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Today's Picture: Night view of the Circus Big Top next to Massey University, Albany

Part 1: Today's word

An analogy is a kind of comparison when you explain a new theory or concept by talking about another, more familiar thing. The most common verb to introduce this is ‘to draw an analogy’ which means ‘to make a comparison’.

The lecturer drew an analogy between the law and the rules of a sport.

More examples and exercises in Unit 6 of www.academicenglishgenerator.com

Part 2: Test

Here are FOUR sentences with the word of the day. But only THREE are correct. Which is the Odd One Out?

I made a direct analogy between the two offers and chose the one which was obviously better.

By way of analogy, let’s compare the life cycle of a product and a living creature.

I understand what you’re trying to say; it’s just that I don’t accept the analogy you’re trying to draw.

He drew an interesting analogy between business and family organisation.

Part 3: Practice Questions:

Can you think of any topics where the family is used as an analogy?

Part 4: Kiwi Quiz Question

New Zealand are playing soccer match tonight against New Caledonia in North Harbour Stadium, just opposite Massey University, here in Albany. New Zealand's team have already qualified to go through to the Confederations Cup next year and even have a chance of playing in the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. But in which Confederation does New Zealand play?

Asia-Pacific
Oceania
Polynesia
Australian A-League

Part 5: Today's online reading: Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old
http://tinyurl.com/5ocv8h

This is a summary of the history, current position and future plans of this leading company.

Vocabulary for the article: ingenuity / preposterous/ a backlash / to derail / a lobbyist / to push the envelope / peripheral / ancillary / ubiquity / to rake in / to thwart / dumbfound / malicious


Questions for the article:


How many people work for Google?
Which two ethical issues are currently causing some criticism and challenges for Google?
Which is Google's latest major product to hit the market?
What are Google's main objectives for future expansion?
Which analogy do Google's owners and critics use to describe them?
Why does one analyst use the analogy of ecology to describe Google's role in cyberspace?
What are the two largest companies taken over by Google?
How close is Google to reaching its long-term revenue targets?
Where was Google's original headquarters?
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Today's musical intro & outro: from Mali, W. Africa
'Dounia' by Vieux Farka Toure. From his self-titled debut CD, available at Amazon.com and many other retailers. Find out more about the artist on his website: http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com
You can see Vieux playing in his backyard in Bamako at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRYi89cvr3w
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