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​Academic English

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​Class 1-2

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Academic language, and academic English in particular, has the following features:

It is 1) o_______, not personal. You cannot express your opinion or judgement without supporting it with evidence, valid arguments and examples. 

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It is more 2) c_______ than the language we use when we speak: generally longer sentences, more sophisticated structures (clauses, passive voice, etc.) because the ideas we need to convey are usually intricate and detailed argumentation is needed.

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It is 3) f_______, the vocabulary used is less frequent but more specific and precise. The overall style of research papers is formal.

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It is 4) e_______ and 5) p______: numbers and facts are precise, every step of research is clearly explained in detail. Whenever you mention somebody else’s idea, you should refer to the exact source.

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It is clearly 6) o_______, strictly adheres to the structure, which is easy to follow.

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It is 7) c________. When restating your aim, research questions, findings, etc. try to paraphrase them to avoid repetition. However, do not paraphrase terms, terminology should remain the same throughout the paper.

Read the sentences and decide which feature of ERAP is ignored in it.

Choose wisely​

Multiple Choice

Discourse analysis was not needed.

• It is not formal.

• It is not objective.

• It is not complex enough.

Multiple Choice

It is so because every participant of the event carries a fair deal of cultural prejudice.

• It is not formal.

• It is not objective.

• It is not complex enough.

Multiple Choice

Advertisement is the most interesting topic for linguistic analysis.

• It is not formal.

• It is not objective.

• It is not complex enough.

Multiple Choice

There were around 50 participants who completed the questionnaire.

• It is not formal.

• It is not objective.

• It is not precise.

Multiple Choice

One thing is blindingly obvious: to get to educational goals, it is obligatory to disclose certain reasons for the loss of students’ motivation and find ways to solve this problem.

• It is not formal.

• It is not objective.

• It is not explicit and precise enough.

Multiple Choice

Moreover, in the English language, there is a greater number of phraseological units with the concept of weather in comparison with the Russian language.

• It is not formal.

• It is not objective.

• It is not precise enough.

Multiple Select

Analysing one advantage of blended learning, the author mentions it in a superficial way, thereby not developing this topic further.

• It is not complex.

• It is not objective.

• It is not precise enough.

​Academic English:

​Class 2

​Cohesion and coherence

Multiple Choice

Which of the words given does not belong to the category of Result

• hence

• so as to

• therefore

• as a consequence of

Open Ended

Provide at least 2 cohesive devices from a Category of Addition

Open Ended

_____ they have sufficient proficiency in the language, nonverbal customs of communication can still pose a major obstacle: e.g., whether and when to bargain, what to use for table manners.

Multiple Choice

Which of the words given does not belong to the category of Exemplification

• as revealed by

• to illustrate

• in particular

• to put it another way

Open Ended

______ exposure to a new culture helps prepare students for the job market, it also offers its share of challenges.

Open Ended

Provide at least 2 cohesive devices from a Category of Comparison (When we want to underline that the idea displays similarities with the previous one)

Multiple Choice

Which of the words given does not belong to the category of Generalisation

• as a rule

• in short

• in most cases

• on the whole