GPA Common Academic Language List 1

Ms. Warner (United States of America)
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  1. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
    At first I assume he's joking but it turns out he's deadly serious.
  2. significant
    important in effect or meaning
    When stars are spread out over a distance, orbiting planets would experience significant changes in temperature. Scientific American (Mar 11, 2013)
  3. essential
    absolutely necessary
    The agency said further snow was expected in the two counties on Tuesday morning and only essential road journeys should be attempted.
  4. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
    As Medical News Today summarized the findings: “Skipping breakfast increased hunger, appeal of high-calorie foods and food intake at lunch.” Salon (Feb 6, 2013)
  5. analyze
    consider in detail in order to discover essential features
    To do so, they collected and analyzed data gathered by other teams. Scientific American (Mar 8, 2013)
  6. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
    Consumer data is also beginning to be used to evaluate whether you’re making healthy choices. Salon (Mar 8, 2013)
  7. passage
    a section of text, particularly a section of medium length
    The key words in this passage are "the meaning we have made".
  8. identify
    recognize as being
    But they have identified a few reasons why younger coaches might be getting more opportunities. Seattle Times (Mar 12, 2013)
  9. characteristic
    a trait that sets someone or something apart from others
    Decades later, that competitiveness remains Jim's defining characteristic.
  10. solution
    a method for solving a problem
    There is no perfect solution to getting the bad guy. Forbes (Mar 7, 2013)
Created on Sun Mar 17 16:50:09 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Mar 18 15:32:32 EDT 2013)

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