Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero

accept v. to take something offered willingly       receive v. to get: i received some roses from jack on valentines’ day but i didn’t accept them. have you accepted the job they offered you? he received many presents on his birthday.violence n. use if bodily force to hurt or harm; very great force in action or feelingviolent adj. violence in the media has influenced teenagers a lot.as a matter of fact: in fact; actually: as a matter of fact, he discover the truth quite by accident. as a matter of fact, i felt extremely nervous when i was giving the speech.blow v. blow up: blow up the building/ bridge/ dam; blow up the tire; blow off; blow outprison n. a place where criminals are kept locked up as a punishmentprisoner n. a person kept in a prison for some crime or while waiting to be tired.put in prison: if you continue doing those kinds of things, you will end up in prison. they were put in prison for blowing up the government building.equal adj. the same in size; number; value; rank; etc.; having enough strength; ability; etc.: all men were born equal. cut the cakes into three equal pieces. women demand equal pay for equal work. bill is equal to the job of running the office. n. person who is equal ( to another or to oneself): the teacher is popular because he treats the children as his equals.iii. words for using languageimagine v. to form (a picture or idea) in mind: imagine sth.; imagine doing sth.; imagine sb. doing sth.; imagine that …; can you imagine life without electricity? i cannot imagine lily cooking dinner for twenty people? you cannot imagine what life was like on robben island.power n. political power; super power; come to/ into power; in powerterror n.( terrible adj. terrorist n. terrorism n.) she trembled with terror when the thief pointed a knife at her. she screamed with terror on hearing the explosion. the murder case was a terror to everybody in the small town.fear n.& v the feeling that one has when danger is near; to be afraid: fear sth; fear to do sth; fear that…; for fear that…; for fear ofescape v.& n. find a way out; get out; the act of escaping: a narrow escape; fire escape; escape death punishment/ being punished; escape from prison / reality; escape out of a burning building. the bird has escaped from the cage. the bird has escaped being shot.degree n. he passed the exam and finally got his master’s degree. the temperature today is two degrees hotter than yesterday.reward n. (sth. given or gained as) return for work or service: the police are offering a reward for information about the robbery. v. to give a reward t he rewarded the boy for bring back the dog.