Carrying & Leading

English Language: KS3, topic 4.1.5

Duc - Lead

Words containing 'duc' generally mean leading.

Conduct

Conduct

In the musical sense, to conduct means to lead a group of musicians in the music they're playing.
Example: He conducted the piece beautifully.
Alternative: He led [the orchestra through] the piece beautifully.

Educate

Educate

To educate means to lead people to greater knowledge.
Example: She educated me on the civil rights movement in America.
Alternative: She taught me about the civil rights movement in America.

Port - Carry

Words containing 'port' generally mean carrying.

Portable

Portable

Things that are portable can be carried.
Example: I really need a portable fan in this heat.
Alternative: I really need a handheld fan in this heat.

Porter

Porter

A porter is someone whose job it is to carry luggage.
Example: My suitcase was so heavy that even the porter struggled to carry it.

Export

Export

To export is to send or carry things from one place to another. It's often used in the context of taking things from your country to another country.
Example: The strawberries were exported to other European countries.
Alternative: The strawberries were sent to other European countries.

Import

Import

To import is to send or carry things into somewhere from somewhere else. It's often used in the context of bringing things from one country to your own country.
Example: The car was imported from Germany.
Alternative: The car was sent over from Germany.

Report

Report

To report is to describe something. Someone who is reporting is 'carrying' back information about something.
A report is a document detailing this kind of information. It's a written account of the information 'carried' back.
Example: Ingrid reported the event with total accuracy.
Alternative: Ingrid recounted the event with total accuracy.

Test yourself on Carrying & Leading

What does the root 'duc' generally give a sense of?
Why do we call teachers 'educators'?
When we say something is portable, what do we mean?
When we talk about 'transporting' something, what do we mean?

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