ELL HubMelissa Valentine
Melissa Valentine
Episode 306
Vocabulary
disassemble (verb)
- Definition:
- to take something apart into separate pieces
- Example from the episode:
- “Because it is relative strangers, you get together and you work together. Really intensely, and then you disassemble.”
- Example sentence:
- “The students disassembled the robot carefully.”
crowdsourcing (noun)
- Definition:
- the practice of getting ideas, help, or work from many people, usually online
- Example from the episode:
- “So what's cool about crowdsourcing is the crowd is like millions of people online, right?”
- Example sentence:
- “The city used crowdsourcing for design ideas.”
concerted (adjective)
- Definition:
- done with a lot of effort by many people working together
- Example from the episode:
- “So you set a framework and expectations, and then leverage a tool that pulls people in and flash team is really the focused concerted effort.”
- Example sentence:
- “The school planned a concerted campaign for recycling.”
put something out in the world (idiom)
- Definition:
- to share your work, ideas, or creations so other people can see them
- Example from the episode:
- “My advice is if you're an expert, put it out in the world, like people will find it.”
- Example sentence:
- “He put his idea out in the world and got helpful feedback.”