English for

Suggested answers
1 Corpus analysis using a special computer program.
2 The vocabulary (key words, word clusters) used in three Irish 
newspapers.
3 Three or four. Expressions: This stage is useful to, In the second 
stage of the analysis, then, Finally. (Three stages if you think the 
second stage includes the grouping of the key words.)
4 Materials and Procedures.
5 Learners’ own answers. 
Language focus
5 This activity is aimed at developing learners’ language 
awareness, so answering the ‘Why?’ questions should be 
set as a priority. 

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English for Academics Book 2 Teacher’s Guide
© Cambridge University Press and British Council Russia 2015
www.cambridge.org/elt/english-for-academics
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Lesson 3
Module 2
Writing
2 This activity gives learners practice in English syntax. 
Answers
1 The data presentation in a research article aims to provide 
evidence to support or reject a hypothesis.
2 We should present all necessary data in ways which make the 
main points most prominent. 
3 The accompanying text helps readers to focus on the least 
important aspects of the results and to interpret them.
4 Figures should be numbered and put in the article randomly / 
put randomly in the article.
5 Figures should be referred to in the order in which they are 
presented in the text.
6 The choice of whether to use a table, graph, diagram or text 
depends on what you want readers to gain from your data.
3 This discussion helps learners deepen their 
understanding of the Results section. 
Answers
3 False: The accompanying text helps readers to focus on the 
most important aspects of the results and to interpret them.
4 False: Figures should be numbered and put in the article in the 
correct sequence.
The others are true.