Description explains how someone or something looks or feels. Here are some examples. The descriptive words are bolded.
No description: John is sitting on a bench. Description: John is sitting on the new metal bench. No description: A bird flew above us. Description: A huge, sleek, black bird flew above us. By using description, you have more control over how people understand you. Descriptive words for people, places, things, or ideas are called adjectives.
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Here are the names of the landmarks posted earlier this week.
1. sidewalk 2. fence 3. corner 4. crosswalk 5. house 6. stop sign 7. street sign 8. bus stop Learn more about these landmarks and other vocabulary for your trips around town in East Bay ESL’s Around Town workbook available on the Online Courses page. Can you name the landmarks in the pictures below? Check back in a few days for the answers. Today’s quiz comes from our Vocabulary Bootcamp course on Udemy. See if you can answer the questions about this week’s vocabulary words. Post your answers below to see if you’re right.
1. Unimportant is an antonym for _________________. 2. Major is the opposite of _________________. 3. Prior is a synonym for _________________. 4. _________________ is a synonym for real. 5. Their _________________ argument was that _________________knowledge in a field does not guarantee professional success. 6. In order for an opinion to be persuasive, it needs to be _________________. 7. When they wrote their final essays, their _________________outlines were very _________________, but their final drafts differed greatly. 8. A Bachelor's is _________________for this position If you are serious about expanding your vocabulary, you should think about trying some of these tips.
1. Create a schedule. What’s better, studying new words for a long, one hour chunk or for a few minutes each day? Without a doubt, the answer is studying for a few minutes a day. It gives you more opportunities to review and correct your understanding of the vocabulary and it gives you a better chance of actually studying. A five minute commitment is a lot less daunting than an hour, after all. Still, if you want to maximize your minutes, try to have a routine of when and what you study. Find a way to fit it into your existing schedule and you will have a much better chance of fulfilling your commitment. 2. Get flexible. Learn to switch nouns to verbs or verbs to adjectives through prefixes and suffixes. Initially, it can be a bit tedious, but in the long run it will help you become a more agile speaker and writer. This is definitely something you should try with new words, but it is also something to practice with words you have already mastered. Word logs or flashcards are a great way to record and practice. Once you get the hang of it, try your new knowledge out in a writing activity. 3. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Finally, the best tip is to practice. So many students can pick up new words quickly, but without practicing it, it floats away. Some teachers even say that you need to use a vocabulary word at least seven times, in seven different occasions, to really remember it. This means that you need to expose yourself to as many opportunities to practice, use, or drill the new words as possible. I hope these strategies help you reach your goal. For more tips and a guided vocabulary course, check out https://www.udemy.com/free-vocabulary-bootcamp/. Use the following words in the paragraph below.
Negotiation Contention Scale decision-maker trepidacious accomodate consult Redistribute Exchange In short, This summer, the bus union had _______________ with their employers. Each side chose representatives who could act as _______________ during their meetings. Before the meetings between workers and management, each sides’ representatives __________ed with their peers. Their first meeting did not go well. They ___________d ideas and demands, but they couldn’t reach an agreement. There was a great deal of ___________ between the representatives. Before their second meeting, they felt ___________. Luckily, however, both sides decided to change the _________ of their demands. ____________, they __________________d their effort to focus on their most important demands. In this way, they managed ____________ both sides’ needs and reach an agreement. |
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