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1 English for Academic Purposes for Students of Agricultural Studies
Dr Eirene C. Katsarou (Ph.D, M.A., M.A., M.Ed) ESP Instructor School of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, DUTH

2 English I – Course Assessment
School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH) Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade (Individual) Assignment 2: December 8th – December 18th 15% of the final grade End of the term: Final Written Exam 60% of the final grade All 1st semester students are required to hand-in both assignments to participate in the final exam. Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

3 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 1 Part A (Reading Comprehension) – 3 questions Part B (Search on the Internet and Answer) – 3 questions [6 marks] What is the task? For Part A, students have to answer the 3 questions based on the text (at least 50 words each) For Part B, students have to answer the 3 questions based on information they get from the Internet. (at least 100 words each) Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

4 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 1 Part A (Reading Comprehension) – 3 questions Part B (Search on the Internet and Answer) – 3 questions [6 marks] Part A 1. What is the topic of the research described in the above extract? What are its keywords? (50 words) 2. How does deforestation occur at a landscape scale?(50 words) 3. How did researchers in Rosa et al’s study estimate (i) carbon emissions and (ii) biodiversity loss? (50 words) Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

5 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 1 Part A (Reading Comprehension) – 3 questions Part B (Search on the Internet and Answer) – 3 questions [6 marks] Part B 6. Discuss the major climatic factors that lead to land degradation. Use the text in the link below.(100 words) file:///C:/Users/user/Desktop/climate-change-and-its-impact-on-land-degradation-imperative-need-to-focus pdf 7. Use the text below and explain in your own words what is biodiversity and its significance to human health. (100 words) Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

6 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 1 Part A (Reading Comprehension) – 3 questions Part B (Search on the Internet and Answer) – 3 questions [6 marks] Part B 8. How can slash and burn agriculture disturb forest ecosystem? (100 words. Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

7 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 2 What is the task? Students have to answer find the Greek equivalent translation of the English words that are written in bold in the text. (20 words) [4 marks] Source: Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

8 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade e Activity 2 Find the Greek definitions for the following words as they occur in the text. All words are bolded in the text. Use Greek-English dictionary WordReference available online at: emission, profound, implication, impact, instantaneously, matrix, fragment, susceptibility, disperse, equilibrium, decline, spatial, terrestrial, density, combustion, baseline, accumulate, mindset, legacy, decay. 20 words in total Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

9 The WordReference Online Dictionary
Dept. of Agricultural Development – English I (Course Assessment)

10 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 3 What is the task? Students have to answer find the English definition of the words that are italicized in the text. (20 words) [5 marks] Sources: Dictionary. com: Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

11 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 3 Find the English definitions for the following technical terminology as they occur in the text. All words are nouns and are italicized in the text. Use the English-English dictionary Dictionary.com available online at: biodiversity, deforestation, vegetation, timber, habitat, slash, landscape, predation, extinction, mammal, vertebrate, conservation, farmland, degradation, species, community, element, effect, fossil fuel, carbon Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

12 Dictionary.com Dept. of Agricultural Development – English I (Course Assessment)

13 Glossary of Soil Science
Dept. of Agricultural Development – English I (Course Assessment)

14 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 4 What is the task? Students have to answer find one synonym and one antonym of the words that are underlined in the text. (20 words) [5 marks] Sources: Thesaurus. com: Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

15 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 4 Find one synonym and one antonym for each of the following words. All words are underlined in the text. Use Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus available online at: proceed, overlap, local, potential, delay, predictable, accessible, coarse, distribution, modified, advantage, loss, individual, reduced, integrated, vulnerable, estimate, substantial, restore, associated Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

16 Thesaurus.com Dept. of Agricultural Development – English I (Course Assessment)

17 Thesaurus.com Dept. of Agricultural Development – English I (Course Assessment)

18 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 5 What is the task? Students have to answer the following two questions on (a) Deforestation and (b) Biodiversity Loss. (100 words each) [5 marks] Sources: Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

19 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Activity 5 The text refers to: (a) the phenomenon of Deforestation and to (b) the notion of Biodiversity Loss. After you read the two relevant texts on the Internet, answer the following questions in your own words (100 words). How does deforestation lead to global warming? Source: Discuss 3 key consequences of biodiversity loss on humans. Source: Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

20 Deforestation Dept. of Agricultural Development – English I (Course Assessment)

21 Biodiversity Loss

22 Assignment I School of Agricultural and Forestry Studies (DUTH)
Department of Agricultural Development English I – Winter Semester Assignment 1: November 24th – December 1st 25% of the final grade Hand-in: December 1st , 2017 Results for both assignments will be announced after Christmas holidays. Dept. of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources – English I (Course Assessment)

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