Academic Vocabulary Part 5

introduce

Imagine you are at a science fair. You have a groundbreaking project to present. Be sure to introduce the main idea of your project before you start giving details.

• to make something known for the first time

• to make a judgement

• to explain with examples

• to justify your answer with evidence

estimate

Can you estimate how long it will take to repair my car?

• to guess based on general calculations

• to chose a different option

• to make a judgement

• to assign value

measure

Measure twice; cut once.

• to determine the size

• to make a decision

• to go back to the beginning

• to show the differences

judge

When you see a person for the first time, don't judge them by their appearance.

• to form an opinion

• to make something

• to agree with someone

• to put events in order

assess

We need to assess whether the answer is a good choice based on the evidence.

• to determine the value

• to put something together

• to show how something is connected

• to fix something that is damaged

consist

Does the recipe for your grandmother's famous apple pie consist of apples, sugar, and a pie crust?

• to be made of certain things

• to make a judgement

• to think about something

• to make a decision

predict

Can you predict the outcome based on what has happened so far?

• to say what will happen in the future

• to state a question

• to make a decision

• to choose another option