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