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Video transcript
- 0:00 — Word of the day: resilient.
- 0:03 — Able to recover quickly from difficulties or tough times.
- 0:07 — She is resilient and never gives up, no matter what challenges come her way.
- 0:12 — Try making your own sentence with resilient and drop it in the comments below.
- 0:17 — Thank you.
Try the question about recovering from a setback.
Resilient: companion reading notes
Resilient (adjective): Able to recover or adapt after difficulty; a material can also return to its shape after pressure.
How to use it
Use resilient for recovery, not for a life without problems. A resilient learner may feel disappointed and still try another strategy. The noun is resilience.
Examples to practise aloud
- After a disappointing result, the resilient student changed her revision plan.
- The resilient material returned to its original shape.
Check your understanding
Does resilient mean never upset or able to recover after a setback?
Check your answer
Able to recover after a setback. Resilience describes the response to difficulty, not an absence of emotion.
Make it your own
Choose one example above and change its situation while keeping the meaning of resilient. Say your new sentence aloud, then check the word form and tone against the usage note.
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