How's it going guys?
It's Cath Anne, weekly host of the Homework
Help Show and Top Writer
with Homework Help Global.
This week we are continuing
our video series in which we discuss
common academic words to incorporate
into your academic writing.
Make sure to check out our other
videos on the same topic for
more words to incorporate into
your writing.
So, just a little overview: this
series will help you to expand your academic
vocabulary using the
Academic Word List
or the AWL.
This is a list that is readily accessible
on the web.
This core academic vocabulary
is used by writers from many
different subject areas.
Learning vocabulary from the AWL
will help you to improve your
comprehension of academic texts.
It will also help you to write your
assignments and impress your professors.
So, feel free to come back to
these videos when you need a reminder
of the various words that we will discuss.
One way to learn new vocabulary
is to learn a new word from
the list every day,
but just remember it is better
to learn the words in context.
Then you will understand how they are used.
Just a quick reminder before we jump
in.
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and as well as a study session
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and any questions that you might have.
We will try to help you out.
Let's get into the content.
Just a reminder that we encourage
you to take notes
and pause the video throughout
if you need to.
This will help you to better retain the information.
This week we will add to our
initial few lists
giving you five more
academic words.
As we did before,
in this session we will be discussing
the word,
the part of speech (whether it's a noun,
verb, or adjective),
the meaning of the word.
Then, of course,
we will put the word into a sentence,
so you can get a sense of the word in
context.
This is to help you
to get the meaning of the word,
but also to help you to retain
the information
and the meaning of the word.
It will help you to memorize it
and recall it more easily if you do
understand it within the context of
a sentence.
So, let's get going.
The first word this week is
impact.
Impact is a noun.
It means the strong effect
that someone
or something has
on a person
or situation.
So, a common question that you
might be familiar
with is: What is the
impact?
How is this situation
or issue going to have an
impact?
So, in a sentence we might say,
"Greenhouse gas emissions
have an impact on global
warming." So,
they have some kind of effect
or some kind of consequence
on global
warming.
The next word we have this week is
indicate.
Indicate is a verb.
It means to point out
or to show something.
So, in other words we might say,
"Statistics Canada
indicates that there
is a high level of
child poverty in Canada."
I'll say that again,
"Statistic Canada indicates
that there is a high level of child
poverty in Canada."
So, in other words the statistics
point to a particular issue.
The next word we have this week is
investment.
Investment is noun.
This means the use of money
or financial capital
to receive a profit
or appreciation in value.
So, this is an important word
to be familiar
with if you are studying economics,
or business, or anything like that
but it can also be used in the other
disciplines as well.
So, for example,
there are all sorts of investments
we can make.
For example,
"By spending money on university,
you are making
an investment in your future
career options." Investment.
Number for this week is major.
It is an adjective.
It describes that
something is greater in size
extent
or importance.
It is often associated
with something that is negative
or bad.
For example,
we could say,
"Eastern Canada experienced
major flooding this spring."
Which was true.
I'm familiar
with the area
and there was a lot of flooding
in Eastern Canada.
So, in other words this implies
that the flooding was rather extreme
and that it likely did some damage.
It was major flooding.
Finally, we have the word method.
Method is a noun.
Method is an important word to
be familiar with particularly
if you were doing any kind of research.
Scientific research
method is a technique
plan or course of action,
especially when
there is a plan in place.
A method is something you tend to think
out beforehand
and it is usually highly organized
and specific.
For example,
we use the scientific method
to conduct research
and find out new information.
The scientific method is a step
by step process that we engage
in to do scientific
research.
So, method means something
that is well planned,
very specific,
and highly organized.
So,
that was our five words for this
week.
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