Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 5 pdf

... completed its planned new capital, Abuja. Both Brazil and Malaysia have found that the building of new capitals (Brasilia and Putrajaya) can sharply increase the national burden of debt. Even ... that baboons have the ability to think in an abstract way. The animals were taught to use a computer, and then had to select patterns that were similar, which they did at a rate better than...

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... notes, clarity and organisation are important to save time and errors at the writing stage. 1. What are the main reasons for note-taking? Add to the ideas below. a) to avoid plagiarism b) c) d) 2. ... Synonyms 3.2 Academic Vocabulary 24 The Writing Process: Reading and Note-making vaccines for the plague, one of which has begun clinical trials. In parts of Africa drug-resistant...

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... encourage extra traffic. This may be partly true, but the alternatives are equally problematic. Road pricing has many practical difficulties, while people are reluctant to use public transport. ... useful. cross-reference 2.4 Comparison 4 .5 Comparison Essay 68 Elements of Writing 3. Analyse the following paragraph in a similar way: Obesity is a growing problem in many countries. It...

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... 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 ... 60 N. America 314 16 454 40 W. Europe 456 20 392 45 S. Asia 1,367 7 1, 958 35 S. America 51 5 8 934 33 N. Africa 173 6 333 32 a) By 2100, nearly half the population of W. Europe ma...

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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 ... – A report of what the survey found, with statistical analysis 4. Case study – An extensive study of two students . . . 5. Discussion – Comparisons of the advantages and disadvantages...

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... best material for building bridges. 4. Another way to express caution is to use quite, rather or fairly before an adjective. a fairly accurate summary quite a significant correlation a rather ... university raised its fees by 10% last year. 3 .5 Caution 1. A cautious style is necessary in many areas of academic writing: Primary products . . . usually have low supply and demand...

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... was ill. 154 Accuracy in Writing 7. Meaning suffixes A few suffixes contribute to the meaning of the word: -able has the meaning of ‘ability’: a watchable film, changeable weather -wards means ... jet was overbooked and had to wait for the next flight. c) The microclimate in my garden means that I can grow early tomatoes. d) It is claimed that computers have created a post-indust...

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... 201 Answers 204 Sources 259 Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students Second edition Writing essays and dissertations can be a major concern for overseas students studying at English-medium ... publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Catalogi...

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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...

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... a title, and students must be quite clear what question the title is asking before starting to plan the essay and read around the topic. This unit deals with analysing titles and making basic ... critically Suggest Give a detailed account Summarise Look at the various parts and their relationships 8 The Writing Process: Writing Foundations was indeed the aspiration of almost al...

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