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Today's Picture: Sunflowers in front of a villa
‘Moreover’ is a linking word meaning ‘also’. It normally begins or goes near the beginning of a new sentence and is often followed by a comma to give it extra emphasis. It’s often used to give the third and main point about something. So, in the example, the first sentence gives two advantages of the i-Pod. Then the second sentence begins with ‘Moreover’, which makes it clear that this is the main advantage. This can be a good way of developing an argume...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-03-12T12_50_25-07_00
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Today’s Picture: Shed by Onetangi Beach at Waiheke Island
Part 1: Today's word
‘Paradigm’ is a very formal, academic word for a general framework of ideas or way of thinking about a topic. Subjects at university have different ways they can be approached. Often, there’s one ‘dominant’ paradigm, which is how most researchers approach a topic, and a number of alternative paradigms, which ar...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-12T17_38_29-07_00
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Today’s photo: New Zealand vs England Rugby Match, 14th June, 2008 – pre-match entertainment
Part 1: Today's word
An ‘entity’ is a 'thing’ or ‘idea’ which is considered a whole and separate from other things or ideas. It’s another very academic word, which is used in law, philosophy etc.
For more examples and links to exercises, click here www.academicenglishgenerator.com and go to Unit 1
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-15T18_57_10-07_00
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Today’s Picture: Sandboarding in Northland, New Zealand
Part 1: Today's word
‘Ambiguous’ is when the meaning is so unclear that it’s impossible to know for sure what a person or a document meant. This is a very important word in academic writing and in law. It’s often used with the words ‘advice’, ‘question’ ‘answer’ and ‘meaning’. The noun is ‘ambiguity’. It’s important to proof-read your own work, because very often, even if it seems clear to you, it may come across as ambiguous to the reader. Of...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-24T17_07_05-07_00
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Today's picture: The hole in the rock, Bay of Islands
Part 1: Today's word
If research, strategies, beliefs etc are flawed, it means that there’s something basically wrong with them A flaw is some kind of mistake that means that something is not perfect. So, for example, if a diamond has a flaw, it means that it’s not pure and its value is much less. A flawed argument is the same – it contains some mistake which means that it’s ineffective. The word is often used with ‘logic’, ‘argument’ ‘policy’, ...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-13T16_12_48-07_00
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Part 1: Today's word
‘Differ’ simply means ‘be different’ and is a useful way of talking about differences in a more formal, academic way.
His conclusions differed significantly from those of earlier researchers.
For more comparison vocabulary and exercises, go to Unit 3 of www.academicenglishgenerator.com
Part 2: Test
Here are FOUR sentences with the word of the day. But only THREE are correct. Which is the Odd One Out?
Two of the team differed from the policy and eventually decided...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-21T16_01_27-07_00
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Today's photo: Unusual store in Cambridge, New Zealand
Part 1: Today's word
When you undergo an experience or a change, it means you go through that experience or change. It’s a very common way of describing important changes in people or organisations.
The town centre underwent a complete transformation as businesses left and students moved in.
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Part 2: Test
Here are FOUR sentences with the word of the day. But only THREE are corre...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-05T19_26_16-07_00
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Today’s picture: My great-uncle’s cottage in Ireland
Part 1: Today's word
‘Accrue’ is a technical word meaning ‘build up’ or ‘be received’. It’s used especially in finance, to talk about the increase in value of an investment. The noun for this is ‘accrual’.
Interest will accrue at an annual rate of 11 %. (build up)
People seem unaware of the benefits which have acc...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-06T16_40_03-07_00
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Today’s picture: Shop Sign on K’ Road, Auckland
Part 1: Today's word
'Modify' means to change something slightly - often in a technical way - in order to meet new regulations. So, for instance, companies often modify their products because of new laws or to satisfy regulations in countries they want to export to. If an engine is modified, it means that it's been changed - for instance, more powerful or cleaner.
The software has been modified to protect users against viruses.
For more practice ...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-07T22_38_12-07_00
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