ABC: Series 1 Episode 3 - Computer growth

• Formal or Informal Way

Use impersonal objective

we've - we have
We & I are not used in a academic formal writing.

Instead, we use
there is
there are
there has been
there will be

We've had solid momentum.
There has been solid momentum.

We expect that momentum is going to continue.
It is expected that momentum is going to continue.

• Adjective - things

the rise, the increase, the growth,
the drop, the decrease.

rapid, slow, slight, dramatic, sudden, consistent.

• Adverbs - actions

to rise, to increase, to drop, to decrease.

rapidly, slowly, slightly, suddenly, consistently.

It has grown consistently.
There has been consistent growth.

• How to describe ...
  

1. Include data.
2. Use objective, impersonal language.
3. Describe changes to data.
4. Comment on the data.

attribute

attribute

•  verb

attribute sth to sb/sth phrasal verb [T]
1    to say that a situation or event was caused by something:
?The increase in crime can be attributed to social changes.
2    to say that something was written, said, or made by a particular person:
?a painting attributed to Rembrandt

amaze, astound, astonish

•  amaze

• 
   verb [T]

to make someone feel very surprised:

?Kay amazed her friends by saying she was getting married.

• astonish

•  verb [T]

to surprise someone very much:
?Martina's speed and agility astonished her opponent.

• astound

•  verb [T]

to make someone feel extremely surprised or shocked:
?Berger's fans were astounded by his decision to quit.

assault

•  noun

[C,U] a violent attack on a person or place:
?assault on: an increase in the number of sexual assaults on women

• verb [T]

to attack someone violently:
?McGillis claimed he had been assaulted by a gang of youths.

aspire

aspire

• verb [I]

to have a strong desire to achieve something:
?aspire to: people who work hard and aspire to a better way of life

ascribe

ascribe

• verb

ascribe sth. to sb./sth. phrasal verb [T] formal

to believe that something happens or exists because of someone or something else:
?Carter ascribed his problems to a lack of money.

Thesaurus: sth. contribute to sth.
?All this worry almost certainly contributed to his ill health.

ascertain

ascertain

• verb [T] formal

to discover or find out something:
?School officials are trying to ascertain the facts.

arouse & arise

• arouse

• verb [T]

1 to make someone have a particular feeling:
?Her behaviour aroused the suspicions of the police.
2 to make someone feel sexually excited

• arise

• verb [I] arose, arisen, arising

1 if a problem or difficult situation arises, it begins to happen:
?the problems that arise from rushing things too much.
2 literary to stand up
3 literary to get out of bed in the morning

armor

• n.

armor

• adj.

armored

armorial
king of badge

intonation

• word stress
• sentence rhythm
• intonation (g.M.-ton(toung)-)
  

work Thursday through Monday ...

If we hire you, you will work Thursday through Monday, with Tuesdays and Wednesdays off.

there's another way to describe the work time:
you will work Monday to Thursday.

divide up

I still don't know how to divide up my money, but at least I know what my expenses are.

work out

work out

•     phrasal verb

1    [T work sth <-> out] to calculate an amount, price, or value:
?Have you worked out how much we owe them?
2    [I] to cost a particular amount:
?work out at: The hotel works out at about $50 a night.
3    [T work sth<-> out] to find a solution to a problem or make a decision after thinking carefully about it:
?He still hasn't worked out which college he's going to.
4    [I] if a problem works out, it gradually stops being a problem:
?Don't worry. I'm sure everything will work out fine.
5    [I] to do exercises regularly:
?Sue works out in the gym twice a week.

definite

definite

•  adjective

1    completely certain and not likely to be changed:
?We don't have a definite arrangement yet.
2    very clear and easy to notice:
?She shows definite signs of improvement.

definitely

•  adverb

certainly and without any doubt:
?That was definitely the best movie I've seen all year.

3C:certain, certainly, clear,