Identify FIVE facts or vocabulary words that are new to you this week. If you find vocabulary,
look up the definition and include it with the word. If you are struggling ask your self the
following questions to help:
• What stands out to you as new information?
• What words have you never seen before?
Tips: Since I used online textbooks and I cannot find specific pages, therefore I leave the
specific section.
1. Abacus which means a frame with small balls that can be slid along on thick wires, used for
counting and calculating. This word is new to me because I have never seen and known before. In
the video, there are lots of dialogs and I saw this unknown word and it happens at the childhood of
Dev’s father, his abacus was broken by an older boy and he decides to become a doctor in the future
(Longman contemporary advanced English dictionary & Master of None Season one Episode 2 –
Parents).
2. I think it is an interesting and rude word was used online: XoXo which can mean hugs and kisses
or go F*** yourself. In this plot, I found different people have the different interpretation of the same
word (Master of None. Season 1, Episode 3 – Hot Ticket).
3. Self-Esteem which means “the overall value…. mental health” (Chapter 2. Considering Self.
Section 1. The Components of Self).
4. A self-discrepancy theory which means “that your self–esteem…. How you compare to two
mental standards?” I found it in the Self-Esteem, it is a cornerstone or basic to understanding the self–
esteem (Cp 2. Sect.1. Measuring Up to Your Own Standards).
5. A perception which means “the process of selecting….and interesting information from our
senses” I have known the meaning of perception, but I don’t know the figure: the process of
eat well, there just a few pressures for me.” To be honest, I don’t want my mom worries about me a
