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adjacent
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Today’s Picture: Another scene from Craters of the Moon, Taupo, New Zealand
Part 1: Today's word
‘Adjacent’ is a very formal word meaning next or ‘beside’. It would be used more in technical documents than in conversation
We see a lot of each other as we work in adjacent buildings.
For more examples and links to exercises, click here www.academicenglishgenerator.com...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-08T18_17_12-07_00
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constitute
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Today’s picture: A New Zealand fan at the All Blacks vs England rugby match
Part 1: Today's word
‘Constitute’ is a more formal way of saying what something is – especially when you’re talking about how it relates to larger groups or society.
Part 2: Test
Here are four sentences with our word of the day -...
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-17T16_39_09-07_00
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Episode 54
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Hi again from the FT semester 1 ESOL class.
Today we were talking about what we would do if we won lots of money in the lottery. Thanks to Splendid Speaking for providing us with a great worksheet that inspired us and helped us with our English.
Listen to our thoughts. Not everyone thinks that it's such a good thing to suddently come into big amounts of money.
What do you think? Let's talk!
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http://rosao.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-24T02_53_56-07_00
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indication
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Today’s picture: Northern tip of New Zealand
Part 1: Today's word
‘Indicate’ is a more formal, but also a weaker word than ‘show’. It’s used when the conclusion from the research isn’t so clear. This is very common, so the word ‘indicate’ is also very commonly found in research reports. It can also be used to refer to something you’ve said earlier in your essay – ‘As indicated in part 1, it’s difficult to make generalisations in this field. However, ….' The noun is ‘indication’ – meaning a sign.
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http://martinmcmorrow.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-03T21_50_51-07_00
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differ
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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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