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academic-writing-a-practical-guide-for-students

academic-writing-a-practical-guide-for-students

Ngày tải lên : 18/03/2013, 01:44
... information is, in fact, a limitation that has been emphasised by many authors working with agricultural and land use planning in recent years (see, for instance, Vaughan et al., 1995; and Chidley ... initial space for five persons. The first extract is an example of academic register, used, for instance, in dissertations and academic journals. This typically uses cautious language like apparent ... real time. The last extract uses a very formal tone, suitable for a semi-legal text. Verbs such as identifies, adhered to and allocated, the use of passives (be allocated), and special vocabulary (persons...
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Writing a Property List for Management

Writing a Property List for Management

Ngày tải lên : 21/10/2013, 22:20
... Display" tab, that the preferences on each tab are managed separately and that you’ll need to select ‘‘Always’’ again. Enable the check box for ‘‘Automatically Show and Hide the Dock’’ and ... /Local/Default read /Users/marczak RealName RealName: Edward R. Marczak The dscl command can also be used to add an attribute/value pair to a record by creating it: $ sudo dscl . create ... directory and manipulate MCX data. The Apple tools actually encode and decode MCX data as needed, so you may not be successful. Outside of the ldapmodify command, to get a blob of information into a...
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The Top Ten Rules for Writing Killer Cover Letters

The Top Ten Rules for Writing Killer Cover Letters

Ngày tải lên : 25/10/2013, 18:20
... illustrating how to achieve this cru- cial goal. 6. APPEALING IS REVEALING Do make your letter easy to read. The visual appearance of a letter is as vital as its content, maybe even more so. Be- cause ... letters often. Always write a thank you letter for a referral, and a follow-up letter after a meeting or interview. If your candidacy seems to have stalled, write again to make some- thing happen—don’t ... 10000 Dear Chief Financial Officer: To maintain continued growth, a company must have financial and management professionals who are capable of identifying and seizing market opportunities before...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 1 ppt

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 1 ppt

Ngày tải lên : 14/12/2013, 18:15
... publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record has been ... Centre for English Language Education (CELE) at The University of Nottingham who have piloted these materials, and in particular my colleagues Ann Smith, Janet Sanders, John Rabone and Sandra Haywood ... and paraphrasing ã Contains twenty-three units on accuracy in writing ã Adaptable for both long and short courses Any international student wishing to maximise his or her academic potential...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 21 pptx

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 21 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 14/12/2013, 18:16
... Quotations 4.5 Comparison Essay Read the essay carefully and find: a) a definition b) an example c) a generalisation d) a phrase expressing cause and effect e) a passive f) a phrase expressing caution g) ... e-education) has emerged as a potential rival to traditional classroom learning. It normally involves having access to a secure site on the internet where a graded series of lessons are available, ... students learn vocabulary b) Student attitudes to the cinema c) A comparison of undergraduate and post -graduate leisure activities 4.4 Taking Ideas from Sources 195 3. The next step is to make notes...
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Tài liệu Wagner - Express Yourself - Writing Skills for High School docx

Tài liệu Wagner - Express Yourself - Writing Skills for High School docx

Ngày tải lên : 21/12/2013, 03:18
... it. P ARAPHRASING / SUMMARIZING / QUOTING There are three ways for you to use information, data, details, facts, and figures that you may have discovered in your research. Paraphrasing and summarizing ... including soda and chips and paper goods. And exactly what did you mean by a blast? Last year there was an organized volleyball game. Is that happening again this year? Should they bring volleyballs? ... an organization plan, and identify the need for specific information. ow that you are familiar with reading and writing for information and understanding as demanded by important test situations,...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 2 docx

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 2 docx

Ngày tải lên : 24/12/2013, 05:15
... a title, and students must be quite clear what question the title is asking before starting to plan the essay and read around the topic. This unit deals with analysing titles and making basic ... critically Suggest Give a detailed account Summarise Look at the various parts and their relationships 8 The Writing Process: Writing Foundations was indeed the aspiration of almost all governments, ... so that by the late 1980s only the most honest countries confessed to having as many as half their population illiterate, and only ten – all but Afghanistan in Africa – were prepared to admit...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 3 pptx

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 3 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 24/12/2013, 05:15
... information or data (collectively, “information”) made available at the company web site are provided “as is”, without warranties of any kind. The Company expressly disclaims any representations ... Where might each one be found? Academic Jargon Archaic Journalistic Formal Literary 4. Match the examples below with the types of English listed above: a) Demographic data are given in Table 1. Twenty- three ... of Asia and suggest possible approaches to halting their spread. 1.5 Understanding Purpose and Register Having decided that a text is reliable, a student must read and understand as much as...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 4 pdf

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 4 pdf

Ngày tải lên : 24/12/2013, 05:15
... South-East Asia and South America, and have recently begun to spread across India and Africa. Formerly under control in many areas, the disease now threatens two billion people living in more than ... clarity and organisation are important to save time and errors at the writing stage. 1. What are the main reasons for note-taking? Add to the ideas below. a) to avoid plagiarism b) c) d) 2. ... Synonyms 3.2 Academic Vocabulary 24 The Writing Process: Reading and Note-making vaccines for the plague, one of which has begun clinical trials. In parts of Africa drug-resistant strains of the disease...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 5 pdf

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 5 pdf

Ngày tải lên : 24/12/2013, 05:15
... completed its planned new capital, Abuja. Both Brazil and Malaysia have found that the building of new capitals (Brasilia and Putrajaya) can sharply increase the national burden of debt. Even ... reported that baboons are able to think abstractly. It has been known for some time that chimpanzees are capable of abstract thought, but baboons are a more distant relation to mankind. In ... literature to describe plants and animals which have had DNA introduced into them by means other than the ‘natural’ process of an egg and a sperm. New species have always evolved through natural...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 6 docx

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 6 docx

Ngày tải lên : 24/12/2013, 05:15
... market, e.g. local TV advertising very expensive (to make and show) many people video TV and fast forward adverts newspaper adverts can be prepared more quickly TV adverts can reach a wider audience a) ... of advertising on TV with advertising in newspapers. What are the main differences? Are there any similarities? TV adverts more lively, dynamic newspaper adverts can be targeted at a special ... Organising Paragraphs 45 1. topic 2. restatement 3. reason 4. example 5. information 5. The sentences below form a paragraph, but have been mixed up. Rewrite them in the correct order and analyse...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 7 pptx

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 7 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 24/12/2013, 05:15
... ideas if necessary. Cultural adaptation among overseas students at an Australian university. a) The research programme purpose: to study how students from different cultural backgrounds adapt ... many countries. the Atlantic moderates extreme types of weather, and . . . . . . . . . . . . . the weather pattern can change radically from year to year. As a result warm days in winter and ... university b) Reasons why classroom based education remains popular: students can be part of group; receive support and advice; learn from colleagues students have face-to-face contact with a teacher is...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 8 pdf

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 8 pdf

Ngày tải lên : 24/12/2013, 05:15
... encourage extra traffic. This may be partly true, but the alternatives are equally problematic. Road pricing has many practical difficulties, while people are reluctant to use public transport. ... Comparison 4.5 Comparison Essay 68 Elements of Writing 3. Analyse the following paragraph in a similar way: Obesity is a growing problem in many countries. It can lead to various medical conditions ... eat this unhealthy diet. Problem Cause A Argument against cause A Cause B Conclusion in favour of B 4. Use the following points to build an argument in one paragraph: Topic: University expansion Problem:...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 9 ppt

Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 9 ppt

Ngày tải lên : 24/12/2013, 05:15
... is a pattern of anti-social . found in many schools. f) Recycling is a in which materials are used again. g) A recession is a of reduced economic activity. h) Post codes are a for making mail ... higher in Germany than in France. (most formal) (High/low are used for comparing abstract concepts such as rates.) Ones can replace the noun when used with an adjective: German letters are more ... normal dictionaries), very recent, or with no widely agreed meaning. Word Category Detail Use A lecture is a formal talk given to a large group, often used for teaching. An assignment is a task...
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