Perpetual Succour Academy, Inc.: National RD., Poblacion Dos, Malabuyoc, Cebu
Perpetual Succour Academy, Inc.: National RD., Poblacion Dos, Malabuyoc, Cebu
Perpetual Succour Academy, Inc.: National RD., Poblacion Dos, Malabuyoc, Cebu
I. MELC Uses knowledge of text structure to glean the information he/she needs
B. Readings
Academic writing is generally quite formal, objective (impersonal) and technical as illustrated in the diagram
below.
Exercise 1:
Directions: What do you think is the most correct answer in the following instances. Write your answer in
your notebook.
1. Instead of the informal 'I have read', use ( I think, The essay has )
2. The phrase 'turn out to be' is informal. Instead, use: ( become , end up )
3. Instead of 'paid for', use ( given, funded )
4. ‘Job' is a little too informal. Instead write ( role, gig, )
5. Instead of ‘funny’ use ( laughable, ironic )
6. Instead of 'picked out', use( selected, taken )
7. Rather than “stand for” write ( be, represent )
8. The term 'music fans' is informal. Instead, use ( audience, goers )
9. As a substitute for 'killing', use ( assassination, political murder)
10. Instead of 'given off', use (created, s )
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Directions: Transform the simple sentence into compound or complex sentences. Write your answer in your
notebook. The first one is done for you.
2.Captain Lewis allowed his men to make important decisions in a democratic manner. This democratic
attitude fostered spirit of togetherness and commitment on the part Louis’ fellow explorers.
3. He studied the biological and natural sciences. He learned how to categorize and draw animals accurately.
4.Mark Twain is the author of Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn is a classic American novel
5.My friend likes coffee. She likes tea. She doesn’t like milk.
6. John F. Kennedy was inaugurated into office in January of 1961. He was assassinated in November of
1963.
7. Some students become nervous around computers. Other students seem to enjoy new challenges.
8. Jae Hee comes from Korea. Kyung Eun comes from Korea. Jae Hyun comes from Korea.
9. I am going to buy the skateboard. It is blue.It has red wheels. It has a picture of a dragon on top.
10. My father is 45 years old. He plays football. He goes jogging. He does not play tennis anymore. His wrist
was broken. This happened two years ago.
1. As long as you know your tutor, you don't need to use a formal style of writing. It's good to be friendly.
A. Some tutors like you to be formal but some don't mind as long as you do the work.
B. You only need to be formal in exams, not regular coursework.
C.It's good to be friendly but always use formal English when you write assignments.
D. Formal English is too old-fashioned these days
2. Contractions are:
A. what happens when you have a baby
B. when someone says the opposite to you
C. when something is too narrow
D. a shortened form of a word
4. Which is correct?
A. They were effected badly by the incident
B. The incident effected them badly.
C. They were affected badly by the incident.
D. The affects of the incident were bad.
6. 'Information on the internet is 'free'. Anyone can use it without having to reference it.'
A. True
B. False
C. It depends on how important the assignment is.
D. You only need to reference authors' work on the internet
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B. comes as second nature to native speakers, but is difficult for ELLs to acquire
C. is the linguistic register that students are expected to use in school subjects
D. All of the above
10. The term, "VERY OFTEN" may be improved using a more appropriate academic word which is:
A. Frequently
B. Rarely
C. Seriously
D. Stubbornly
Prepared by:
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