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Narrator: Today's word is "Oasis" — noun, pronounced /əʊˈeɪsɪs/, with the stress on "a".
Narrator: An oasis is a place in a desert where water is found and plants grow.
Narrator: In plain English, a green spot in the sand.
Narrator: It comes from Greek oasis, probably from Egyptian.
Narrator: A common collocation is "an oasis of calm", which describes a peaceful place in a busy world.
Narrator: It differs from "mirage", because an oasis is real, while a mirage is an illusion.
Narrator: In a second sense, Oasis is a famous Manchester rock band.
Narrator: Geography, travel, design and music use the word.
Narrator: So remember: an oasis is relief in a dry place.
Speaker A: Why do you love that little garden?
Speaker B: It's an OASIS in the city! From Greek oasis.
Speaker A: So quiet?
Speaker B: Just birdsong.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Camels rested at the oasis", travel. "The library is an oasis of calm", study. "Oasis played Knebworth", music.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: The plural is "oases", "oh-AY-seez".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Haven is its cousin, refuge its twin, and sanctuary an alternative — yet oasis keeps its refreshing charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "oasis" in AI prompts — useful for travel writing and wellbeing design.
Speaker A: How for travel?
Speaker B: Descriptions.
Prompt: Describe a desert oasis at sunset for a travel blog.
Speaker A: And wellbeing?
Speaker B: Spaces.
Prompt: Suggest ways to turn a small office corner into an oasis of calm.
Speaker A: Could it help geography?
Speaker B: Yes, for lessons.
Prompt: Explain how an oasis forms for Year Eight.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Grammar.
Prompt: Create a quiz on irregular plurals like oasis and crisis.
Oasis — meaning in Arabic & definition More O courses GL Dictionary