Heartland English School – Word of the Day

Theme: Body Parts

Word: Chin (n)

Pronunciation: /tʃɪn/

Meaning: the part of a person’s face below their mouth

Examples:

Sara rested her chin in her hand while the teacher spoke.

Kevin cut his chin while he was shaving his beard.

Theme: Body Parts

Word: Calves (n)

Pronunciation: /kævs/

Meaning: the thick curved part at the back of the human leg between the knee and the foot

Examples:

Jumping rope can help make your calves stronger.

After running a marathon, my calves hurt for 2 days.

Theme: Body Parts

Word: Shin (n)

Pronunciation: /ʃɪn/

Meaning: the front part of your leg between your knee and your foot

Examples:

She has a nasty bruise on her shin.

He got hit in the shin with a stick and it broke his shinbone.

Theme: Body Parts

Word: Collar Bone (n)

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.lɚ.boʊn/

Meaning: a bone between your shoulder and neck on each side of your body

Examples:

My nephew broke his collarbone while playing hockey.

It is hard to carry things with a broken collarbone.

Theme: Body Parts

Word: Jaw (n)

Pronunciation: /dʒɑː/

Meaning: the lower part of your face that moves when you open your mouth

Examples:

He has a strong jaw and can bite really hard.

Boxers often punch each other in the jaw.

Theme: THE ACADEMIC WORD LIST – R

*The Academic Word List is a list of 570 words which most frequently appear in academic texts*

https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist

Word: region (n)

Pronunciation: /ridʒən/

Meaning: a large area of land

Examples:

• This region of Canada is called “The Prairies”. A prairie is an area of land that is flat.
• Vancouver is a mountainous region. The Rocky Mountains are a prominent feature in Canada.

Theme: THE ACADEMIC WORD LIST – R

*The Academic Word List is a list of 570 words which most frequently appear in academic texts*

https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist

Word: recover (v)

Pronunciation: /rəkʌvɜr/

Meaning: Get better again, go back to the normal state

Examples:

• COVID-19 is a strange virus. Some people recover quickly, whereas others become extremely sick.
• Investors are waiting for everyone to go back to work so that the economy can recover.

Theme: THE ACADEMIC WORD LIST – R

*The Academic Word List is a list of 570 words which most frequently appear in academic texts*

https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist

Word: rely (v)

Pronunciation: /rəlaɪ/

Meaning: depend on something in order to live/work properly

Examples:

• Children rely on their parents for guidance and protection.
• With the recent shift to online class/work, we really rely on our Internet signals.

Theme: THE ACADEMIC WORD LIST – R

*The Academic Word List is a list of 570 words which most frequently appear in academic texts*

https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist

Word: reside (v)

Pronunciation: /rəzaɪd/

Meaning: live (in a place)

Examples:

• Between 766,900 and 850,100 people reside in Winnipeg. It depends on what you count as “Winnipeg”. https://winnipeg.ca/cao/pdfs/population.pdf
• According to the 2016 Census, people in Canada tend to reside in houses.
  • “In 2016, the most common dwelling type in Canada was still the single-detached house, representing 53.6%, or 7.5 million, of the 14.1 million occupied private dwellings in Canada. As for the remaining proportion, 18.0% of dwellings were in apartment buildings that have fewer than five storeys, 9.9% were in apartment buildings that have five or more storeys, 5.6% were apartments in a duplex and 12.9% were other types of dwellings.” https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/98-200-x/2016005/98-200-x2016005-eng.cfm

Theme: THE ACADEMIC WORD LIST – R

*The Academic Word List is a list of 570 words which most frequently appear in academic texts*

https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist

Word: research (n/v)

Pronunciation: /risɜrtʃ

Meaning: Study something to discover new information or learn more about it

Examples: work that involves studying something to discover facts about it

• There is a lot of research going on about COVID-19 and its vaccines.
• Genealogy is a popular hobby. Many people like to research their family history.