Academic vladuur
academic vocabulary
compare immigrant
context topie
familiar places: academic vocabulary review
a. draw a line to match each academic vocabulary word
with its meaning.
definition
word
someone who comes to live in a new country
1. compare
to think about how two things are alike and different
2. context
the subject of a piece of writing or a discussion
3. immigrant
the parts nearby that explain the meaning of a word
4. topic
b. read each statement. circle yes or no to answer.
no
1. context you understand what a new word means. yes no
2. an immigrant can only visit a new country for a short time. yes no
3. when you compare, you look at what is the same and different. yes
4. the topic of a discussion is its subject. yes no
c. use at least one of the academic vocabulary words. write about a time you
visited a new place and found something familiar.

the captain of a steam ship naturally chooses the shortest route to his destination. since a sailing ship is usually pushed by winds and currents, its captain must find a route where the wind will probably blow in the right direction. tacking, i.e. using contrary wind to pull (sic) the sails, was always possible but wasted time because of the zigzagging required, and this would significantly delay long voyages. the early european explorers were not only looking for new lands. they also had to discover the pattern of winds and currents that would carry them where they wanted to go. during the age of sail winds and currents determined trade routes and therefore influenced european imperialism and modern political geography. for an outline to the main wind systems see global wind patterns.

pilotage or cabotage, in one sense, is the art of sailing along the coast using known landmarks. navigation, in one sense, is the art of sailing long distances out of sight of land.[1] although the polynesians were able to sail the pacific (with great difficulty) and people regularly sailed north and south across the mediterranean, before the time of columbus nearly all sailing was coastal pilotage

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currancy

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