Common Cross-Content Academic Vocabulary

Paul likes to record his soccer games, so he can watch the videos and analyze his moves.

When Tyra goes to a new Chinese food restaurant, she always eats the orange chicken, in order to compare it to the one from her favorite Chinese food place.

His dark brown eyes contrasted heavily with his bright blond hair.

Although it was painful to hear my friend critique my outfit, I was happy she did it before my big date.

The feeling Carlos get when he saw Kendra across the room was hard to define.

Tom went on to describe his bedroom in such detail that I could almost smell his old gym socks hiding under the bed.

In his letter, Jonas discussed his opinions about moving across the country.

Lizzie showed me her painting and asked me to evaluate it.

When Yosef got home past curfew, his dad made him explain why he was out so late.

He illustrated one of the differences between leopards and jaguars by showing a map of the different countries each live in.

When Lanie examined the two lab samples, she needed to interpret her data to discover which was a better formula.

When Ursula said "all brown-haired people are smarter than red-haired people," the teacher asked her to justify why she thought so.

Julie needed to persuade her classmates to vote for her for class president.

After he was hit by a bully, Mark responded by telling the principal.

In her speech, Lucille needed to state why she wanted to be president of the ASB.

After watching the film, Diego summarized the plot for Sophie to ask if she wanted to see it.

Susie read aloud a short passage from The Bible at her sister's wedding.

Dorian memorized a 10-line excerpt from his favorite 100-line poem.

It is characteristic of my teacher to drink coffee as she lectures.

Charles' A-level work is representative of his whole high-achieving class.

After reading the angry letter, Nico assumed that his girlfriend was going to break up with him.

Hubert got an A on his spelling test, which was significant because it was his first A ever!

It is essential that you use proper grammar when you are writing your college entrance essays.

Chris needed to support his argument with three strong reasons.

To make sure her wall clock's time was accurate, Helen checked her satellite phone to compare times.

Freddy could not simply say, "I like pizza;" his teacher made him elaborate, so he described his favorite flavors, crusts, and places to get pizza.

Moby emphasized the importance of keeping their club a secret, so no one would bother them about joining.

Lexi attributed her fast racing speed to her long legs.

When Gina walks through the door, she saw her mom glare angrily at her, and Gina inferred that her mom had seen her report card.

Fiona exemplifies a good student: she is respectful, enthusiastic, hardworking, and helpful.