Similar words
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Hello
and
welcome
to
Six
Minute
Vocabulary
with
me
,
Rob
and
me
,
Sophie
,
and
today's
show
is
all
about
similar
words
.
Yes
,
similar
words
,
words
that
are
close
in
meaning
,
but
which
we
use
in
different
ways
.
We
look
at
what
they
are
,
what
they
mean
and
how
to
use
them
.
We're
hoping
for
high
scores
in
our
quiz
.
And
we'll
leave
you
with
a
big
tip
for
learning
vocabulary
.
So
first
,
let's
listen
to
two
architects
travelling
up
the
Burj
Khalifa
building
in
Dubai
.
Here's
a
question
to
think
about
while
you
listen
.
What's
special
about
this
building
?
What's
special
about
this
building
?
Let's
find
out
.
We've
reached
the
top
.
How
high
are
we
?
We're
on
the
124th
floor
.
Wow
.
So
this
is
the
tallest
building
in
the
world
.
It's
pretty
impressive
.
You
can
really
see
how
big
the
city
is
and
also
what
a
large
number
of
construction
projects
are
happening
here
.
So
why
did
we
come
here
today
?
Well
,
I've
got
some
big
ideas
about
our
next
building
project
that
I
want
to
discuss
.
So
John
and
Marissa
are
architects
,
and
we
asked
you
what's
special
about
the
Burj
Khalifa
?
And
the
answer
is
it's
the
tallest
building
in
the
world
.
And
Tall
is
one
of
today's
similar
words
.
That's
right
.
And
high
is
another
.
These
words
have
a
similar
meaning
.
They
describe
something
that
is
more
than
average
height
.
So
what's
the
difference
?
Sophie
,
we
usually
use
high
for
things
that
are
wider
than
their
vertical
height
,
for
example
,
high
mountains
or
a
high
wall
.
And
we
use
tall
for
things
that
are
narrower
than
their
vertical
height
,
like
people
or
trees
or
buildings
.
As
we
heard
just
now
,
buildings
with
many
floors
often
have
greater
height
than
width
,
like
the
Burj
Khalifa
.
That's
right
.
But
we
can
also
talk
about
high
buildings
.
Sherlock
Holmes
fell
from
the
top
of
a
high
building
.
Context
is
always
important
for
choosing
the
right
word
.
We
use
high
in
this
sentence
because
it's
the
position
of
the
top
of
the
building
that's
important
,
not
the
building
as
a
whole
.
Great
explanation
,
Sherlock
.
Another
example
.
OK
,
big
and
large
.
These
words
both
mean
something
that
is
more
than
average
size
.
In
general
.
We
use
big
more
often
than
large
,
and
we
use
it
to
talk
about
real
things
like
big
cities
and
abstract
things
like
big
ideas
.
What's
your
big
idea
for
today
,
Rob
?
Oh
,
well
,
my
big
idea
of
the
day
is
world
peace
.
You
hear
about
so
much
death
and
destruction
in
the
news
.
I
really
think
that
world
peace
is
what
we
should
be
aiming
for
.
Well
,
that
is
a
big
idea
.
Big
because
unfortunately
,
it's
quite
an
abstract
idea
,
which
is
why
we
say
big
idea
and
not
large
idea
.
So
when
do
we
use
large
?
,
well
,
we
use
large
when
we
want
to
sound
more
formal
.
For
example
,
Dubai
has
the
largest
population
in
the
United
Arab
Emirates
.
We
also
use
large
in
some
fixed
expressions
.
John
talks
about
Dubai
having
a
large
number
of
construction
projects
in
progress
.
Six
minutes
vocabulary
from
BBC
Learning
English
dot
com
.
And
we're
talking
about
similar
words
.
Now
,
let's
hear
today's
words
again
,
big
and
large
,
meaning
more
than
average
size
,
big
for
real
and
abstract
things
,
big
city
,
big
house
,
big
decision
,
big
ideas
,
large
for
real
things
with
a
more
formal
tone
,
a
large
population
,
a
large
number
of
projects
,
a
large
amount
of
money
,
high
and
tall
,
meaning
more
than
average
height
,
high
for
things
that
are
wider
than
their
vertical
height
.
High
mountains
,
high
wall
,
high
windows
,
high
bookshelf
,
tall
for
things
that
are
narrower
than
their
vertical
height
.
Tall
buildings
,
tall
people
,
tall
trees
,
tall
grass
,
tall
Sophie
.
Thanks
,
Rob
.
And
remember
,
that
context
is
very
important
.
Thank
you
,
Sophie
.
And
now
it's
quiz
time
.
Is
the
English
in
these
sentences
right
or
wrong
?
Number
one
,
my
brother
is
180
centimetres
high
and
the
answer
is
wrong
.
He's
180
centimetres
tall
.
Number
two
,
I
look
down
from
the
high
window
to
the
garden
below
.
And
the
answer
is
right
.
And
finally
,
number
three
,
moving
house
is
a
large
decision
to
make
.
And
the
answer
is
wrong
.
It's
a
big
decision
and
that
brings
us
almost
to
the
end
of
the
program
.
But
before
we
go
,
here's
our
big
tip
for
remembering
vocabulary
.
Use
Internet
search
engines
to
check
how
often
words
are
used
together
.
It'll
help
you
choose
the
right
words
.
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