Question:
1. How many people in Valdez’s faminly that are looking for work?
2. Why does Valdez might have to move in with her other daughter after December?
Vocabulary:
A. unemployment:
–noun 1. the state of being unemployed, esp. involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers. 2. the number of persons who are unemployed. 3. Informal . unemployment benefit.
B. expectation
–noun 1. the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation. 2. the act or state of looking forward or anticipating. 3. an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation. 4. something expected; a thing looked forward to. 5. Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations. 6. the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that he will come. 7. Statistics . mathematical expectation. 8. the state of being expected: a large sum of money in expectation.
C. unique
–adjective 1. existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript. 2. having no like or equal; unparalleled; incomparable: Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint. 3. limited in occurrence to a given class, situation, or area: a species unique to Australia. 4. limited to a single outcome or result; without alternative possibilities: Certain types of problems have unique solutions. 5. not typical; unusual: She has a very unique smile. –noun 6. the embodiment of unique characteristics; the only specimen of a given kind: The unique is also the improbable.
D. technical
–adjective 1. belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill. 2. peculiar to or characteristic of a particular art, science, profession, trade, etc.: technical details. 3. using terminology or treating subject matter in a manner peculiar to a particular field, as a writer or a book: a technical report. 4. skilled in or familiar in a practical way with a particular art, trade, etc., as a person. 5. of, pertaining to, or showing technique. 6. technically demanding or difficult: a technical violin sonata; a technical ski run. 7. designed or used for technically demanding sports or other activities: technical apparel. 8. pertaining to or connected with the mechanical or industrial arts and the applied sciences: a technical school. 9. so considered from a point of view in accordance with a stringent interpretation of the rules: a military engagement ending in a technical defeat. 10. concerned with or dwelling on technicalities: You’re getting too technical for me. 11. noting a market in which prices are determined largely by supply and demand and other such internal factors rather than by general business, economic, or psychological factors that influence market activity: technical weakness or strength.
