Hello! And welcome to our global classroom.
I know you've been anticipating this lesson.
See how I just used the word "anticipate" in a sentence.
That's the word!
The word "anticipate" means to expect
or predict something that might happen in the future.
For example, I anticipate that this will be a very fun lesson.
Here are some other things we can anticipate.
If you're going on a trip to Hawaii,
you might anticipate that the weather will be warm and sunny.
Or if you go to dinner at your favorite restaurant,
you anticipate that the food will taste great.
Also, if you study with us,
you anticipate that you will be learning English.
Hola! Bienvenidos a nuestra clase.
Wes, we're teaching English here!
So we've established that anticipate means to expect
something that will likely happen.
But anticipate has another meaning too.
It can also mean to look forward to something.
For example, each year I anticipate
the winter season because I love snow.
Another example. I eagerly anticipate traveling to Venice.
What?
Just kidding.
Unfortunately, we have no plans to travel to Venice.
Wes! Hint!
What?
Do you have any more examples?
Of course!
So...you anticipate more cuts?
They anticipate little problems like this.
It's my job to anticipate your every need.
Congress, unable to anticipate the enormous capacity...
Did you anticipate anybody breaching the cooling system? Any red flags?
So what part of speech is the word "anticipate"?
Let's look at it in a sentence!
In this sentence, "anticipate" is a verb
and it comes right after the subject.
Here's another example.
What?
Now that you know the meaning of the word
and how it's used, let's check your pronunciation.
The word "anticipate" has four syllables
and the stress is on the second syllable.
I want you to repeat after me.
I'll say it, and then you say it.
Anticipate.
Wonderful! Great job!
Okay. Now let's expand our vocabulary
and look at a couple words in the word family.
As previously mentioned, "anticipate" is a verb.
But it is possible to turn it into an adjective.
The adjective is anticipated.
And it's commonly used with words such as "highly" or "most".
As in "the most anticipated" or "highly anticipated."
Here's an example.
Here's another one.
Now let's look at another word from the anticipate family.
If you want to say the opposite of anticipated,
you just add the prefix "un-" to it
so you get unanticipated.
If "anticipated" means expected,
then "unanticipated" means unexpected
or something that took you by surprise.
For example.
You ready? It's time to practice what we've learned.
Okay. I'm going to give you three questions.
For the first two questions, I want you to listen
to the sentence and say the answers out loud.
Fill in the blank with either...
We'll give you a few seconds and then tell you the answer.
Here's the first question.
The answer is unanticipated.
The key word in this sentence is surprise.
This means I didn't expect it.
The answer is anticipate.
Because I love swimming, I anticipate I'm going to have a great time.
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For this one we want you to click on the answer you think is correct.
If you get the answer right, we'll let you know.
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Watching it again will give you a better understanding of the word.
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