Friday's assignment

Task 1:

Below are words from the article. Write the correct letter on each line to match the words with their meanings.

1. intention           l	a. to explain, make clear
2. assume             g	b. to give a wrong meaning to; misunderstand
3. empathize         e	c. to call attention to; make important
4. disapproval       d	d. lack of approval
5. misinterpret      b	e. to understand another’s feelings or motives
6. emphasize        c	f. a general rule or idea that is inferred from particular facts or examples
7. clarify              a	g. accepted to be true without proof
8. rapport             j	h. an oversimplified mental picture of a group of people
9. stereotype       h	i. to help something happen
10. claim             k	j. a harmonious relationship with someone
11. promote         i	k. to maintain; say as a fact
12. generalization  f	l. the purpose behind an action or statement




Task 2:

Write a noun for each of the verbs below. Use either the noun or the verb form in sentences.

VERB	NOUN and SENTENCE
perceive	Perception: Some people have rather good sensitive perception
assume	Assumption: Assumption is a common way used by scientists.
empathize	Empathy: Even a murderer can show his empathy in special situations.
disapprove	Disapproval: His disapproval made me felt very frustrated.
misinterpret	Misinterpretation: Sometimes misinterpretation can cause disastrous result.
emphasize	Emphasization: Our teacher has given his emphasization on English learning.
clarify	Clarification: Timely clarification is very important when misunderstanding happened between both sides.
generalize	Generalization: An adult tend to give a generalization whenever he try to understand unfamiliar things or areas.

Task 3: 

Click on this link to record your answer for the following questions. Then, copy the link once you are satisfied with your recording, and paste it on your blog, together with your previous answers.

Talk about an experience you once had when you misunderstood or were misunderstood by another person and that created an argument. What was your reaction and what did you do to resolve the problem?