explaining vocabulary

Explain the following / the underlined words in one or two complete sentences!

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1. biscuit Biscuit is another/the British word for cookie.
2. He can fly! He "can" fly means the same as "He is able to fly".
3. tools Hammers, shovels, forks and knives are tools.
4. wonderful Wonderful is another word for "fantastic" or "great".
5. weather report The weather report tells us what weather we will have on the next day.
6. fruit Apples, bananas, oranges and strawberries are fruit.
7. You mustn't drink so much. You "mustn't" drink ... means the same as "You needn't/may not drink so much".
8. intelligent Intelligent is another word for "clever".
9. pupil Pupils are people/children who go to school.
10. slow Slow is the opposite of fast.

Basic techniques you can use to explain vocabulary:

• xy is another word for ==> sentences 1, 4, 8
• xy means the same as ==> sentence 2 (better, if you must explain more than one word ...)
• a, b and c are ... ==> Use examples! ==> sentences 3, 6
• xy does this or that/ is ... ==> Explain what the thing/person does or what it is! Use relative clauses! ==> Sentences 5, 9
• xy is the opposite of ... ==> Use opposites! ==> sentence 10