Vocabulary: Academic & Formal Vocabulary (B2) - Lesson 1: Key Words for Academic Success

Academic English 🎓

Academic Success

ពាក្យគន្លឹះសម្រាប់ការសិក្សា

🧠

THINK

គិត

📝

WRITE

សរសេរ

📊

PROVE

បញ្ជាក់

Formal vs. Informal 👔

In university, we avoid slang. Instead of saying "look at," use "analyze". Instead of "show," use "demonstrate".

🔬 Critical Thinking (ការគិត)

Analyze

/ˈænəlaɪz/

វិភាគ (ពិនិត្យឲ្យល្អិតល្អន់)

"We need to analyze the data before making a decision."

Evaluate

/ɪˈvæljueɪt/

វាយតម្លៃ (រកចំណុចល្អ/អាក្រក់)

"The teacher will evaluate your performance."

Demonstrate

/ˈdɛmənstreɪt/

បង្ហាញ / បង្ហាញភស្តុតាង

"This graph clearly demonstrates the rise in prices."

📂 Evidence (ភស្តុតាង)

Evidence

/ˈɛvɪdəns/

ភស្តុតាង

"There is no scientific evidence to support this claim."

Conclusion

/kənˈkluːʒn/

សេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋាន

"In conclusion, the project was a success."

Theory

/ˈθɪəri/

ទ្រឹស្តី

"Darwin's theory of evolution."

⭐ Importance (សារៈសំខាន់)

Significant

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

សំខាន់ / គួរឲ្យកត់សម្គាល់

"This is a significant change in policy."

Relevant

/ˈrɛləvənt/

ពាក់ព័ន្ធ

"Please keep your comments relevant to the topic."

Professor's Quiz 🎓

Complete the academic sentences.

"The scientist found strong _____ to prove her idea."

"We must _____ the results carefully."

"This information is not _____ to our discussion."

Mission 📝

The Mini Essay

Write 3 Sentences

Imagine you are writing a university paper about "Traffic in Cambodia". Use these words:

1. Use "Significant"
(e.g., Traffic is a significant problem...)

2. Use "Analyze"
(e.g., We must analyze the causes...)

3. Use "Conclusion"
(e.g., In conclusion, we need better roads...)