Matching Pairs UNIT 3 NATURAL FORCESOnline version Academic Vocabulary by Valeria Arzate 1 Element: An element is a basic part of a whole. 2 Narrative: A narrative is writting that tells a story. 3 Explanation: An explanation is a statement that makes an idea clear. 4 Define: When you define something, you tell what it means. 5 Create: To create means to make something new. 6 Report: When you report on an event, you describe what happened. 7 Discuss: When you discuss something, you talk about it. 8 Locate: To locate something is to find it.