Academic Writing

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Describing visuals
(A) (i)
is better. It comments on the main features of the chart but does not repeat the statistics.
(B) (a) density
(b) demonstrates/illustrates/shows
(c) between
(d) less crowded/less densely populated
(e) role/part
(f) since/as/because
(g) tend
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Practice A
(a) shows/illustrates
(b) various/certain
(c) between
(d) majority
(e) substantially/significantly
(f) Spain
(g) than
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Practice B
(Example paragraph)
The table illustrates student evaluation of library facilities, contrasting undergraduate with graduate
opinion. Most facilities are rated highly by both groups, especially the café and staff helpfulness.
Both student groups are least satisfied with the availability of short loan stock. In most areas, graduates
seem slightly more critical of facilities than undergraduates.
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PART 3
3.1 Approaches to Vocabulary
2
Discussing language
Examples are provided in 3.
3
Practice
(b) statement
(i)
simile
(c) anecdote
(j)
proverb
(d) saying
(k)
synopsis
(e) euphemism
(m)
slogan
(f) metaphor
(n)
ambiguity
(g) understatement
(o)
cliché
(h) paradox
4
Confusing pairs
(a) principles
(e)
its
(b) lose
(f)
economic
(c) affect
(g)
accepted
(d) compliments
3.2 Abbreviations
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Practice
(a) information and communications technology/higher education/and others
(b) genetically modified/for example
(c) that is/the World Trade Organisation
(d) Note/curricula vitae/Human Resources
(e) approximately/Before common era
(f) The European Union/Value Added Tax
(g) Doctor of Philosophy (thesis)/Tuberculosis/south east
(h) Figure 4/world wide web
(i)
Vice-Chancellor/Postgraduate Certificate of Education
(j)
Public relations/approximately/$75,000
(k) With reference to/Annual General Meeting/as soon as possible
(l)
Professor/Master of Science/Master of Arts