- after something else; then; afterwards
- What happened next?
- Next, I heard the sound of voices.
- We're excited to see what she'll do next.
- What came next was a real shock.
- Strawberries and cream come next.
Language Bank firstfirstOrdering your points- This essay has the following aims: first, to investigate how international students in the UK use humour; second, to examine how jokes can help to establish social relationships; and third, to explore the role that humour plays in helping overseas students adjust to life in the UK.
- I will begin by identifying some of the popular joke genres in the UK.
- Next, I will consider the question of gender differences in the use of humour.
- Finally/Lastly, I want to examine the role of humour in defining a nation’s culture.
Language Bank processprocessDescribing a process- This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making.
- This diagram shows how paper is made.
- First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
- Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
- Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
- Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
- The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
- As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
- At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
- The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls.
- Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.
- next best, biggest, most important, etc… (after/to somebody/something) following in the order mentioned
- Jo was the next oldest after Martin.
- The next best thing to flying is gliding.
- used in questions to express surprise
- You're going bungee jumping? Whatever next?
Word OriginOld English nēhsta ‘nearest’, superlative of nēah ‘nigh’; compare with Dutch naast and German nächste.
Idioms
See next in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee next in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishnext up
- (informal) coming next in sequence
- Next up, a brand new drama series.
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