noun · academic
globe
UK/ɡləʊb/US/ɡloʊb/GLOBE
Band 6-7task2task1
the Earth as a whole; a spherical model of the Earth
Examples
“Climate change affects biodiversity across the globe.”
“The lecturer used a globe to show the trade routes of the nineteenth century.”
“Data were collected from countries around the globe to ensure a representative sample.”
Band 8 sentence
“Recent studies have documented how invasive species spread rapidly across the globe, disrupting native ecosystems.”
Collocations
- around the globe
- spin the globe
- across the globe
Word family
globe nounglobal adjectiveglobally adverbglobalisation / globalization noun
Common mistakes
the globe economy→the global economy
around globe→around the globe
Say it for a higher band
5world→6global→7+globe
Synonyms
world
Earth
Easily confused
global
“Global warming is a major concern for policymakers.”
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