2. SKILLS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY VOCABULARY

3. TO ANALYZE / ANALYSE (v) Meaning : to examine the details very carefully We need to analyze our results more clearly This DNA can be analyzed by various methods Analysis (noun) Analyst (the person) Analytical (adj)

4. TO COLLABORATE (v) Meaning: to work together He collaborated with the Nazis during World War II He collaborated with him on numerous hotel projects Collaboration (noun) Collaborator (the person)

5. CURIOSITY (n) Meaning: strong desire to learn something My curiosity got the better of me and I opened the envelope. Just out of curiosity, how did you get my address? Curious (adj)

6. CURRENT (adj) Meaning: happening or existing now I started my current job in 2001 What is your current address? Currently (adv) The factory currently employs 750 people.

7. TO ENCOUNTER (v) Meaning: to experience something unpleasant We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning. We will encounter the enemy at dawn. Encounter (noun)

8. TO INCORPORATE (v) Meaning: to include something as part of another thing He began to incorporate dance and mime into his plays. to incorporate revisions into a text Incorporation (noun) Incorporated (adj) - Broadcast Music Incorporated

9. TO LAUNCH (v) Meaning: to send / to begin / to start selling for the first time to launch a rocket/satellite to launch an attack/inquiry/investigation The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month. Launch (noun)

10. RANGE (n) Meaning: a group of different things of the same general type The area offers a wide range of activities for the tourist the company’s new carpet range Range (verb)

11. TO REQUIRE (v) Meaning: to need or demand something A recent law requires that all programmes are censored. Training to be a doctor requires a lot of hard work. Requirement (noun)

12. TO SPREAD (v) Meaning: to increase, or move to cover a larger area The payments will be spread over two years. News of his death spread quickly. Spread (noun)