English Listening: Conference Announcement Writing and Language Skills Analysis

verb

1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

e.g. I will earmark this money for your research
She sets aside time for meditation every day

Synonym: allowearmarkset asidereserve

2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion

e.g. the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
The army seized the town
The militia captured the castle

Synonym: captureseizeconquer

verb

1. consider to be equal or the same

e.g. He identified his brother as one of the fugitives

2. recognize as being
establish the identity of someone or something

e.g. She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster

Synonym: place

3. identify as in botany or biology, for example

Synonym: discoverkeykey outdistinguishdescribename

4. consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else

e.g. He identified with the refugees

5. conceive of as united or associated

e.g. Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus

6. give the name or identifying characteristics of
refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

e.g. Many senators were named in connection with the scandal
The almanac identifies the auspicious months

Synonym: name

noun

1. a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

Synonym: group discussion

2. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

Synonym: league

3. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

noun

1. a formal public statement

e.g. the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
a declaration of independence

Synonym: proclamationannunciationdeclaration

2. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

e.g. the announcement appeared in the local newspaper
the promulgation was written in English

Synonym: promulgation

noun

1. a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks
can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.

Synonym: personal digital assistantPDApersonal organizerpersonal organiserorganiser

2. a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

e.g. she was the organizer of the meeting

Synonym: organiserarranger

3. someone who enlists workers to join a union

Synonym: organiserlabor organizer

noun

1. the act of enrolling

    Synonym: enrollmentenrolment

2. the act of adjusting something to match a standard

    Synonym: adjustmentreadjustment

3. (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music
    the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops

4. a document certifying an act of registering

5. the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time

    Synonym: enrollment