Vocabulary: Academic & Formal Vocabulary (B2) - Lesson 3: Structuring Academic Arguments & Essays

Vocab: Academic B2

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Academic Arguments

ការរៀបចំរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធអត្ថបទស្រាវជ្រាវ (B2)

Strong essays require strong "linking words" to guide the reader through your ideas clearly.

អត្ថបទស្រាវជ្រាវដែលល្អ ត្រូវការ "ពាក្យភ្ជាប់សេចក្តី" (Linking words) ដើម្បីជួយដឹកនាំគំនិតអ្នកអានឲ្យបានច្បាស់លាស់។

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Stating Ideas campaign

ការចាប់ផ្តើម និងការអះអាង

Assert /əˈsɜːt/ To state a fact or belief confidently. អះអាងយ៉ាងមុតមាំ

Establish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ To show or prove to be true. បង្កើត / បញ្ជាក់ឱ្យច្បាស់

Outline /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ To give a summary of the main points. សង្ខេបចំណុចសំខាន់ៗ / គូសវាស

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Adding Information add_circle

ការបន្ថែមគំនិត (ជំនួស "And")

Furthermore /ˌfɜːðəˈmɔː/ In addition; besides (formal). លើសពីនេះទៅទៀត

Moreover /mɔːrˈoʊvə/ As a further matter; besides. មិនត្រឹមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ

Consequently /ˈkɒnsɪkwəntli/ As a result. ជាលទ្ធផល / អាស្រ័យហេតុនេះ

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Contrasting Ideas balance

ការបង្ហាញគំនិតផ្ទុយ (ជំនួស "But")

Nevertheless /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/ In spite of that; however. ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ

Conversely /ˈkɒnvɜːsli/ Introducing a statement that reverses the previous one. ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ

Despite /dɪˈspaɪt/ Without being affected by; in spite of. ទោះបីជា (ប្រើជាមួយ Noun/V-ing)

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Concluding flag

ការសន្និដ្ឋាន និងសង្ខេប

Therefore /ˈðɛəfɔː/ For that reason; consequently. ហេតុដូច្នេះហើយ

Ultimately /ˈʌltɪmətli/ Finally; in the end. នៅទីបំផុត

Thus /ðʌs/ As a result or consequence of this. អាស្រ័យហេតុនេះ (ដូច Therefore ដែរ តែខ្លីជាង)

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Don't use speaking words in academic writing!

(កុំប្រើពាក្យនិយាយប្រចាំថ្ងៃ នៅក្នុងអត្ថបទស្រាវជ្រាវ!)

In a nutshell / To sum up close (Too informal for essays)

In conclusion / To summarize check (Perfect for academic writing)

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Adding Information

Which word is a formal way to say "And"?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាជាទម្រង់ផ្លូវការរបស់ពាក្យ "And"?)

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Contrasting

Which word is used to show a contrasting or opposite idea?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាប្រើសម្រាប់បង្ហាញគំនិតផ្ទុយ?)

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Which of these is appropriate for an academic essay?

(តើមួយណាសមរម្យសម្រាប់ការសរសេរអត្ថបទស្រាវជ្រាវ?)

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Vocabulary Meaning

To "assert" something means to...

(ពាក្យថា "assert" មានន័យថា...)

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Fill in the blank

___, the evidence shows that the policy was effective.

(ហេតុដូច្នេះហើយ ភស្តុតាងបង្ហាញថាគោលនយោបាយនេះមានប្រសិទ្ធភាព។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Highlighting Hunt search (អានអត្ថបទព័ត៌មាន ឬអត្ថបទស្រាវជ្រាវភាសាអង់គ្លេសមួយ ហើយគូសចំណាំ "Transition words" ដែលគេប្រើ។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write it down edit_document (សរសេរកថាខណ្ឌខ្លីមួយ ដោយប្រើពាក្យ "Furthermore" និង "Consequently"។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Teach a friend front_hand (ពន្យល់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកអំពីភាពខុសគ្នារវាង "But" (ក្រៅផ្លូវការ) និង "Nevertheless" (ផ្លូវការ)!)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

What is the difference between "furthermore" and "moreover"? Can I use them the same way?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! They are very similar and both mean "in addition". You can usually swap them. "Furthermore" feels slightly more focused on adding a *new* point, while "Moreover" feels like you are making your previous point even *stronger*. Both are excellent for B2! edit_document

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Vireak 5 hours ago

My teacher told me never to start a sentence with "And" or "But" in essays. Is this true?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Yes, that is exactly why we are learning this lesson! In *formal* writing, we try to avoid starting sentences with "And", "But", or "So". Instead, use "Furthermore", "However", or "Therefore". It makes your writing sound much more professional. school

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Nita 8 hours ago

Is "assert" a strong word? Can I just use "say"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

"Say" is very neutral. "Assert" is much stronger! It means you are stating something confidently as a fact. For example, "The author asserts that..." shows the author strongly believes their point. record_voice_over