 5.4 meters.
Word / Word Family / Collocations / Example sentence / Synonyms / Antonyms / Other
disturb (v) / p.8 There are two types of smoke detectors: an optical detector, which operates when
smoke disturbs a beam of light, and an ionization detector, which operates when very small particles of smoke interrupt an electric current.
download (n/v) / p.9 You can download Microsoft Office from the Internet, but you have to pay for it to download it.
efficient (adj) / efficiently(adv)p.5 With a computer I can work more efficiently and much faster. / p.251 Oxford Word Power “Our secretary is very efficient.”
electrical (adj) / p.8 The person who works with electricity is an electrician, and the adjective is electrical.
engine (n) / p.8 The subject is engineering. The person who does engineering is an engineer, and the thing he engineers is an engine. And the adjective is engineering.
explore (v) / exploration(n)p.4 The positive effect of rockets is “space exploration.” / p.274 Oxford Word Power “They went on an expedition to explore the River Amazon.”
global warming (n) / p.4 The negative effect of cheap power is global warming.
hack (v) / p.8 The headline, ‘Major hack attack,’ is an article about crime.
height (n) / p.8/p.110 The French Ariane 5 rocket has a height of 51 meters.
housework (n) / p.4 The negative effect of appliances that give us less housework is river pollution.
innovation (n) / p.4 Study the list of the ten most important technological innovations of the past 60 years.
launch (v) / p.4 Each of you has information about one of the launch systems in the pictures.
Word / Word Family / Collocations / Example sentence / Synonyms / Antonyms / Other
monitor (n,v)
operate (v)
optical (adj)
orbit (n)
overweight (adj)
particle (n)
payload (n)
pollution (n)
power station (n)
range (n)
realistic (adj)
recent (adj)
Word / Word Family / Collocations / Example sentence / Synonyms / Antonyms / Other
rocket (n)
safe (adj)
similar (adj)
smoke detector (n)
sophisticated (adj)
surgery (n)
technical (adj)
thrust (n)