ELL HubTodd Rogers
Todd Rogers
Episode 110
Vocabulary
accommodate (verb)
- Definition:
- to help someone by adjusting to their needs
- Example from the episode:
- “So we need to write in a way that reflects and accommodates the reality that people are skimming what we write.”
- Example sentence:
- “Can you accommodate my request for vegetarian meals?”
gist (noun)
- Definition:
- the main point or key idea of something you read, hear, or see
- Example from the episode:
- “And so when we watch with eye tracking, we see the people dart around and they try to get the gist of what we’re saying without reading it closely.”
- Example sentence:
- “I missed the lecture. Could you give me the gist of it?”
incoherent (adjective)
- Definition:
- not clear or is hard to understand
- Example from the episode:
- “People read them both and thought it was incoherent in the shorter one because we just arbitrarily deleted paragraphs.”
- Example sentence:
- “The book’s plot was incoherent. I could not follow it.”
the jury is still out (idiom)
- Definition:
- people have not made a decision or final opinion about something yet
- Example from the episode:
- “I think the jury is still out literally and figuratively, so thank you.”
- Example sentence:
- “The jury is still out on whether technology improves learning in the classroom.”