Conducting an organized activity
Research, interviews and investigations: describe carrying out a planned activity in a formal or professional setting.
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Contributing to a shared effort
Ideas, time and resources can all support a shared project; describe what someone gives and the result it helps achieve.
Read and practiseCoping with difficult situations
Unexpected demands and change can be hard to manage. Describe how people or systems deal with difficulties.
Read and practiseDemonstrating a method or a claim
A practical demonstration or convincing evidence can show how something works or whether a claim is true.
Read and practiseDistinguish: recognizing differences
A sound, a label or a scent can reveal a difference: describe how you tell things apart or recognize something with difficulty.
Read and practiseEliminate: removing a possibility or problem
A faulty cable, an unwanted delay or a possible risk: express removing something completely or ruling it out.
Read and practiseEmphasizing a point or issue
A key concern can stand out in a speech or report: express the importance given to a point and introduce what the speaker stresses.
Read and practiseEstablish: create or confirm
A new organisation, a clear rule or a proven fact: express how something is set up or determined by evidence.
Read and practiseEvaluating value and effectiveness
A proposal, a treatment or a project can be judged against evidence and criteria to decide how well it works.
Read and practiseIdentifying people and causes
A photograph, a faulty roof or a delayed train: describe how someone recognizes a person or determines the cause of a problem.
Read and practiseJustifying an action with reasons
A difficult decision can be defended with evidence: explain when an action or expense is reasonable.
Read and practiseMaintaining a condition or a claim
Equipment needs care, a pace needs to stay steady, and a claim may face objections: explore the meanings of maintain.
Read and practiseNegotiating an agreement
A contract, a price or a deadline can be settled through discussion between people with different needs.
Read and practiseOvercoming difficulties
Fear, delays and other obstacles can be defeated: describe how people succeed despite a difficulty and choose the right verb form.
Read and practisePreserving things for the future
Old maps, local customs and food can be protected from loss or decay: express preservation in English.
Read and practiseWhen something is required
A task may need resources, while a rule may make an action compulsory. Express both kinds of necessity clearly.
Read and practiseResolving a dispute or problem
A disagreement, a complaint or a technical problem can be brought to an end through discussion or action.
Read and practiseSeeking help and opportunities
A request for advice, a search for information or an attempt to reach a goal can all call for this formal verb.
Read and practiseBig: size and comparisons
A large window, a bigger room: describe the size of things and compare two objects in English.
Read and practiseOld: age and familiarity
An old tree or an old friend: describe age and familiar people and things in English.
Read and practiseYoung: people and animals
A young cat and young children: describe people and animals at an early stage of life in English.
Read and practiseready: prepared for an event or action
Use ready to describe being prepared, then choose ready for a noun and ready to before a verb.
Read and practisefree: available or without charge
Use free for an available seat, a person with time or something that costs no money.
Read and practiseLong: distance and time
A long road or a long lunch: describe length and duration with a common English adjective.
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