key nouns Flashcards
nouns referring to ideas
subject
Thing which is being discussed, considered or studied
e.g. She wrote an article on the subject of class.
theme
main subject of a talk, book, etc.
e.g. The theme of the poem is emigration.
topics
specific subjects that someone discusses or writes about
e.g. The sutedents wre given a list of essay topics.
issue
important subject or problem
e.g. There was a lively debate on the issue of glabalisation.
theory
statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or more generally, an opinion or explanation
e.g. Policital theory is a popular undergraduate subject.
Einstein’s theory of graviatation has been questioned recently.
model
description of a system or process which explains how it works
e.g. The model of climate change presented in the Stern Review seems to be becoming a reality.
nature
basic character of something
e.g. The book is called ‘The Nature of Intelligence’.
principle
basic idea or rule that explains how something happens or works.
e.g. Human behaviour is based on the principle of least effort.
aspect
one individual part of a situation,problem, subject,etc
e.g. Repetition is an important aspect of speech development in children.
feature
a typical quality that something has
e.g. Automatic backup is a feature of the new software.
scope
range of a subject covered by a book, discussion, class,etc
e.g. The political motives for the government’s actions are beyond the scope of this essay.
pattern
a regularly repeated arrangement
e.g. The study reveled a pattern of results.
number
amount or level
e.g. During 2005, the number of violent attacks increased to an alarming degree.
significance
importance
e.g. The discovery of the new drug is of great significance for people suffering from heart problem.
identification
ability to establish the identity of something
e.g.The identification of the crash victim was a long and difficult task.
