Understanding academic text Flashcards
1
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text written by professionals and used formal language
A
academic text
2
Q
standard work for study
A
textbook
3
Q
readers who have experts knowledge of a topic
A
research article
4
Q
formal assessment or examination
A
reviews
5
Q
result of long period of reading
A
thesis
6
Q
short piece of writing
A
essay
7
Q
generally quite formal,
objective (impersonal)
and technical.
A
academic writing
8
Q
avoiding casual conversation
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formal
9
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avoiding direct reference to people
A
objective
10
Q
using vocabulary specific to the discipline
A
technical
11
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- idiomatic
- contracted words
- two-word verbs
- abbreviated words
A
colloquial words
12
Q
sugar coated the words
A
idiomatic
13
Q
use did not rather than didn’t
A
contracted words
14
Q
use as soon as possible instead of “ASAP”
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abbreviated words
15
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academic writing purpose
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- persuasive purpose
- analytical purpose
- informative purpose
