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instructive in English:

1. educational educational


Educational reforms still have a long way to go.
It is essential that every child have the same educational opportunities.
What's your favorite educational TV program?
We discussed the matter from an educational point of view.
Pay will be based on experience and educational background.
The firm publishes educational books.
One problem is how the enterprises arrange posts for excellent female students, but another important point is whether the educational industry can grow and supply creative students needed for Japan's future.
If the other person does mention his family, then it is perfectly OK to ask about the ages of the children, and if you have children, to compare educational and cultural differences in raising children.
The loss of childhood spontaneity has caused widespread concern, as well as calls for review of the nation's educational and social structures.
Due to severe educational influence the child became a wholly different person.
People want more money to expand educational institutions.
While American methods are often successful, the Japanese educational system that produces the most literate people in the world surely has some lessons to teach the U.S.
Some people say that cartoons on television are educational in themselves.
Television could be an important source of culture, and its educational broadcasts are valued in many schools.
Educational autism in the California school system apparently has looser criteria than the DSM-IV's series of autistic disorders.

2. revealing


‘Although you might want to wear ... something a bit less revealing.’
to wear revealing dresses
Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.
His rough yellow shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a hairy chest.
The public servant leaked the secret and he was prosecuted for revealing a state secret.
Right now, to 20 people only, we're revealing for free the secret of manipulating younger women.
The original qipao covered most of a woman's body, revealing only the head, the hands and the tips of the toes, in order to conceal the figure of the wearer regardless of her age.
He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up.

3. instruct


He instructed his employees how to operate the machine.
Lift the receiver and wait for the dialing tone. He instructed me to lift the receiver and wait for the dialing tone.
We are instructed to take nothing away, except photographs
He instructed me to insert my card and wait for the machine to open.
The chemistry teacher instructed the students on how to do the experiment.
He instructed them in the use of firearms.

English word "instructive"(instruct) occurs in sets:

Słowotwórstwo - angielski

4. Didactic



5. informative


an informative and entertaining book
this was really an informative programme
Some TV channels broadcast informative documentaries.
I just had a very informative discussion with Pryce. / It was a very informative event entitled 'Prescription for a healthy planet'. / That was a very informative speech, Kyle.