Here is the listening Vocabulary for the Quiz and Exam:
VOCABULARY FROM OPEN FORUM 2
CHAPTER 1 (ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES)
suburbs = residential district on outskirts of a city
downtown = city center
commute = daily travel between work and home
graffiti = words or pictures written or drawn on walls
mugged = robbed at gunpoint
CHAPTER 2 (PSYCHOLOGY)
psychologist= scientist trained to study of mental life
optimal = the best
concentration = complete attention
recipe = instruction for cooking food
motivation = reasons for acting in a particular way
CHAPTER 3 (FOOD SCIENCE)
nutrient = substances that help plants or animals to grow
crave = want to have it very much
toxicity = being poisonous or harmful
appetite = desire to eat
consumption = eating and drinking
CHAPTER 4 (VISUAL ART)
Aboriginal = original native Australians
curator = someone who takes care of objects in a museum
descendants = offspring of a given ancestor
mythical = based on traditional stories
cathedral = a large church
CHAPTER 5 (LIFE SCIENCE)
contamination = something bad or harmful
anatomy = study of structure of animals
combat = to fight against
captivity = state of being imprisoned
scavengers = animals that finds dead animals to eat
CHAPTER 6 (SOCIAL STUDIES)
legislation = law
freelancer = writer or artist who sells services to different employers
laid off = having lost your job
juggle = deal with different activities at same time go
getting by = managing with the money available
CHAPTER 7 (LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION)
predominant = very common
extinct = lost or disappeared
census = count of the population
criteria = standards
ancestors = people from whom you are descended
CHAPTER 8 (TECHNOLOGY)
amateurs = someone who does something as a hobby
determination = firmness of purpose
cumbersome = difficult to use or handle
xerography = process of making photocopy
duplicate = copy or repeat
