1. 1 Academic Writing Fall 2012 Meet twice a week Wednesday, Friday Time: Wednesday 4:10-6:00 Friday 10:10-12:00 E-mail: austinkc@hotmail.com Phone: 134 3922 0499 Website: http://austincasey.yolasite.com/ Writing Center: ICB 106 Monday 10-12, Friday 2-4

2. 2 Today: Attendance Homework Due: Reading Test 1 (Europa) Go over Reading Test IELTS Task 2 Practice Vocab Test 2 Homework: Reading Test 2 (Bats), Final Essay

3. Vocabulary Final Exam Friday 10:10 to 12:00 Building 3, room 102 10% of your grade

4. Final Exam Week 18 2 Hours 1 hour reading, 1 hour writing 30% of your grade

5. Journal 10 Problems It is supposed to be Task 2 so: 1. write the T2 question clearly 2. make an interesting title that has a clear opinion. No questions! A good title will give you a higher score 3. don't use quotes or references (you will not be able to use these for the real test) 4. organize it appropriately.

6. Journal 10 Problems 4. organize it appropriately. There should be 4 paragraphs. Only 2 ideas (discussions) and they should be related. Less ideas, more details.

7. Journal 10 Problems Persistance vs. persistence spelling mistake

8. Reading Test 1: Europa Please take out your reading test 1 and check the answers by yourself. Answers: 1. Galileo 2. 1990s 3. cracked ice or liquid water 4. A 5. C

9. Reading Test 1: Europa Please take out your reading test 1 and check the answers by yourself. Answers:11. hot spots17. curry 6. A12. temporary lake18. J 7. B13. huge icebergs19. A 8. B14. 500020. E 9. A15. farmers21. P 10. fractured16. 200822. G

10. Reading Test 1: Europa Please take out your reading test 1 and check the answers by yourself. Answers:27.active32. E 23. F28. side effects 33. F 24. B29. morphine 34. A 25. H30. clinical trials 35. C 26. I31. dopamin36. A

11. Reading Test 1: Europa Please take out your reading test 1 and check the answers by yourself. Answers: 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D

12. Vocabulary Quiz 5: Chapters 1-5 1. social __________________ (network) company networking (special collocation set) 2. ____________ (strategy) planned their attack strategically (adj) 3. invisible 4. self reliance is the correct collocation. Self reliability is not grammatically wrong, but it is not common 5. ______________ (contribute) factors contributing (adj.) factors (special collocation set) contributive is a rare adj. form

13. Vocabulary Quiz 5: Chapters 1-5 6. the most __________________ (structure) simple element structurally (special collocation set) 7. play dynamically (adv) 8. caused an extreme _________ (negative) in the student negativity (n) 9. controversial (adj.), 10. distribution (n)

14. Vocabulary Quiz 5: Chapters 1-5 11. Our wedding will be featuring jazz music. (another meaning of featuring is to have) 12. The uncooperative model 13. can you tell me its availability? (do you have it?) 14. lack of domestically generated energy and food (collocation set) 15. invisibility suit (special noun) 16. reliability (n)

15. Vocabulary Notice Dominance vs Domination Dominance is the condition of dominating; domination is the act of dominating His dominance over his classmates in chess was impressive. The domination of his chess skill was amazing. Passive vs Active

16. Vocabulary Notice Reliance vs Reliability Reliance is the condition of relying; reliability is the act of relying Her reliance on her parents was too great. Her reliability is second to none- that is why she is such a good friend. Passive vs Active

17. Vocabulary Notice "consequent" means "resulting", and "consequently" means "as a result". Grammatical difference Ex: Stock values declined, with consequent financial losses to investors. = Stock values declined; consequently, investors financial losses were significant. Ex: I was very worried, and my consequent difficulty concentrating resulted in my failing the exam. = I was very worried; consequently, I had difficulty concentrating and ended up failing the exam. "consequently" is used much more often than "consequent"

18. Vocabulary Notice The police response and _________________________ (consequence) actions were not enough to save all of the victims. In this case both consequent and consequential are ok The two words are the same when they mean "resulting". However, "consequential" can also mean "important", which is not true of "consequent". (However, we usually use "inconsequential" more than "consequential"): Ex: The change to the schedule was consequential. = The change to the schedule was not inconsequential. ("Consequent" cannot be used in these sentences.)

19. Vocabulary: Review Collocation damaging consequences (n) In a rapid decline (n) rapidly declining (v) mounting evidence (it is clear that) plainly visible (v and adj) attitudes toward (my view about…) personality conflicts (n) positive attitude (n) social issues, personal issues (n) primary reason, primary function (n) implement a strategy (v), marketing strategies (n) generate revenue (v)

20. Vocabulary: Practice Final Answers Part APart BPart C 1. C1. B11. B1. incapacitated 2. E2. B12. B2. consequential OR consequent 3. H3. A13. C3. underestimated 4. F4. D14. B4. persistence 5. D5. C15. C5. evaluative 6. K6. A16. D6. domestication 7. J7. C7. functioning OR functional 8. I8. D8. acknowledgment 9. G9. C9. networking 10.B10. D10. primarily

21. Vocabulary: Practice Final Answers Part D Dynamics She played the piano dynamically. Design The interior design of your house is so lovely. Appreciate I really truly appreciate my parents for giving me their all. Whereby (means through which) The architect can also paint pictures whereby his skill for drawing can be very useful.

22. 22 Extra Practice: Make a sentence: Choose any two 01. there is mounting evidence that 02. X is rapidly declining 03. X is primarily the reason for Y 04. domestically generated ___ 05. It is plainly visible that ___

23. Task 2: Make an Outline International tourism is now more common than ever before. Some feel that this is a positive trend, while others do not. What are your opinions on this? Give reasons to support your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. (250 words) Make a 4 paragraph outline

24. Introduction with Thesis Topic Sentence 1 a. Evidence b. Evidence c. Example Make an Outline: Some people say that education is a means to a secure job, while others believe education is a life long process. What is your point of view? Topic Sentence 2 a. Evidence b. Evidence c. Example Conclusion

25. T2: International Tourism Notice the handout. Compare what is an IELTS 5 with an IELTS 7. Use the level 7 phrases on the last 2 pages and write your own T2.

26. Task 2: Make an Outline Men and women are different in terms of their characteristics and abilities. For this reason, some jobs are better done by men and others by women. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. (250 words) Write an outline for this sample question

27. Your Essay must have: 550-650 words double spaced 5 paragraphs Academic Thesis Statement 3 references with author's last name and page number Works Cited page with references (one English) References must have author's full name 2 quotes written pros and cons written 1 counter argument (1 argument against yours) written 1 group that will agree with you AND 1 group that will disagree

28. 28 1. Do you think people these days rely on machines too much? Will they forget basic skills like writing and cooking because they use machines too much? 2. How do you think people in the future will use robots? 3. Is it good for the government to spend money on space exploration? Or do you think it is a waste of money? 4. Why do a lot of people long for a car? 5. Do you think the government should limit the use of private cars? Additional Task 2 Questions

29. 29 Class Schedule: W15 IELTS writing task 2 W16 final essay duel W17 Final exam – IELTS reading and writing 30 points + vocabulary 10 points

30. 30 Class Schedule Week 15, Class A vocabulary review quiz Week 15, Class B Journal 10 Due Week 16, Class B final essay due (pay attention to references) Week 16, Class A reading practice test due

31. 31 Homework 1.Reading Test 2 2.Final Essay (Saturday)