• The exercises below are intended to help students learn the second 30 words of the second sublist of the AWL
• Select the correct word from the box to fill the gaps
• The gaps are all words from the AWL sublists 1-2; the words in bold are from AWL sublists 4-8
• Click the link at the bottom of the page to see the answers

These words are from the Academic Word List (AWL) sublists 1 & 2< Nouns: approach   computer   design   focus   function   functions    process Adjective:   complex     relevant    responsive Verbs: achieve   create   design Gerunds: exporting   occurring   designing

Digital technologies have undoubtedly greatly expanded the uses of animation. They have also enabled numerous tools to help animators (1)___________ their work. Obviously, to be able to take full advantage of these technological developments, animators will need to be familiar with the (2)____________ software and apps, and know how to use them.

In many software packages, for example, the user interface can seem quite (3)_______________ at first. Students will therefore need to delve into some of the different menus and compartments to see how they (4)_________________. Exploring the (5)_________________ of the various tools on offer will help students make little bit more sense of it all.

Students might have to learn about frame picker tools, ease presets for basic and advanced tweens and how to set camera positions. They might learn about lighting, effects, cinematics, building landscapes and (6)______________ and importing assets for use in the design (7)_____________. If the animation is intended for web applications or (8)______________ games, students may need to learn about interactivity, computer coding and how to use references to external libraries and github.

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