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Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 1

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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 colleges and 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 course...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 2

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If students are concerned only with preparing for exam writing they could miss out the reading and note-making stages, but if they have enough time they should work through every unit, preferably in the order given, since each stage builds on the previous one.. Although it is essential to learn the basic writing process, at the same time it is...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 3

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The structure of the main body depends on what the title is asking you to do. In the case of a ‘discuss’ type essay, the main body is often divided into two parts, one looking at the advantages of the topic and the other looking at the disadvantages.. The state should play no part in the organisation of industry –...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 4

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20 The Writing Process: Reading and Note-making. d) She felt that the older she got, the less she really knew.. f) By the end of the semester most students were in the red.. h) He claimed that his book was the most important work of the century.. Find examples of them in the sentences below and rewrite them in more...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 5

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in the mountains (n.). a) The growth of the car industry parallels the development of modern capitalism.. The rise of the automobile industry matches the progress of contemporary capitalism.. b) It began in France and Germany, but took off in the United States.. Change the word class of the words in italics, and then rewrite the sentences.. a) In the...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 6

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Decide which of the three structures in (2) would be most suitable for the following titles.. b) In the UK, radio is gaining audience while TV is losing viewers. Study the title below and the ideas collected for the essay. Choose one of the titles below and note at least six ideas that might be used in the essay. In...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 7

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a) Comparisons of the advantages and disadvantages that students mentioned about study abroad and an attempt to decide if most students benefited from the experience.. b) Aims of the survey and how the researcher conducted it.. e) A synopsis of the recent published research in this area.. The main/chief factor/issue is. Turning to the subject of. In the first place....

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 8

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a) How well does this answer the question in the title?. It is said that there are large differences in the teaching methods between British universities and Japanese ones.. On the other hand, Japanese universities normally only have lectures in the first two years and students have to study a wide range of subjects in addition to their major. It...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 9

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Heavy rain causes flooding.. Heavy rain leads to flooding.. Heavy rain results in flooding.. Heavy rain produces flooding.. Because it rained heavily, the flooding was severe.. The flooding occurred because of days of heavy rain.. As/since it rained heavily, the flooding was severe.. Owing to/due to the heavy rain the flooding was severe.. It rained heavily for days, therefore the...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 10

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Study the following examples and underline the term being defined.. When writing introductions, it is often helpful to define a term in the title, even when it may be in common use, to demonstrate that you have thought about it and that you have a clear idea what it means in your essay.. Study the following titles, decide which term...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 11

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Changes in key economic indicators in the UK, 1979–1999. Each of the following contain overgeneralisation. Already 3% of the US working population (1.55 million) are employed in 70,000 centres. but five winters in the twentieth century were more than 2.4°C colder than average.. The figures in the report need to be read critically.. Six million people live in the region.....

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 12

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‘It is not merely a coincidence that Dickens never writes about agriculture and writes endlessly about food. He was a Cockney, and London is the centre of the earth in rather the same sense that the belly is the centre of the body.’. He considered that this was because of the writer’s background: ‘He was a Cockney, and London is...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 13

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a) Professor Hicks questioned the findings of the research.. j) The trend to smaller families has speeded up in the last decade.. The chairman of the UK’s food standards agency has said that a national advertising campaign is necessary to raise low levels of personal hygiene. In the following text, replace all the words or phrases in italics with suitable...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 14

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in the same place (to refer to a source mentioned immediately before). in the source mentioned previously p.a. Explain the abbreviations in the following sentences.. of vitamins in diet was understood in the early twentieth century.. work on spiders in the Balkans.. need to be made with care.. In Europe, empirical research began in the sixteenth century.. number killed in...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 15

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Unless they are uncountable, all nouns need an article when used in the singular. c) A survey was conducted among 200 patients in the clinic.. In (c) the survey is being mentioned for the first time.. Decide why it is used, or not, in the following examples.. b) The USA was founded in the eighteenth century.. c) The government changed...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 16

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b) The longest day of the year. It is. Mustafa was in the lecture his car was being repaired.. Complete the following biography by inserting suitable conjunctions.. the unusual haircuts and clothes worn by the Beatles fitted well with the style of the mid-1960s. The popularity of the group soon spread to the USA and e. this caused anger among...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 17

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The concept of class was first discussed in the eighteenth century.. a) The second factor in the accident was the cold weather.. b) Harvey’s concept of the circulation of the blood was first presented in 1628.. Insert a suitable umbrella noun in the following sentences.. c) Completion of the new building was delayed by safety. of the ‘anima’ has been...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 18

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d) the probability was calculated for each of the three faculties physics biology and law. g) dr tanners latest study focuses on childrens reactions to stress in the playground. Punctuate the following text.. the london school of business is offering three new courses this year economics with psychology introduction to management and ecommerce the first is taught by dr jennifer...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 19

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both difficulties were overcome in the first week the study predicts that productivity will decline next year they propose that social class is the main factor the use of solar power is proving successful he is now recognised as a leading expert. the pattern was related to both social and physical factors the diet was supplemented with calcium and iodine...

Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 20

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a) The following mean that the writer is presenting a case:. Write a sentence referring to what the following writers said (more than one verb may be suitable). g) G: ‘On my travels in the jungle I found a new type of frog.’. Rewrite the following statements using verbs from the lists in (4).. e) P: ‘Trying to estimate the...