200 BM Daily Vocabulary #40 | deviate

<p>Receive free updates of this Daily Vocabulary Podcast on your email. Click here: <a href="http://bit.ly/subscribe-for-bm-podcast">http://bit.ly/subscribe-for-bm-podcast</a></p> <p>Today’s word is: <strong>deviate</strong>–The meaning of <strong>deviate</strong> is to do something that is different from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/usual">usual</a>, <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/common">common</a> way of behaving or to go in a different direction</p> <p>In this English vocabulary lesson, you will learn how to use the word <strong>deviate</strong>. We are sure that this ESL lesson will help you to enhance your English vocabulary and speak English fluently and confidently.</p> <p>A treasure hunt game was planned for the employees during a team building drive. Each team was supposed to follow the clues given on the map. Any team that would <strong>deviate</strong> from the given path would be disqualified. Team number two completed the task, well ahead of others, but was disqualified. Can you guess why? Well, because they <strong>deviated</strong> from the given route. This means that they did not follow the given path.</p> <p>Listen carefully on how we can use the word <strong>Deviate</strong> in 8 different situations in 8 different sentences.</p> <p><strong>Example number 1 of 8:</strong> Arvind was supposed to give a speech during the office award function on leadership. After speaking on leadership for a few minutes, he <strong>deviated</strong> from the main topic and began speaking on communication skills. This impacted his promotion.</p> <p><strong>Example number 2 of 8:</strong> The new burger joint in town was quite popular as it was serving burgers faster than any other restaurant or café. Do you know why? First, they had a faster way for cooking. Secondly, the staff would never <strong>deviate</strong> from the cooking and serving process.</p> <p><strong>Example number 3 of 8:</strong> The metro railway construction was causing a lot of