English Profile

Today, Monday, as usual, I received an email from English Profile.

I hope that many of you are already familiar with this project and with the website.  If you aren't, I strongly recommend a visit.

Back in 2006, I was in Harrogate for the IATEFL conference, and was present at the cocktail launch to the teaching community of the English Profile project.  I have followed the developments and advances of the project ever since.  Various organisations are involved:  Cambridge ESOL, Cambridge University Press, the British Council, the University of Bedfordshire.


I have been subscribed to the  Word of the Week since it started.  As you can probably tell from my previous entry, I find the way language is used and how it changes fascinating.

Today's email brought an analysis of the word lead.

I always challenge myself to see what I can think of related to the Word of the Week before I click on the hyperlink to read about the word on the English Profile page.

Leap as a verb sprang to mind first - eg  He leapt at the chance to go and study abroad.

Also a noun - as in:  "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." 




As an image, being a dog owner, the following came to mind:



















When I checked and compared, I noticed that I hadn't thought of the adjective.

There was the adjective,  illustrated with both a dictionary example and an example by a student taking the Cambridge English: Preliminary exam.

 Learner example: It was Dave Grohl, the lead singer of Foo Fighters! Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish




I thoroughly recommend you to subscribe to Word of the Week and to take advantage of this opportunity:

Subscribe for free to the A1-B2 version of the English Vocabulary Profile (for a limited time only)


If you do, you can search the database to find out about lots more words.


Enjoy!