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... References and Quotations 4.5 Comparison Essay Read the essay carefully and find: a) a definition b) an example c) a generalisation d) a phrase expressing cause and effect e) a passive f) a phrase expressing ... than six questions to collect the most useful data. a) How overseas students learn vocabulary b) Student attitudes to the cinema c) A comparison of undergraduate and post-graduate leisure activities 4.4 ... internet-based teaching (also known as e-education) has emerged as a potential rival to traditional classroom learning. It normally involves having access to a secure site on the internet where a graded...

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... begin an essay with remarks that are general but also accurate and clear. Decide which of the following are suitable (essay titles in brackets): a) (Do newspapers have a future?) Newspapers are ... statistical data is a necessary part of much academic writing: Approximately 1,800 children between the ages of 5 and 12 years were randomly selected . . . Already 3% of the US working population ... as many the majority/minority a tenfold increase 50%, a percentage to double/halve on average/the average number the most/least a small/large proportion Rewrite each sentence in a simpler way,...

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... (d) and (e) are plagiarism. 2 (a) , (b) and (c) are plagiarised, (d) is acceptable. NB (c) uses paraphrasing but contains a quotation not marked by quotation marks. 3 Acceptable: some vocabulary ... publications. Answers 207 Journalistic English is found in newspapers. Literary English may be found in poems, plays and novels. 4a academic 4b formal 4c jargon 4d literary 4e archaic 4f journalistic 5a ... (significant). The penultimate sentence is speculation. 1.5 Understanding Purpose and Register 2a amuse/entertain 2b inform/persuade 2c inform 3 Academic English is found in academic journals and...

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... snow. For more than a decade the nations involved in Antarctic research have respected an agreement to repatriate their garbage, and this should gradually solve the problem. But there are a few ... the labour market. • Recent research (Jackson et al.) shows that employers are looking for personal skills rather than educational qualifications. • The average student in Britain now leaves ... peers, and a more useful approach may be to view e-learning as a helpful add-on to taught courses, rather than an avenue to be followed exclusively. 1.16 Rewriting and Proof-reading 4 Model answer Despite...

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... methods. 5a a/c 5b d/e 5c b 5d g Answers 223 2.7 Examples 2a e.g./such as 2b A case in point 2c particularly/especially (for example/instance also possible) 2d for instance /for example 2e such as/e.g. Model ... is usually less expensive than a meal in a conventional restaurant. 2.13 Academic Style Model answers 4a It is widely believed that the railways are deteriorating. 4b Serious crime, such as murder, ... e.g. Indira Gandhi . . . 3d . . . most car makers, for instance Toyota/Volkswagen . . . 3e Certain diseases, particularly malaria/Aids . . . 3f Many musical instruments such as guitars/violins...

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