Column meaning in English
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Definition
a column: a short, regular newspaper article; a vertical part of a table of information
Examples
- "The column rounds up the week's winners and losers and contrasts their successes and failures."
- "Welcome to The Sunday Roast's newest column, written by me, Sigourney Weevil."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms from the article you just read.
This term refers to "a poll", "investigation" or a "collection of opinions" which might be found in a newspaper or magazine. "According to a taken last week, 40% of Latvian women prefer goats to politicians."
This verb describes consuming or expending needlessly. "Please try not to paper. There is a recycling bin next to the photocopier with paper you can re-use. Think of the trees!"
This term refers to "a poll", "investigation" or a "collection of opinions" which might be found in a newspaper or magazine. "According to a taken last week, 40% of Latvian women prefer goats to politicians."
This verb describes consuming or expending needlessly. "Please try not to paper. There is a recycling bin next to the photocopier with paper you can re-use. Think of the trees!"
Fill in the blanks below with terms from the article you just read.
This term refers to "a poll", "investigation" or a "collection of opinions" which might be found in a newspaper or magazine. "According to a survey 1 taken last week, 40% of Latvian women prefer goats to politicians."
This verb describes consuming or expending needlessly. "Please try not to waste 2 paper. There is a recycling bin next to the photocopier with paper you can re-use. Think of the trees!"
This term refers to "a poll", "investigation" or a "collection of opinions" which might be found in a newspaper or magazine. "According to a survey 1 taken last week, 40% of Latvian women prefer goats to politicians."
This verb describes consuming or expending needlessly. "Please try not to waste 2 paper. There is a recycling bin next to the photocopier with paper you can re-use. Think of the trees!"
1 survey: "A survey" generally refers to a collection of opinions. For example, "A recent survey shows that blue is more popular than pink among females". In this article, we read that a survey has shown that dogs are the world's most popular pet (or domestic animal).
2 waste: The verb "to waste" generally refers to "consuming something needlessly". For example, "Don't waste the water, we've only got enough for 3 days". In this article, we read that Elkie Johns has been accused of "wasting" or "throwing away" a lot of money on his new album.
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