Activities to improve your writing in key areas such as evaluating ideas, explaining concepts and expressing opinions Section 1 focuses on Vocabulary Skills (Units 1-7) Covers 650 key words, with opportunities to practise words more than once Authentic texts, showing how the words are used in academic writing Highlighting of words from the Academic Word List 650-word glossary with definitions and phonetics for all keywords Useful reference sections on collocations, affixes and dependent prepositions Complete answer key to all exercises for self-study More practice exercises and short writing tasks available at www.oup.com/elt/academicvocabulary
The most common answers are 1. to do well on the test, 2. to pass the course, 3. to advance to the next level, 4. to graduate.
Some people even answer “to make my spouse ( or parents) happy”, or “to please the teacher”.
These are “short term” answers, but the real “long term” answer is so that YOU will really know the material, internalize it, and have it available whenever you need it. Studying/learning skills are essential tools for every human being because they give you ownership of ideas and skills that you can use for the rest of your life.
Oxford EAP prepares learners to study effectively in English at university level, whatever their chosen subject, from pre-sessional courses to postgraduate research. The course integrates the four main skills and academic language, and features authentic texts from academic and higher education books published by Oxford University Press. The accompanying DVD-ROM contains both video and audio content, including extracts from real lectures by Oxford University academics, plus student presentations, and seminar discussions.
Oxford EAP prepares learners to study effectively in English at the university level, whatever their chosen subject, from pre-sessional courses to postgraduate research. The course integrates the four main skills and academic language and features authentic texts from academic and higher education books published by Oxford University Press. Oxford EAP is accompanied by a Teacher's Handbook with extensive methodology notes, ideas for additional activities, and full answers to all tasks.
