Evergreen Valley College
ESL 312
Vocabulary Log Unit3 1. Look at the Building Better Vocabulary list of words on page 73.
2. Choose all of the AWL words plus one extra word that you would like to add to your personal vocabulary. ●
Write the definition of the word from the context
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Write the part of speech
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Write the complete original sentence
3. Choose any 5 words from your list. Write 5 sentences. ●
Write one sentence with one vocabulary word from the list. ●
Underline the targeted vocabulary
word in each sentence.
AWL Word
Definition meaning in context Part of speech Sentence from reading
1. abandoned
left behind; empty
adj
The South Aral Sea used to be busy commercial region, but the dry sea beds are now full of abandoned boats and ships.
2. adjustment
a small change n
if a student makes some adjustments to his or her academic habits, as Juan did, he or she will likely be more succeed.
3. consequence
the result of doing something n
Since the 1960s, the Aral Sea in Central Asia has shrunk to less than 10 percent of its original size, which has led to many
