Teaching page · Grade 3 · Lesson 17
What is special about academic English? — meet the words
You have met these words and used them. Now you choose between them.
The words
Watch how it is built
1occur means about the same as happen.
Rain occurs most in spring.
2assist means about the same as help.
She assisted her partner.
3permit means about the same as let.
The rules permit two tries.
Two ways to say it
✗ Rain happens most in spring. — this is not wrong, but it is everyday talk.
✓ Rain occurs most in spring. — this is how a writer says it.
Ask yourself: “Which of these two is closer to what I mean?”
Remember
Same meaning, different dress.
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