noun · academic
glacier
UK/ˈɡlæsiə/US/ˈɡleɪsiər/GLA·cier
Band 6-7task2speaking
A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow in mountains or polar regions.
Examples
“The retreat of the glacier is visible every summer.”
“Tourists visit the valley to see the glacier from the ridge.”
“Glaciers are important freshwater sources for many regions.”
Band 8 sentence
“The steady retreat of alpine glaciers over the last decades has profound implications for seasonal water supplies.”
Collocations
- glacier retreat
- melting glaciers
- glacier-fed rivers
Word family
glacier nounglacial adjective
Common mistakes
glaciers is retreating→glaciers are retreating
iceberg = glacier→iceberg ≠ glacier
Say it for a higher band
5big ice→6sheet of ice→7+glacier
Synonyms
icefield
Easily confused
iceberg
“An iceberg drifted past the research ship.”
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