Adolescence /ˌæd

migrate /maɪˈgreɪt/ verb TRAVEL/MOVE
1. [ I ] When an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes
These animals migrate annually in search of food.
In September, these birds migrate 2000 miles south to a warmer climate.
2. [ I ] If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily
Mexican farm workers migrate into the US each year to find work at harvest time.
3. [ I ] to move from one place to another
Trade is migrating from local shops to the larger out-of-town stores.
migrate /maɪˈgreɪt/ verb COMPUTING
4. [ I or T ] specialized to begin using a new computer system, or to move information from one type of system to another
Migrating to Windows XP shouldn't cause you any problems.


UNIT 14 Urbanisation


benefit /ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/ noun [ C or U ]
1. a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town.
One of the many benefits of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected.
He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter.
I didn't get/derive (much) benefit from school.
With the benefit of hindsight (= Helped by the knowledge since learned) it is easy for us to see where we went wrong.
slightly formal She drinks a lot less now, to the benefit of her health as a whole.
2. the money given by the government to people who need financial help, for example because they cannot find a job mainly UK unemployment benefit I'm on benefit at the moment.