Academic words + golden rules for academic writing

Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ NGUYN KHC THC Email: KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 1 USED-FREQUENTLY ACADEMIC WORDS A lot of/ loads of/ plenty of a great deal of /numerous/ several A bit Somewhat, slightly To start/begin To initiate/commence Big Large/great/significant/considerable + percentage Many Numerous Bountiful, plentiful To find out To ascertain To carry out To conduct To use To consume To stop To cease/abandon To try To strive/endeavor/attempt To want To desire To hate To dislike/abhor/detest To keep To retain/preserve To ask To ask for To inquire/enquire To request Mainly Primarily/principally Mostly Largely/to some large extent Partly To some degree Surely To some certain extent In general On the whole/generally/by and large/for the most part Lucky Fortune Wrong Incorrect/questionable In charge of Take (on)/bear/have/ responsibility for sth To be responsible for sth To get To obtain/gain/accumulate/acquire To look at To explore/examine To get worse To deteriorate/worsen/decline/degenerate/relapse To rise/go up To increase/escalate To reduce/go down To decrease/decline To minimize/lessen To deal with To handle/contend with/address/tackle About (adv) About (prep) Approximately/around/slightly over/less Concerning/regarding sth Almost Nearly, more or less, virtually A lot a substantial amount, a considerable sum Next Adjacent/neighbouring The poor The needy/disadvantaged/impoverished/destitute/penniless/indigent The rich The affluent/wealthy/ Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ NGUYN KHC THC Email: KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 2 The young Teenagers/juvenile/adolescent/youngsters Before Prior to The old The senior citizens/retired/elderly/aged To join To be involved in/engaged in/associated with In accordance with Pursuant to i.e. Namely/that is e.g For example, take sth as an example, for instance relevant Pertinent to sth To alarm To perturb To copy To imitate Debate Dispute/contention/controversy/dissent To debate To confer To show/describe To demonstrate/illustrate/depict/reveal/unfold/ May be Possibly, perhaps and so on. / and so forth / etc. To name just a few To control To handle To prevent To preclude/avert/restraint To hinder To obstruct/inhibit/hamper/interfere with To limit To restrict/curb/contain/suppress Important Vital/critical/momentous/notable/crucial/ (of great/vital/critical importance) Workers employees Lack Shortage/insufficiency Great Enormous/massive Result Consequence, the fruits of sth, outcome, repercussion, implication Standard Benchmark To emphasize To highlight/underscore To ignore To neglect/underestimate To improve To enhance/promote/boost/facilitate To solve To resolve/settle/tackle/handle/cope with/combat/address To cause To trigger/pose/engender To lead to/result in/give rise to/induce Income Salary/wage/earnings/pay To hinder To impede/hamper Reasonable Plausible Dominant Prominent/overwhelming Overwhelming Intractable Nowadays These days/In the present day/age, currently Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ NGUYN KHC THC Email: KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 3 GOLDEN RULES FOR ACADEMIC WRITING 1. No contractions/abbreviation It’s obvious that the excessive use of smoking lead to a rise in the risk of lung cancer.  IS Government & large businesses’ d apply technical system to the treatment of industrial sewage before discharging them into the environment.  AND, WOULD Nowadays, individual can’t live without technology in the fast peace of life  CANNOT 2. Avoid using personal I, You, We, …  impersonal language Ch chung chung quá, và đôi khi ám ch v Examiner 3. Not used SO, VERY, REALLY before Adjectives Extremely, highly, exceedingly 4. Tenses: The present simple, the present perfect, will and past simple (rare case) Khi nói đn mt s tht chung chung, luôn đ cp vn đ nào quá kh, thì chúng ta dùng nhiu thì The present simple 5. No ABSOLUTE WORDS/OVER-GENERLISATION – always, never, absolutely, all, the total/entire, everyone, certainly, … Nothing is perfect ^^  Không có gì tuyt đi, đúng hoàn toàn c, tham kho nhng trng t trên 6. Avoid repetition: làm mt đim thang Lexical Resource (25%/task)  synonym ^^  use Oxford Dictionary of Thesaurus 7. Not used BUT/AND/OR/SO…  However, In addition, Hence, Thence, … 8. No use SPOKEN LANGUAGE: Well, this is an interesting for me to find out. The first point is that … ^^ Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ NGUYN KHC THC Email: KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 4 9. Don’t use brackets () and dashes (-), exclamation marks (!!!) 10. Don’t use colon (:) after SUCH AS, INCLUDING 11. Do not refer blindly to statistics without accurate reference Ex: A recent study shows that … The statistics illustrates that …. 12. Limit the use of INFORMAL/EVERYDAY LANGUAGE Tham kho bng trên nhé  13. Do not use SMILES ‘ fly like an eagle', 'solid as a rock', as black as ink’ 14. Do not begin a sentence with numerals "There were 9 people ",  : "There were nine people " 15. Do not use SO ON, ETC,… for further information 16. Avoid the emotional expressions: I LIKE/FEEL/HATE/… 17. Avoid NOONE  NO ONE, CAN NOT  CANNOT 18. Do not use NOWADAYS to begin a sentence, namely, Introduction 19. USE IMPORTANT POINTS OF GRAMMAR: MODAL VERBS, PASSIVE VOICE, RELATIVE CLAUSE, INVERSION, QUANTIFIERS, S-V AGREEMENT, CONJUNCTION, COMPOUND/COMPLEX SENTENCE 20. Avoid using SIMPLE SENTENCE: We are coming, government should act immediately 20 GOLDEN RULES trên đây các bn nghiên cu tht k đ dng. NOTHING IS PERFECT, hãy DÙNG NÓ ÚNG LÚC, ÚNG CH Mi sao chép, trích dn thông tin bài vit, file xin hãy TRÍCH NGUN DO STRIVE FOR THE BEST  HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY 8-3-2015 . Email: KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 3 GOLDEN RULES FOR ACADEMIC WRITING 1. No contractions/abbreviation It’s obvious that the excessive use of. whole/generally/by and large /for the most part Lucky Fortune Wrong Incorrect/questionable In charge of Take (on)/bear/have/ responsibility for sth To be responsible for sth To get To obtain/gain/accumulate/acquire. Teenagers/juvenile/adolescent/youngsters Before Prior to The old The senior citizens/retired/elderly/aged To join To be involved in/engaged in/associated with In accordance with Pursuant to i.e. Namely/that is e.g For example,