1. active volcanism
2. carbon dioxide
3. coal
4. coastal regions
5. coastal waters
6. combustion
7. electric power
8. exploit sources
9. fossil fuels
10. gasoline
11. generate electricity
12. generator
13. geothermal energy
14. geyser
15. hot springs
16. hydrocarbons
17. hydroelectric power
18. inexhaustible
19. land drainage
20. natural gas
21. nonpolluting
22. nuclear energy
23. oil
24. petroleum
25. pollution-free sources
26. power plant
27. power sources
28. to produce electric power
29. to radiate, radiation
30. to refine oil
31. renewable energy
32. solar batteries
33. solar energy
34. solar heating systems
35. steam
36. tidal power
37. uranium
38. utilization
39. water turbines
40. wave power
41. wind power
42. wind turbines
43. windmill
UNIT 6.
WORLD RELIGIONS AND RELIGIOUS ISSUES
VOCABULARY LIST 6
Faith: belief, cult, veneration
spiritual values; to transmit values to a new generation; religious beliefs
regular church-goer; attendance; liturgy;
to give sermons in some language; to preach; to worship; regular worshipper; to pray
secularism; to favour one religion over another; to resolve church-state controversies; the right of the state to accommodate differing religious views; to break off relationship with the church;
free exercise of religion; religious tolerance; religious diversity and multiformity; multiplicity of sects/factions;
to intervene/ to meddle in political life; to recognise/ challenge the authority of; to persecute; to flee from persecutions; to incite to religious hatred
Institutionalised religion; official/established church; non-established church; schism; denomination; confession; sect; heresy; dissent (from); obscurantism; conformity; nonconformity; atheism; agnosticism
theology; religious studies
Christian Religions: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism, Anglicanism, the Kirk, Nonconformism (Methodists, Baptists, Pentecostalists);
archbishopric; evangelical; episcopal;
diocese; parish
People in the Church: Pope; archbishop; bishop; vicar; rector; dean; cardinal; Imam; rabbi
priest/ ordained minister; reverend (Rev)
chaplain; clergy; parson; prelacy;
to ordain women as priests;
community; congregation;
Sacraments:
baptism; confirmation; Eucharist; confession,
to observe rites; to take the sacrament;
consecration; sacrifice;
sacriledge; profanation; to desecrate; to defile; to profane;
to curse; to excommunicate; to interdict; to unchurch; to anathematize;
to practice a religion; service; holy mass; prayerbook;
sacred; holy; saint; ecumenic; ecclesiastical; spiritual; mundane; secular; lay; devout; pious; zealous; divine; supernatural; evil; occult;
the Bible; the Holy Scripture; scriptures; testimony; the Ten Commandments; the Old/ New Testament; the Gospel; the Koran;
temptation; sin; mortal sin; hell; inferno; devil; fiend;
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prophet; disciple; apostle; infidel; martyr; crusader; saviour; saint; guardian angel; patron saint; to canonize;
Non-Christian religions:
Islam (Muslims,Moslems), Judaism (Jews), Sikhism (Sikhs), Hinduism (Hindus), Buddhism (Buddhists); Confucianism; Paganism;
circumcision; infidel
Muslim, Moslem, revelation, the Five Pillars of Islam, the Sunni, the Shi'a, converts, supplication, fasting, moderation
Imam; rabbi
Places of worship: cathedral; church; chapel; synagogue; mosque; sanctuary; temple
Inside the temple
aisle; pew; dome; crypt; altar; shrine;
magic; witchcraft; to cast a spell; coven;
Unit 5. Mass media
Printed Media
1. newspapers
2. magazines
3. journals
4. supplement;
5. national
6. local
7. daily
8. weekly
9. monthly
10. broadsheets
11. quality press
12. tabloids
13. yellow press
14. gutter press
15. printing house
16. printed media
17. press;
18. circulation
19. copy
20. to issue
21. to publish;
22. editor
23. editorial office
24. regular reporting
25. reporter
26. staff reporter
27. free-lance correspondent
28. reporter on the ground/spot
29. columnist
30. contributor
31. editorial page
32. editorial staff
33. editorial board
34. press tycoon
35. mogul
36. baron
37. Fleet Street
38. article
39. column
40. paragraph
41. headline
42. heading
43. caption
44. table of contents
45. sub-title
46. coverage
47. to cover
48. editorial
49. feature article
50. laudatory article
51. obituary
52. gossip column
53. advertising
54. advertisement
55. ad
56. advertiser
57. recruitment ad
58. readership
59. target audience
60. to subscribe to;
61. subscribers
62. subscription
2. Broadcasting Corporations: Radio and TV
1. to broadcast
2. to telecast
3. to televise;
4. cable TV
5. satellite TV;
6. live/recorded broadcast
7. on air
8. prime-time
9. news
10. news reports
11. updates
12. newscasts
13. reporter on the ground/spot
14. viewers
15. audience
16. popularity ratings
17. anchorman
18. to anchor
19. quiz
20. talk-show
21. host/hostess
22. to host
23. presenter
24. in front of the cameras
25. story;
26. advertising slot
27. TV commercial
28. coverage
29. to cover;
30. to break a story/ news
31. to mirror/reflect
32. to interview
