Matching Pairs UNIT 3 NATURAL FORCESOnline version ACADEMIC VOCABULARY by Jimmy Muleiro 1 Locate. It is to find something. 2 Report. When you report on an event, you describe what happened. 3 Explanation. It is a statement that makes an idea clear 4 Element. An element is a basic part of whole. 5 Discuss. When you discuss something you talk about it. 6 Define. When you define something, you tell what it means 7 Narrative. Narrative writing tells a story. 8 Create. to create means to make something new.