Academic Writing Lecture 3 - Web viewACADEMIC WRITING Lecture 3 Notes. 1. Academic Writing Lecture 3. This wasn’t covered in the lecture, but it is useful information

ACADEMIC WRITING Lecture 3 Notes

Academic Writing Lecture 3

This wasn’t covered in the lecture, but it is useful information. Have a look through the words on the left. Tick the ones that you know how to use. Have a look at the column on the right. It shows how the words are often used. Did you know that these words often go together?

USEFUL COLLOCATIONS

(Co = together / location = place words that are often placed together)

access have access tocan access

effect the effect onthe effect ishave an effect on

alternative alternative solutionan alternative to

appropriate appropriate for …attitude have an attitudeauthority have authority toaware be aware of

have an awareness ofmake aware(not … aware the people …)

beneficial a beneficial outcomebeneficial to

challenge give a challengeaccept a challengechallenge someone

comment comment oncomment about

concentrate, concentration concentrate on (= think about)concentrate something (move it to a central area / make it stronger)concentration of (a lot of x in one area)

conflict in conflict withconflict with

consequence a consequence ofconsist consist ofconsistent is consistent

consistent withconsume, consumption consumption ofcontact have contact withcontrast in contrast to

in contrast withto contrast something with

contribute, contribution contribute to / contribution tocreative a creative person

a creative solution

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USEFUL COLLOCATIONS (continued)

debate debate somethingdebate withis debatable

decrease a decrease ina sharp / rapid / sudden decrease

define, definition definition ofdiscuss (not discuss about)emphasise, emphasis put emphasis onevidence, evident have evidence for

have evidence againstpiece of evidenceit is evident that …

expert, expertise expert analysishave expertise in

focus, focused focus on somethingclearly focused campaign

function function wellfunction smoothly

increase, increasing an increase inincreasing violence/ poverty/dissatisfaction

investigate, investigation an investigation intoinvolve, involvement involvement oflink link to

linked bylink something to something

option, opt have an option toto opt for

protest protest againstrange it ranges from … to …

a wide range ofreact, reaction a reaction toreduce, reduction a reduction inregulation make a regulationrelevant, relevance the relevance of

relevant torely, reliance rely on

reliance onsecure to secure something

to be secureto feel secure

search search forsearch ofconduct a search

significant, significance the significance ofto have significance

similar similar to(not similar with)

theory a theory abouttransfer transfer something to somewheretransport, transportation forms of transportation

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VOCABULARY FOR INTRODUCING SOLUTIONS

Text from: Cox, K., & Hill, D. (2006) English for Academic Purposes. Frenchs Forest, NSW. Pearson Education Australia.

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TENSES – PRESENT PERFECT

Look at this information about tenses. Do you use the present perfect tense correctly, or do you use the past perfect or simple past instead? The meanings are slightly different.

PRESENT PERFECT: The Tigers have won the Cup for the last five years. (and they are still the winners)

PAST PERFECT: The Tigers had won the Cup for the last five years. (but now they are no longer winners)

SIMPLE PAST: The Tigers won the Cup for the last five years. (but I’m not sure about the current situation)


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TENSES – PRESENT PERFECT

Match each sentence on the left to its meaning on the right.


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1. Change from past to now

2. Past, but relevant now

3. Past only

4. Continues from past until now



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CONCLUSIONS

Read through pages 7 – 10. Some of this may be done in class.

Text from: Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2006) Writing Academic English. NY. Pearson Longman.

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ANSWERS


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has increased

have started

have alreadyoccurred

have slowed down

havechangedincreased

have not

(ii) She is still there

(i)She isn’t there now.

not kept pacehas remained

(i) The influence is recent / may continue

(ii)He is no longer influencing Aboriginal art.

(i) It is an experience you had and you are keen to talk about it.

(ii)You are commenting. Your thinking about it it is slightly different.

(i) It is quite recent and maybe I am still busy.

(ii)I am no longer busy.


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