Chapter: Report Writing
đ Vocabulary
English Grammar and Composition Classes Nine and Ten
â Most Important Exam Words
report â āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύobserve â āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰāĻžcelebration â āĻāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύbefitting â āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻ āĻŽāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖgather â āĻā§ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻžrally â āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞprocession â āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžwreath â āĻĒā§āώā§āĻĒāϏā§āϤāĻŦāĻpedestal â āĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŋcommemorate â āϏā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžmartyr â āĻļāĻšāĻŋāĻĻtribute â āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞāĻŋpatriotism â āĻĻā§āĻļāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŽthroughout â āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰvarious â āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύapproximately â āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§venue â āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāϏā§āĻĨāϞconclusion â āĻāĻĒāϏāĻāĻšāĻžāϰnumerous â āĻ
āϏāĻāĻā§āϝsuccessfully â āϏāĻĢāϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
đ Word Formation Rules
âē observe â observation â observer: verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun āĻ person noun āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē celebrate â celebration â celebratory: verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun āĻ adjective āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē commemorate â commemoration â commemorative: verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun āĻ adjective āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē participate â participation â participant: verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ abstract noun āĻ person noun āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē organise â organisation â organiser: verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun āĻ person noun āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē liberate â liberation â liberated: verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun āĻ adjective āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē patriot â patriotic â patriotism: noun āĻĨā§āĻā§ adjective āĻ abstract noun āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē culture â cultural â culturally: noun āĻĨā§āĻā§ adjective āĻ adverb āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē success â successful â successfully: noun āĻĨā§āĻā§ adjective āĻ adverb āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē formal â formally â informality: adjective āĻĨā§āĻā§ adverb āĻ noun āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
âē approximate â approximately: adjective āĻĨā§āĻā§ adverb āĻāĻ āύ⧠-ly āϝā§āĻ āĻšā§āĨ¤
âē vary â various â variety: verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ adjective āĻ noun āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
1. Report Structure and Purpose (8 words)
report[/rÉĒËpÉËrt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§āϰ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ
Example: The students prepared a report on the Victory Day celebration.
Syn: account, recordAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: A report should have a clear title, introduction, details, and conclusion.
celebration[/ËselÉĒËbreÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ
Example: The celebration of Independence Day was colourful.
Syn: observance, festivityAnt: mourning
đĄ Exam tip: Use celebration when writing about national days, festivals, or school events.
occasion[/ÉËkeÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāϞāĻā§āώ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§
Example: The school arranged a cultural programme on the occasion of Victory Day.
Syn: event, ceremonyAnt: æŽé
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase âon the occasion ofâ is useful in formal reports.
event[/ÉĒËvent/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāύāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽ
Example: Many important events took place during the day.
Syn: incident, functionAnt: inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Use event as a general word for a programme or happening.
headline[/ËhedlaÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āύāĻžāĻŽ
Example: The headline of the report was âA Report on Victory Day Celebrationâ.
Syn: title, captionAnt: footnote
đĄ Exam tip: Write the headline at the top and keep it short and specific.
objective[/ÉbËdĘektÉĒv/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ
Example: The objective of the rally was to honour the martyrs.
Syn: aim, purposeAnt: aimlessness
đĄ Exam tip: State the objective briefly in the opening paragraph.
account[/ÉËkaĘnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ
Alt: āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž
Example: The report gives a detailed account of the school programme.
Syn: description, reportAnt: concealment
đĄ Exam tip: An account should be factual, organised, and chronological.
conclusion[/kÉnËkluËĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāϏāĻāĻšāĻžāϰ
Alt: āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āώ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ
Example: In conclusion, the programme was successful and meaningful.
Syn: ending, summaryAnt: beginning
đĄ Exam tip: End a report with a brief concluding assessment.
2. School Programme and Participation (9 words)
observe[/ÉbËzÉËrv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Our school observed Victory Day in a befitting manner.
Syn: celebrate, noticeAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Use observe for national days and important occasions.
gather[/ËÉĄÃĻðÉr/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻžā§ āϏāĻŽāĻŦā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: All the teachers and students gathered in the school ground.
Syn: assemble, collectAnt: disperse
đĄ Exam tip: The past form gathered is frequently used in reports.
attend[/ÉËtend/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻāĻžā§ āϝā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: More than five thousand students attended the programme.
Syn: join, participateAnt: absent
đĄ Exam tip: Use attend for people who are present at a programme.
participate[/pÉËrËtÉĒsÉĒpeÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽā§ āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: Many students participated in the cultural competitions.
Syn: join, take partAnt: withdraw
đĄ Exam tip: Write participate in, not participate into.
programme[/ËproĘÉĄrÃĻm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻž
Example: The programme began at 7:30 a.m.
Syn: function, eventAnt: disorder
đĄ Exam tip: British spelling programme is common in Bangladesh examinations.
competition[/ËkÉmpÉËtÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
Example: Various competitions were held at the school.
Syn: contest, tournamentAnt: cooperation
đĄ Exam tip: Use the plural competitions when several contests are arranged.
cultural[/ËkĘltĘÉrÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Example: The students presented various cultural activities.
Syn: artistic, traditionalAnt: uncultural
đĄ Exam tip: Cultural programme is a common formal collocation.
volunteer[/ËvÉlÉnËtÉĒÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻŦāĻ
Alt: āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: The volunteers helped to manage the large gathering.
Syn: helper, workerAnt: opponent
đĄ Exam tip: Volunteer can be a noun or a verb; volunteers is often used in reports.
organise[/ËÉËrÉĄÉnaÉĒz/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: The school authority organised a rally and a prayer session.
Syn: arrange, conductAnt: cancel
đĄ Exam tip: Use organised in the past tense when describing a completed event.
3. National Day and Commemoration (8 words)
victory[/ËvÉĒktÉri/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§
Alt: āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžā§ āĻā§
Example: Victory Day is observed on 16 December in Bangladesh.
Syn: triumph, successAnt: defeat
đĄ Exam tip: Write Victory Day with capital letters because it is a proper name.
martyr[/ËmÉËrtÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻšāĻŋāĻĻ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻāϰā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŦāύāĻĻāĻžāύāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: We prayed for the souls of the liberation war martyrs.
Syn: hero, sacrificial patriotAnt: coward
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is martyrs.
commemorate[/kÉËmemÉreÉĒt/]verbhard
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: The school commemorated the martyrs through prayers.
Syn: honour, rememberAnt: forget
đĄ Exam tip: Commemorate is a formal verb suitable for reports.
liberation[/ËlÉĒbÉËreÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ
Example: The students sang songs of the Liberation War.
Syn: freedom, emancipationAnt: captivity
đĄ Exam tip: Use Liberation War with capital letters when referring to Bangladeshâs 1971 war.
patriotism[/ËpeÉĒtriÉtÉĒzÉm/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻļāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŽ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž
Example: The programme inspired patriotism among the students.
Syn: nationalism, love of countryAnt: disloyalty
đĄ Exam tip: Patriotism is an appropriate word for the significance section of a report.
national[/ËnÃĻĘÉnÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Example: Every student held a national flag.
Syn: patriotic, stateAnt: local
đĄ Exam tip: National flag is a frequent collocation in reports on national occasions.
tribute[/ËtrÉĒbjuËt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞāĻŋ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ
Example: The students paid tribute to the freedom fighters.
Syn: honour, respectAnt: insult
đĄ Exam tip: Use the phrase pay tribute to.
wreath[/riËθ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āώā§āĻĒāϏā§āϤāĻŦāĻ
Alt: āĻĢā§āϞ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύāϏā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž
Example: They placed a floral wreath at the Shahid Minar.
Syn: garland, bouquetAnt: weed
đĄ Exam tip: The common phrase is place or lay a wreath at a monument.
4. Rally, Ceremony and Place (8 words)
rally[/ËrÃĻli/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ⧠āĻā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāύāϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦā§āĻļ
Example: The teachers and students brought out a rally.
Syn: procession, marchAnt: dispersal
đĄ Exam tip: Bring out a rally is a common expression in Bangladeshi report writing.
march[/mÉËrtĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Example: The rally marched towards the Central Shahid Minar.
Syn: walk, processAnt: retreat
đĄ Exam tip: Use marched towards to show the direction of a procession.
pedestal[/ËpedÉĒstÉl/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: They placed floral wreaths on the pedestal of the Shahid Minar.
Syn: base, platformAnt: top
đĄ Exam tip: Check the correct spelling: pedestal, not pedastal.
monument[/ËmÉnjumÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž
Example: The procession stopped at the national monument.
Syn: memorial, landmarkAnt: ruin
đĄ Exam tip: Monument and memorial are useful alternatives in formal reports.
procession[/prÉËseĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž
Alt: āϏā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϞāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻĻāϞ
Example: A colourful procession moved through the main streets.
Syn: parade, marchAnt: standstill
đĄ Exam tip: Use procession for a formal or ceremonial march.
ceremony[/ËserÉmoĘni/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽ
Example: The flag-hoisting ceremony began in the morning.
Syn: ritual, functionAnt: informality
đĄ Exam tip: Ceremony is suitable for flag-hoisting, prize-giving, and memorial events.
venue[/ËvenjuË/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāϏā§āĻĨāϞ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: The school ground was the venue of the main programme.
Syn: place, siteAnt: absence
đĄ Exam tip: Mention the venue in the opening details of a report.
banner[/ËbÃĻnÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāϰ
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āϏā§āϞā§āĻāĻžāύāϏāĻš āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϤāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: The rally moved forward with a large banner.
Syn: poster, flagAnt: blankness
đĄ Exam tip: A banner often carries the name or theme of an event.
5. Formal Reporting Expressions (8 words)
befitting[/bÉĒËfÉĒtÉĒÅ/]adjhard
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ
Alt: āĻŽāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻ āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻĨ
Example: The school observed the day in a befitting manner.
Syn: appropriate, suitableAnt: inappropriate
đĄ Exam tip: The fixed phrase is in a befitting manner.
festive[/ËfestÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āϏāĻŦāĻŽā§āĻāϰ
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŦā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
Example: The school ground wore a festive look.
Syn: joyful, celebratoryAnt: gloomy
đĄ Exam tip: The expression wore a festive look personifies a place and sounds formal.
throughout[/θruËËaĘt/]advmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝā§
Example: Throughout the day, cultural activities continued.
Syn: all through, everywhereAnt: partly
đĄ Exam tip: Use throughout the day to describe activities continuing for the whole day.
various[/ËveriÉs/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ
Example: Various competitions were held in the school.
Syn: different, severalAnt: single
đĄ Exam tip: Various is more formal than many different in a report.
approximately[/ÉËprÉksÉĒmÉtli/]advhard
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§
Alt: āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Example: Approximately five thousand students joined the programme.
Syn: about, roughlyAnt: exactly
đĄ Exam tip: Use approximately before an estimated number.
subsequently[/ËsĘbsÉĒkwÉntli/]advhard
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤā§āϤā§
Alt: āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰā§
Example: Subsequently, the participants returned to the school ground.
Syn: afterwards, laterAnt: previously
đĄ Exam tip: Use subsequently to connect events in chronological order.
notably[/ËnoĘtÉbli/]advhard
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Example: Notably, all the students carried national flags.
Syn: remarkably, especiallyAnt: insignificantly
đĄ Exam tip: Notably helps highlight an important detail.
successfully[/sÉkËsesfÉli/]adveasy
Meaning: āϏāĻĢāϞāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§
Example: The entire programme was successfully completed.
Syn: effectively, efficientlyAnt: unsuccessfully
đĄ Exam tip: Use an adverb such as successfully to give a final evaluation.
6. Formal and Informal Vocabulary (8 words)
children[/ËtĘÉĒldrÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒāĻŦā§āϏ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āĻŽā§ā§ā§āϰāĻž
Example: The children participated in the drawing competition.
Syn: youngsters, minorsAnt: adults
đĄ Exam tip: Children is formal or neutral; avoid kids in formal writing.
numerous[/ËnjuËmÉrÉs/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āϏāĻāĻā§āϝ
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻ
Example: Numerous students attended the cultural programme.
Syn: many, countlessAnt: few
đĄ Exam tip: Use numerous instead of a lot of in formal reports.
assemble[/ÉËsembÉl/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻŦā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: The participants assembled before the flag-hoisting ceremony.
Syn: gather, conveneAnt: disperse
đĄ Exam tip: Assemble is a formal alternative to get together.
depart[/dÉĒËpÉËrt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϰāĻāύāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: The procession departed from the school at 8 a.m.
Syn: leave, set outAnt: arrive
đĄ Exam tip: Depart is more formal than get out or leave in official writing.
immediately[/ÉĒËmiËdiÉtli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦā§
Alt: āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻā§āĻā§
Example: The volunteers immediately arranged the seating.
Syn: instantly, promptlyAnt: eventually
đĄ Exam tip: Use immediately instead of right away in formal compositions.
proceed[/prÉËsiËd/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āϧāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ
āĻā§āϰāϏāϰ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Example: After the speech, the participants proceeded to the Shahid Minar.
Syn: advance, continueAnt: stop
đĄ Exam tip: Proceed to is the formal expression for go to in reports.
excellent[/ËeksÉlÉnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Example: The students gave an excellent cultural performance.
Syn: outstanding, superbAnt: poor
đĄ Exam tip: Excellent is a formal alternative to pretty nice or terrific.
acquire[/ÉËkwaÉĒÉr/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Students acquire valuable experience by participating in such programmes.
Syn: obtain, gainAnt: lose
đĄ Exam tip: Acquire is a formal alternative to pick up in academic writing.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§ā§ title āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
âĸ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§ āĻā§, āĻāĻāύ, āĻā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ āϤāĻž āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Report writing-āĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ past tense āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻāĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ āĻāĻāύāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§ā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ First, Then, Subsequently, Finally āĻāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ linking words āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Formal writing-āĻ kids, a lot of, got together, pretty nice, right away-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠children, numerous, assembled, excellent, immediately āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŦ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ, āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž, āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
âĸ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ⧠passive voice āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§: Various competitions were held and floral wreaths were placed.
âĸ āĻļā§āώ⧠āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝ, āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āϏāĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒā§ āϞāĻŋāĻā§ conclusion āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
âĸ Victory Day, Liberation War, Central Shahid Minar āĻāĻŦāĻ National Flag-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠proper nouns āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āύāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ āĻŦā§ āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϰ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ in a befitting manner, pay tribute to, place a floral wreath, bring out a rally āĻāĻŦāĻ throughout the dayâāĻāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ collocations āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϞ⧠approximately āĻŦāĻž about āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§; āϝā§āĻŽāύ: Approximately 5,000 students attended the programme.
âĸ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϞāĻŋāĻā§: celebration, ceremony, commemorated, procession, pedestal, participationāĨ¤