10 Communication terms
This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to the Social networks in Communication.
verb
Examine (something) methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret it.
Example: All grew over the period analysed.
noun
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
Example: We can see from the data that, in general, there was a growing tendency to use more than one site.
Becoming greater over a period of time; increasing.
The Internet is a vast network that connects computers all over the world.
Example: One fifth of internet users did not use any social networking sites.
A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.
Example: In both years the highest proportion of users in any group fell into the ‘One site’ category.
Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.
Example: The numbers who reported using two sites, three sites, four sites and five sites all grew over the period analysed.
adverb
With a sudden and marked change; dramatically.
Example: However, this group declined sharply from 36 percent in 2014 to 28 percent in 2015.
A website.
noun phrase
The use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to one's own.
Example: The bar chart shows the number of social networking sites visited by internet users in Canada.
An inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.