Tài liệu Academic Writing A practical guide for students ppt

... Modal verbs used in academic writing tend to have three main meanings: a) Ability May and can are similar but can is more common: The assessment … may be made in a variety of ways … with smaller ... Part 3: Accuracy in Writing 1. A cautious style is necessary in some areas of academic writing: Primary products … usually have low supply and demand elasticities … … multiple facto...

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... hurricane is a tropical storm that 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 cars. But for clauses that provide ... similarities and differences are important. Find the mistake in the following and decide what type (a e above) it is. a) The proposal has both advantages and disadvantage. ( . ....

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... paraphrasing in note-making and summary writing. Effective paraphrasing is vital in academic writing to avoid the risk of plagiarism. 1. Although paraphrasing techniques are used in summary writing, paraphrasing ... initial space for five persons. The first extract is an example of academic register, used, for instance, in dissertations and academic journals. This typically uses...

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... frivolous and unreliable information. Making a magazine: > select a range of health issues and associate an angle for each one to make them catchier. For example: – a link with fashion or ... attitudes and practices. A KAP survey could be carried out in relation to diarrhoea, for example, before and after an educational programme based on this topic: attitudes (presumed...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 09:20

... University of Derby for the past 10 years. Before that he taught English to students in the Czech Republic, Spain, Japan and Malaysia. Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students Second ... http://www.routledge.com/education. Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students Second edition Writing essays and dissertations can be a major concern...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 18:15

... measurement of happiness’ Applied Econometrics 44 p.18 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 ... parallel growth in happiness. Surveys indicate that rich people generally say they are happier than poor people, but it appears that although individuals may become happier society as a...

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... leave the management of their portfolios to professional fund managers. 1.2 Avoiding Plagiarism All students have to face the issue of plagiarism. Plagiarism means taking information or ideas ... for references Make notes on relevant areas, using paraphrasing and summarising skills Combine a variety of sources where necessary Select suitable structure for essay – make plan Organise...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... in favour of privatisation and evaluate its record in Britain. A case study of electricity privatisation An analysis of the international trends in privatisation A study of major privatisations ... lively capital, with a population of two million, is the perfect place to live and study. Cheap, comfortable accommodation is always available, and transport is provided by the clean an...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... paraphrasing in note-making and summary writing. Effective paraphrasing is vital in academic writing to avoid the risk of plagiarism. 1. Although paraphrasing techniques are used in summary ... read your 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 p...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... than originally planned. Australia, for example, took over 70 years to finish building Canberra, while Nigeria has never completed its planned new capital, Abuja. Both Brazil and Malaysia have ... States have recently reported that baboons are able to think abstractly. It has been known for some time that chimpanzees are capable of abstract thought, but baboons are a more distant...

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