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... understand how to write a paragraph about what we like and dislike in our place The sample paragraph above has the following layout: 1 Open the paragraph - The paragraph begins with 2 sentences ... of writing short paragraphs, emails for students in grade 6 according to the requirement of each unit, takes place regularly after each topic 2.2.2 Difficulties writing a short paragraph or an ... quite active and independent On Sunday, Bao, Thu and I are going on a school trip with other classmates We are going to Thu Le Park to see a lot of animals We are riding boats in the lake and playing

Ngày tải lên: 26/05/2021, 22:23

... continue to increase to 20% in 2025 8 The habitats of many rare animal species are disappearing while natural resources are Key Trang 329 There used to be no electricity in the rural areas of this ... become an urgent issue in recent years 4 Scientists are trying to find measures to recycle waste effectively/in an effective way 5 Smart phones are gradually replacing printed newspapers and cameras ... government (take) _has taken_ a number of actions since the disease broke out 2 These days, many parents _ (force) their children to attend too many extra classes 3 It _ (be) forecast that the

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2022, 08:16

... are gradually replacing printed newspapers and cameras because they are veryconvenient 6 In 2006, the percentage of single females in Vietnam was approximately 12.6% 7 Many people predict that ... percentage of single females in Vietnam will continue toincrease to 20% in 2025 8 The habitats of many rare animal species are disappearing while natural resources are Trang 32Bài 6 Bài mẫu Many ... to attend too many extraclasses 3 It _(be)forecast that the figure for male accountants _(increase)to 200 in 2030 4 Mostschools in Vietnam _(never adopt)this modern teachingapproachbefore

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2023, 01:46

... You can safely assume Trang 2918 The Writing Process: Reading and Note-makingthat a chicken and banana man is not a main board director Some people, generally those in accounts, have had the same ... used as an agent of bacteriological warfare Trang 361 What are the main reasons for note-taking? Add to the ideas below. a) to avoid plagiarismb) c)d) 2 Effective note-making is part of a sequence ... pp.134– a)b)c)d) Trang 38MALARIA FIGHTS BACKDrug-resistant strains of malaria, already one of the world’s major killers, are steadily spreading across the globe The deadly strains have established

Ngày tải lên: 28/08/2013, 16:20

... audiences equals the number of students inclass Write one per slip of paper and place in a hat and let eachstudent draw an audience out of a hat Each now write a paragraph to the audience drawn ... paragraph or page as a throwaway The absolutely worstpart of writing for me is starting, staring at a blank page or monitor If I canjust get some words down, the task looks started, and I relax ... testimony was Joan, whohad stayed out of school for two years and entered my class a little olderthan her classmates Joan wrote the paragraph that opens this chapterand, as you can see, valued writing

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 17:33

... andventilation in an animal room, say so: they are nearly as important as temperature If youperformed chromatography or other process at a slower or faster rate than is usual, state therate If ... Remember that, if a summary is long, yet constructed as above, readers may lookonly at the first and last paragraphs Although a well-written summary may be lifted byother people into abstracts, a long ... facilities are stillavailable Arrangement of a scientific paper Although there is no standard arrangement for a scientific paper - and people hope therenever will be - the traditional forms have

Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 18:15

... Nations d) Tourism cross-reference 1.14 Introductions 2.8 Generalisations Trang 82.10 Opening Pargaraphs 973 It is important to begin an essay with remarks that are general but also accurate and ... tons of carbon annually but five winters in the twentieth century were more than 2.4°C colder than average Figures and numbers are both used to talk about statistical data in a general sense ... cause of most dreams a) b) c) d) e) Trang 32.9 Numbers1 Discussing statistical data is a necessary part of much academic writing: Approximately 1,800 children between the ages

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... Diversification must also para 4 begins: A further consideration Trang 6Answers 2051.2 Avoiding Plagiarism 1 (a), (b), (d) and (e) are plagiarism 2 (a), (b) and (c) are plagiarised, (d) is acceptable ... divided into paragraphs to separate the main points and make them easier to read Paragraphs usually vary in length from three to eight sentences para 2 begins: The first issue to para 3 begins: ... acceptable NB (c) uses paraphrasing but contains a quotation not marked by quotation marks 3 Acceptable: some vocabulary kept from original/new sentence structure/use of summary Plagiarised: many

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... (Possible answers) Para 2 The main factor In the first place Para 3 Turning to the subject of In the first place Para 4 Another important area in addition 1.14 Introductions 1 optional: a/c usual: d/e/g ... study abroad when they are more mature, and that they should aim for a higher level of language ability before they leave home Trang 8Limitations: Although this was quite a large survey only about ... reveal the rubbish that previously was slowly being buried under snow For more than a decade the nations involved in Antarctic research have respected an agreement to repatriate their garbage, and

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... Indira Gandhi 3d most car makers, for instance Toyota/Volkswagen 3e Certain diseases, particularly malaria/Aids 3f Many musical instruments such as guitars/violins 3g Several mammals, ... but damage has been caused on several levels Trang 42.7 Examples2a e.g./such as 2b A case in point 2c particularly/especially (for example/instance also possible) 2d for instance/for example ... but others maintain that this is impractical or uneconomic 3a acceptable 3b too vague 3c acceptable 3d vague and overgeneralised 5 Model answer a) In the past 50 years television has become one

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... 5e American 5f Brazilians 5g Iraqi 5h Cubans 6 Model answers Pablo Picasso came from Spain and painted pictures Bob Marley was a Jamaican musician Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian politician and ... summer was warm and wet 3.8 Nationality Language 3 Model answer Mexico is in central America The Mexican capital is Mexico City Mexicans speak Spanish 5a Chinese 5b Russian 5c Australia 5d Spanish ... 4c probability 4d wide 4e necessary 4f relevance 4g danger 4h necessity 4i unreliable 4j Confidence 5a various – variety 5b analytical – analysis 5c available – availability 5d major – majority

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... Company 4 (Passives) was worn out was born was called was helped was taken over was assisted 5 Not all – was born must be passive Compare some sentences changed into the active, e.g ‘On his death ... which Trang 57i X3.16 Singular/Plural 1a disadvantages – e 1b are – a 1c areas – c 1d crime – b 1e town has its own council – d 3a those problems 3b varies 3c cultures 3d are 3e a job/jobs 3f A huge/Huge ... D 4c A 4d A 4e D 5 (Sample answers) 5a The main campus, which used to be a golf course, 5b The River Nile, the longest in Africa, 5c Moscow, the ancient capital of Russia, 5d Nelson Mandela, who

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... Shea, B and Goldberg, S 2001 Atypical maternal behaviour toward feeding-disordered infants before and after intervention Infant Mental Health Journal 22 (6) 611– 26 Chakrabarti, S and Chakrabarti, ... are available, and which have assignments sent and returned by email b A student living in a small town in China, for example, can now study a course at an American college c Membership of a group ... units As the quotations have been made to give examples of language, rather than for reasons of content, in-text references are not made Ardila, A 2001 Predictors of university academic performance

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... advantage type part idea conduct argument reduce achieve alter evaluate claim assist attach challenge clarify quote concentrate decrease reach change examine suggest help join question explain ... require abilities and dispositions not included in the entrance examination In (a) and (b) the second part of the sentence explains what is meant by alternative transport and omega-3 fatty acids ... private buses arranged by employers or spontaneous car sharing b) They claim that the milk contains more omega-3 fatty acids – the polyunsaturated fatty acids which are said to prevent heart

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 10:20

... in Part 2, the units are arranged alphabetically Students may already be aware of their weaknesses and want to focus on those, or they may seek specific assistance after getting feedback on an ... that a university degree benefits the individual A graduate can expect to find a better job with a higher salary In the USA the average graduate will earn $1 million more in a lifetime than a non-graduate ... the least crowded nations g) to have extreme climates (e.g cold in Russia or dry in Algeria) 0 100 200 300 400 500 S.Korea Japan Britain China Brazil Algeria Russia Canada World tea consumption

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 10:20

... Trang 23.1 Abbreviations1 Abbreviations are an important and expanding feature of contemporary English. They are used for convenience, and familiarity with abbreviations makes both academic reading ... understood and learnt as opposites: absolute abstract logical metaphorical precise rational relevant subjective theoretical relative concrete illogical literal vague or approximate or rough irrational ... academic texts in a variety of ways Among the most important are: a) to provide more detail, with verbs and adjectives: Reasonably good data are available for only decomposition eventually

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 10:20

... memory and stamina The animals displayed more active behaviour after taking the supplements, and their memory improved In addition, their appearance became more youthful and their appetite increased ... Brazilian coast was hit by a strange storm in March 2004 It moved inland at speeds of over 150 k.p.h à and caused considerable damage Named Catarina, this storm behaved like a hurricane Xbut could ... not have been one This was Ôbecause hurricanes do not occur in the South Atlantic XHowever, Catarina was not an ordinary tropical storm Ôsince it had a hurricane ‘eye’ and was of hurricane

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 10:20

... Mandela Josef Stalin Mahatma Gandhi Yasser Arafat Example: Ronaldo is a Brazilian footballer/Ronaldo comes from Brazil a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) Trang 53.9 Nouns and Adjectives1 Compare these sentences: ... speak Spanish and make fine cigars 6. Write sentences about some of the people in the box, giving their nationality. Ronaldo Bill Gates Pablo Picasso Bob Marley Kofi Annan Mao Tse-tung Akio Morita ... States With national adjectives ending in -an/-ian it is possible to say: Italians/The Italians/Italian people have enjoyed opera for over 200 years cross-reference 3.4 Articles Trang 43.8 Nationality

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 10:20

... in italics. a) The film is a French–Italian co-production made by a subsidiary company. b) When the car crashed she screamed involuntarily but was unharmed. c) Usingrechargeable batteries has undoubted ... meeting was postponed: the Dean was ill. Trang 103.14 Punctuation 159discussed: cultural and social. c) to introduce a quotation As Orwell said: ‘all art is propaganda’. 5 Quotation marks/inverted ... all) adverbs have this suffix: happily Trang 5154 Accuracy in Writing7 Meaning suffixes A few suffixes contribute to the meaning of the word: -able has the meaning of ‘ability’: a watchable film, changeable

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 10:20

... the mistake in the following and decide what type (a–e above) it is. a) The proposal has both advantages and disadvantage ( ) b) A majority of children in Thailand is vaccinated c) There are few ... EATING OUT a) the last few decades there has been a significant change in eating habits in the UK b) the early 1980s eating out in restaurants and cafes has increased steadily There are ... for a second term e) A hurricane is a tropical storm which can do enormous damage 5. In defining clauses both that and which can be used with things: Toyota is a Japanese company that/which makes

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 10:20