English and Scientific terms Salah Jameel Jabrael Proverbs ; Phrasal verbs ; idioms ; academic English  Some proverbs  Some phrasal verbs ; Idioms in English  Further about academic English  homework 1

English and Scientific terms Salah Jameel Jabrael Some proverbs  No pain no gain.  Easy come easy go.  In Rome do as Roman  All the glitters is not gold.  Today readers are tomorrow leaders. 2

English and Scientific terms Salah Jameel Jabrael Some Phrasal Verbs in English  Answer back : to reply rudely to someone who has more authority than you. e.g. I don’t like children who answer back. 3

English and Scientific terms Salah Jameel Jabrael Some Phrasal Verbs in English  Give up : stop e.g. You need give up smoking  Rely on : depend on An Independent country has to rely on its resources.  Queue up : to stand in a line of people : line up e.g. Some people Queued up all night get in. 4

English and Scientific terms Salah Jameel Jabrael academic Writing  Do not use informal language in academic writing : don't (do not!) use contractions (eg it's, he'll, it'd etc): always use the full form (it is/has, he will, it would/had). don't use colloquial language or slang (eg kid, a lot of/lots 5

English and Scientific terms Salah Jameel Jabrael academic Writing  always write as concisely as you can, with no irrelevant material or “waffle”.  generally avoid "phrasal verbs" (e.g. get off, get away with, put in etc): instead, use one word equivalents. 6

English and Scientific terms Salah Jameel Jabrael academic Writing  Avoid common but vague words and phrases such as get, nice, thing. Your writing needs to be more precise.  avoid overuse of brackets; don’t use exclamation marks or dashes; avoid direct questions; don’t use “etc”. 7

English and Scientific terms Salah Jameel Jabrael academic Writing  Avoid always use capital letters appropriately and never use the type of language used in texting! 8