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... is/are + số người chơi Ex: There are two teams and each team has eleven players in a football match There are two teams of six players which are separated by a net in a volleyball match Alternatively, ... particular are very weak in writing short paragraphs or e-mail on topics + Firstly, most of them lack vocabulary and sentence structure When writing, students make many mistakes in words, grammar, ... Here we analyze the above article to better understand how to write a travel guide for a landscape The sample paragraph above has the following layout: Open the paragraph The passage begins with

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... Email: hahahanhq@gmail.comlenhucuong.92thcsso1namly@gmail.c Downloaded by Nguy?n Ng?c Y?n (ngocyen912001@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|18522699 point out = I will point out a number of advantages and ... | Email: hahahanhq@gmail.comlenhucuong.92thcsso1namly@gmail.c Downloaded by Nguy?n Ng?c Y?n (ngocyen912001@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|18522699 Forming a Sentence This publication's user rights are ... 0349667884 | Email: hahahanhq@gmail.comlenhucuong.92thcsso1namly@gmail.c Downloaded by Nguy?n Ng?c Y?n (ngocyen912001@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|18522699 take in = A lot of students have difficulties taking

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... British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record has been ... Education (CELE) at The University of Nottingham who have piloted these materials, and in particular my colleagues Ann Smith, Janet Sanders, John Rabone and Sandra Haywood for their help in unravelling ... universities Virtually all courses contain a large degree of written assessment and it is essential to ensure that your writing skills meet the necessary standard Academic Writing is a new kind of writing

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... 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 ... no 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 whole ... whereas 30 years ago it was a luxury item, today it is standard in nearly every home. 2. The text contains four key points: a) In the last 50 years there has been no apparent increase in personal

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... paper is due, is that then I don’t have any choice and the prob- lem goes away. I mean, I stop thinking about all the choices I could make, about where to start and what to say, and I just start ... Firmage. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fulwiler, Toby, 1942– College writing : a personal approach to academic writing ... fooling herself: All writing, whether started early or late, teacher-assigned or self-assigned, involves making choices—an infinite number of choices—about topics, approaches, stances, claims, evidence,

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... 'data' in a dictionary. Preliminary results and unpublished findings are not yet data. Data is plural, as are media, agenda and phenomena. 'Parameter' is sometimes used wrongly. Variable ... unchanging. Write 'constantly changing' only if you mean exactly that. Only write 'invariably' if you really mean always; even better, write 'always'.'Varying', ... One way is to put the paper away for a month . This may be impracticable if you have a completion date (as I have). Another is to have a colleague read your paper: ask him both to make general

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... states admitted to having as many as half their population illiterate, and only ten – all but Afghanistan in Africa – were prepared to concede that less than 20% of their population could read ... write. (Hobsbawm, 1994, p. 295) Which of the following are plagiarised and which are acceptable? a) Almost as dramatic as the decline and fall of the peasantry, and much more general, was the rise ... worrying, and many prefer to 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

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... 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 and reliable ... you are in the office hierarchy, the more disgusting your sandwiches. You can safely assume 18 The Writing Process: Reading and Note-making that a chicken and banana man is not a main board director.

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... 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 plagiarism ... several scientists. ‘There are so many strains of malaria parasite,’ said one scientist, ‘and each is able to alter its chemical surface and trick its way past the body’s defences. We’d need a remarkable ... remarkable vaccine to cope with that. However, a malaria vaccine is now undergoing human trials and may be available for use if proved successful.’ 28 The Writing Process: Reading and Note-making

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... never 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 chance. ... to increase social tensions in these areas. Another risk is that natural or human disasters such as wars and earthquakes may drive visitors away without warning, leaving tens of thousands unemployed.

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... descriptive paragraphs include a lot of information. Other sentences give examples and offer reasons and restatements. 3. Read and analyse the following paragraph. In recent years all British ... time banks are being reorganised in ways that affect both customers and staff. In the past five years over 3,000 bank branches have closed in Britain. The banks have discovered that staffing call ... crowded, and overworked teachers are less able to give students personal attention. 1.12 Organising Paragraphs Paragraphs are the basic building blocks of texts. Well-organised paragraphs not

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... public transport. In addition space has not permitted an examination of the situation in Asia, where significant growth of public transport has taken place. The main areas of debate have been ... 50 The Writing Process: Writing Stages a) Comparisons of the advantages and disadvantages that students mentioned about study abroad and an attempt to decide if most students ... receive support and advice; learn from colleagues students have face-to-face contact with a teacher is seen as traditional and effective c) Discussion can a solitary student in front of a computer

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... introductory paragraph. (NB It is not necessary to include more details than are given below.) university education important in both UK and Japan (over 30% 18-year-olds) main points for comparison a) admissions ... will 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. ... in your own subject. Complete the table and write a paragraph which leads to a conclusion. Topic Problem Solution A Argument against A Solution B Argument against B (Solution C) Conclusion

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... found that they have an average life of only 4.7 years. This is due to two main reasons; one economic and one social. The former appears to be a lack of capital, the latter a failure to carry out ... 2.2 Cause and Effect 1. The relationship between two situations can be shown in a variety of ways: EFFECT: flooding CAUSE: heavy rain Heavy rain causes flooding. Heavy rain leads to flooding. Heavy ... Germany are in America. 4. The form as as can be used to stress similarity: British letters are nearly as expensive as Japanese letters. It can also be used for quantitative

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... examples. Compare the following: a) Many plants and animals are threatened by global warming. b) Many plants and animals are threatened by global warming. In southern Britain, for example, the beech ... was a small but very remarkable woman. b) When the liquid reached boiling point the reaction began. c) It appears that Candlemas day was celebrated with large bonfires. d) The company’s overheads ... sea levels may bring some advantages . . . expanding wetland areas. 3. Find a suitable example for each sentence. Example: Various sectors in the economy are experiencing labour shortages.

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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 ... than average. Figures and numbers are both used to talk about statistical data in a general sense. The figures in the report need to be read critically. Digits are individual numbers. Both fractions ... three a third/a quarter twice (2s)/three times as many the majority/minority a tenfold increase 50%, a percentage to double/halve on average/the average number the most/least a small/large proportion

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... . para 3 begins: Diversification must also . . . para 4 begins: A further consideration . . . Answers 205 1.2 Avoiding Plagiarism 1 (a), (b), (d) and (e) are plagiarism. 2 (a), (b) and (c) are ... paragraph 5 Texts are 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 ... and (c) are plagiarised, (d) is 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

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... would appear that more emphasis should be placed on reform and education, as well as examining alternatives to prison, such as community work. 1.13 Organising the Main Body 1a For and against/type ... 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 ... 4d For and against 4e Comparison 5 Main body: i) benefits of TV advertising: reach large audience, have strong impact ii) drawbacks: expensive and can be ignored iii) benefits of newspaper advertising:

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... the area include Best Hot Dogs (La Plata), Dog and Draft (Waldorf), Big Dogs (Waldorf), and the fast food chain restaurants. Dog and Draft is a larger freestanding restaurant located on St. Patrick’s ... this: Gross Sales - Projected sales are based on (1) the average sales of four hardware stores in our same market area, (2) national average of gross sales per square foot for hardware stores, and (3) ... same market share. These stores have the advantage of national marketing campaigns and are relatively inexpensive. Gross incomes of these stores vary substantially. VI. FINANCIAL INFORMATION SOURCES...

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... an essay titled ‘Studying abroad: an analysis of costs and benefits’. Decide on the heading of each section and the best order for them. a) Comparisons of the advantages and disadvantages that ... of malaria, already one of the world’s major killers, are steadily spreading across the globe. The deadly strains have established themselves in South East Asia and South America, and have recently ... critically Suggest Give a detailed account Summarise Look at the various parts and their relationships 3. Almost all essays, reports and articles have the same basic pattern of organisation: Introduction Main...

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