Chapter 1 interactions 1

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Chapter 1 / Interactions 1 Academic Life Around the World International Students experience

something that happens to you that affects how you feel

to choose

to select

similar

almost the same, alike

facility

rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose

offer

to ask someone if they would like to have something

benefit

a helpful or good effect

formal

official

imagine

to form a picture or idea in your mind

compare

look for the difference between two or more things

comparison

when two or more things are compared

wonder

to think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what will happen etc.

Predict

to say that something will happen, before it happens, foretell, forecast

guess

try to answer a question when you are not sure

attend

to go regularly to a school

institution

a large organization, such as a university

definition

a sentence that says exactly what a word, phrase, or idea means

post-

later than or after something – postsecondary

foreign

of a different country

culture

the beliefs, way of life, art, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society

abroad

in a foreign country; overseas

probably

likely, possibly

developing

growing or changing

industrialization

when a country or a place develops a lot of industry

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