Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ NGUYN KHC THC Email:KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 1 USED-FREQUENTLY ACADEMIC WORDS A lot of/ loads of/ plenty ofa great deal of /numerous/ several A bitSomewhat, slightly To start/beginTo initiate/commence BigLarge/great/significant/considerable + percentage ManyNumerousBountiful, plentifulTo find outTo ascertain To carry outTo conductTo useTo consumeTo stopTo cease/abandon To tryTo strive/endeavor/attemptTo want To desire To hateTo dislike/abhor/detest To keepTo retain/preserve To ask To ask for To inquire/enquire To requestMainlyPrimarily/principally MostlyLargely/to some large extentPartlyTo some degree SurelyTo some certain extentIn generalOn the whole/generally/by and large/for the most partLuckyFortune WrongIncorrect/questionableIn charge ofTake (on)/bear/have/ responsibility for sth To be responsible for sth To getTo obtain/gain/accumulate/acquire To look atTo explore/examine To get worseTo deteriorate/worsen/decline/degenerate/relapseTo rise/go upTo increase/escalate To reduce/go down To decrease/decline To minimize/lessen To deal withTo handle/contend with/address/tackle About (adv) About (prep) Approximately/around/slightly over/less Concerning/regarding sth AlmostNearly, more or less, virtually A lota substantial amount, a considerable sum Next Adjacent/neighbouringThe poorThe needy/disadvantaged/impoverished/destitute/penniless/indigent The richThe affluent/wealthy/ Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ NGUYN KHC THC Email:KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 2 The youngTeenagers/juvenile/adolescent/youngsters BeforePrior to The oldThe senior citizens/retired/elderly/aged To joinTo be involved in/engaged in/associated with In accordance withPursuant toi.e.Namely/that is e.gFor example, take sth as an example, for instance relevantPertinent to sthTo alarmTo perturbTo copyTo imitate DebateDispute/contention/controversy/dissent To debateTo confer To show/describeTo demonstrate/illustrate/depict/reveal/unfold/ May bePossibly, perhapsand so on. / and so forth / etc. To namejust a few To controlTo handle To preventTo preclude/avert/restraint To hinderTo obstruct/inhibit/hamper/interfere with To limitTo restrict/curb/contain/suppress ImportantVital/critical/momentous/notable/crucial/ (of great/vital/critical importance) Workersemployees LackShortage/insufficiency GreatEnormous/massive ResultConsequence, the fruits of sth, outcome, repercussion, implication StandardBenchmark To emphasizeTo highlight/underscore To ignoreTo neglect/underestimate To improveTo enhance/promote/boost/facilitate To solveTo resolve/settle/tackle/handle/cope with/combat/address To causeTo trigger/pose/engender To lead to/result in/give rise to/induce IncomeSalary/wage/earnings/pay To hinderTo impede/hamper ReasonablePlausible DominantProminent/overwhelming OverwhelmingIntractable NowadaysThese days/In the present day/age, currentlyKnowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ NGUYN KHC THC Email:KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 3 GOLDEN RULES FOR ACADEMIC WRITING 1.No contractions/abbreviation Its obvious that the excessive use of smoking lead to a rise in the risk of lung cancer. IS Government & large businesses d apply technical system to the treatment of industrial sewage before discharging them into the environment. AND, WOULDNowadays, individual cant live without technology in the fast peace of life CANNOT 2.Avoid using personal I, You, We, impersonal language Ch chung chung qu, v i khi m ch v Examiner 3.Not used SO, VERY, REALLY before Adjectives Extremely, highly, exceedingly 4.Tenses: The present simple, the present perfect, will and past simple (rare case) Khi ni n mt s tht chung chung, lun cp vn no qu kh, th chng ta dng nhiu th The present simple 5.No ABSOLUTE WORDS/OVER-GENERLISATION always, never, absolutely, all, the total/entire, everyone, certainly, Nothing is perfect ^^ Khng c g tuyt i, ng hon ton c, tham kho nhng trng t trn 6.Avoid repetition: lm mt im thang Lexical Resource (25%/task) synonym ^^ use Oxford Dictionary of Thesaurus 7.Not used BUT/AND/OR/SO However, In addition, Hence, Thence, 8.No use SPOKEN LANGUAGE: Well, this is an interesting for me to find out. The first point is that .. ^^ Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ NGUYN KHC THC Email:KHACTHUC.1709@GMAIL.COM DANANG 2015 Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCENGLISH 4 9.Dont usebrackets () and dashes (-), exclamation marks (!!!) 10.Dont use colon (:) after SUCH AS, INCLUDING 11.Do not refer blindly to statistics without accurate reference Ex: A recent study shows that The statistics illustrates that . 12.Limit the use of INFORMAL/EVERYDAY LANGUAGE Tham kho bng trn nh 13.Do not use SMILES fly like an eagle', 'solid asa rock', as black as ink 14.Do not begin a sentence with numerals"There were 9 people...", : "There were nine people..." 15.Do not use SO ON, ETC, for further information 16.Avoid the emotional expressions: I LIKE/FEEL/HATE/ 17.Avoid NOONE NO ONE, CAN NOT CANNOT 18.Do not use NOWADAYS to begin a sentence, namely, Introduction 19. USE IMPORTANT POINTS OF GRAMMAR: MODAL VERBS, PASSIVE VOICE, RELATIVE CLAUSE, INVERSION, QUANTIFIERS, S-V AGREEMENT, CONJUNCTION, COMPOUND/COMPLEX SENTENCE 20. Avoid using SIMPLE SENTENCE: We are coming, government should act immediately 20 GOLDEN RULES trn y cc bn nghin cu tht k dng. NOTHING IS PERFECT, hy DNG N NG LC, NG CH Mi sao chp, trch dn thng tin bi vit, file xin hy TRCH NGUN DO STRIVE FOR THE BEST HAPPY WOMENS DAY8-3-2015