CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES‚ UNIMAS PBI 1032: ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING Learning Unit 2: READING SKILLS By the end of this session‚ you should be able to: identify what the writer has stated literally (read the lines) infer what the writer has stated (read between the lines) apply ideas within the text to what you already know (read beyond the lines) A. Reading Academic Texts Academic texts are relatively formal in structure and style. They might be textbooks or just straightforward
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(Persia) Cyrus the Great: established a massive Persian empire across the northern Middle East and into northwestern India by 550 B.C.E; successor state to Mesopotamian empires. Zoroastrianism: Animist religion hat saw material existence as battle between forces of good and evil; stressed the importance of moral choice; righteous lived on after death in “House of Song”; chief religion of Persian Empire. (Ancient Greece) Olympic Games: one of the pan-helenic rituals observed by all Greek
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FIGHT Fight(physically too)- come to blows‚ brawl‚ exchange blows‚ attack/assault each other‚ hit/punch War- skirmish‚ battle‚ wage war‚ go to war‚ make war‚ take up arms‚ bloodshed Quarrel(mostly verbal..like us)- argue/argument‚ row‚ bicker‚ squabble‚ have a row/fight‚ wrangle‚ dispute‚ be at odds‚ disagreement‚ fail to agree‚ differ/difference of opinion‚ be at variance‚ have words‚ bandy words‚ be at each other’s throats‚ be at loggerheads‚ falling-out‚ tangle‚ contretemps‚ altercation
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more syllables‚ omitting capitalised words. Call this X 4. Divide by 100 the number of sentences to give an answer Y. 5. Add X + Y to give an answer Z. 6. Multiply Z by 0.3 to give an American grade equivalent. 7. Add 5.0 to your answer to give a British reading age. Shaded extract above There are 3 full sentences X = 23 100 ÷ 3 = 33.3 Y = 33.3 23 + 33.3 = 56.3 56.3 x 0.3 =16.9 16.9 + 5.0 = 21.9 or 22 rounded up. Text 1 There was
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Code on Corporate Governance Principle 1 – Establish clear roles and responsibilities Recommendation 1.1 The board should establish clear functions reserved for the board and those Delegated to management. Recommendation 1.2 The board should establish clear roles and responsibilities in discharging its fiduciary and leadership functions. Recommendation 1.3 The board should formalize ethical standards through a code of conduct and ensure its compliance. Recommendation 1.4 The board should ensure that
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2.3. Astronomy vocabulary Greek Mythology is a story about the gods. The gods are closely related to the natural phenomena of stars‚ rain and fog. So the astronomical words come from Greek Mythology‚ it became a system.The names of the planets in the solar system are almost entirely related to Greek or Roman mythology. For example: 1) Mercury The Mercury of the planets is related to the myth of the “God of Business” and the “God of travel”. He is one of the twelve Lord Gods of Olympus in Greece.
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APA (5th ed.) Format and Style Checklist: Part One Note: Page numbers refer to the location of information in the APA manual (5th ed.). General Guidelines Font The font style must be Times New Roman or Courier New. The font size is 12 pt (p. 285). Page Headers Page headers should include the first two or three words of the title. Type the page header five spaces to the left of the page number (p. 288‚ 5.06; sample paper‚ pp. 306-316‚ Figure 5.1). Note: Do not confuse
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THE PROCESS OF ACADEMIC WRITING Semestre 2014-2 A step-to-step Guide to Writing Academic Papers for TI3 students -The information contained in this handout has been taken from Writing Academic English by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue- Handout N° 2 Worksheet N° 2 Topic: What makes a paragraph good? Learning goal: to write a paragraph using all the paragraph components and elements What makes a paragraph good? THE PROCESS OF ACADEMIC WRITING Semestre 2014-2 A step-to-step Guide
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BANKING SYSTEM OF BANGLADESH In the world of modern ages importance of banking business is immeasurable. Agricultural and industrial prosperity cannot be imagined without the existence of an expedient banking system in the country. Absence of a fair banking system is identified as a prime cause of backwardness of any country in respect of its commerce and industry. Banks have been playing effective role in the capitalistic as well as socialistic countries of the world in their internal distribution
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Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung MSV: 0957040071 Becoming an Academic Writer Academic writing is completely necessary for studying in college. Students are frequently required to use it to write the critiques‚ research papers and formal reports in their courses. Thus‚ it is important to pay attention on: the content of an essay; correct grammar and advanced level vocabulary. Almost students realized that the content of essay totally differed from the others kinds of composition. In high school‚
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