Weeks 1-4
Weeks 1-5
Weeks 5-7
Weeks 6-8
Weeks 7-10
100
Look at the following sentences. Explain the differences. 1. The department head decided to review the operations. 2. The department head made a decision to review the operations.
Sentence A is verb-based and Sentence B is noun-based.
100
Make a complex sentence out of the following simple sentences. There is one factor. Education about HIV/AIDS is important. Education has reduced the risk of HIV transmission.
One factor which is important in reducing the risk of HIV transmission is education.
100
Change the verb in parenthesis into the passive voice. Many studies (conduct) ………………………………………… by the WHO and the results show that developing world is still facing problems dealing with its own health care issues, including HIV transmission rates.
Many studies have been conducted by the WHO and the results show that developing world is still facing problems dealing with its own healthcare issues, including HIV transmission rates.
100
What are the basic functions of an introduction in academic writing?
To introduce the topic, provide background information and a thesis statement
100
Create a definition for the following group of words. malaria / transmitted / bite / mosquito
Malaria is a disease transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
200
Gillett (2011), identified eight features of academic writing which we have been utilizing in this course. Of the eight, we have identified ‘Responsibility’ as the most important, why?
The responsible use of sources is often a new and challenging skill for students, but essential for written university work.
200
Write two sentences using the information below. Make use of exemplification. Romance, e.g. Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Catalan
There are a number of languages which are considered romance languages, for example, Spanish and French. There are a number of languages, such as Portuguese and Italian, which are considered romance languages.
200
Combine the following words to create noun combinations countries/world’s/the/poorest
the world’s poorest countries
200
What are the two main functions of a conclusion in academic writing?
Provide an answer to the essay question based on main body evidence, give a summary and a final statement that examines future issues.
200
Write some examples of classification using the terms below. Early immigrants to America: Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Germany
The early immigrants to America can be grouped into one main category: Western European. This can be further divided into British, Irish, Scandinavian and German.
300
What is the biggest difference between academic and non-academic writing?
The main difference is academic writing uses more noun-based sentences. This is done because noun-based sentences allow the writer to communicate in a precise and accurate manner.
300
Create a cause and effect sentence using the words and phrases given. adequate health care/not available/developing countries/many easily treated diseases/still widespread
Adequate healthcare is not available in developing countries; therefore, many easily treated diseases are still widespread.
300
Combine the following words to create noun combinations preventable/deadliest/world/in/disease/the/the
the deadliest preventable disease in the world
300
Using your own ideas, create a combined sentence using the given clause and coordinating conjunction. The Australian government believes citizens have the right to maintain their cultural heritage, so …
The Australian government believes citizens have the right to maintain their cultural heritage, so they provide a range of programs to promote diversity.
300
Write some examples of classification using the terms below. Causes of global health issues: economic, social, environmental
Three major causes of global health issues can be identified as economic, social, and environmental.
400
Look at the following sentence. Tell me: the task, content, and controlling idea. Compare and contrast population growth in Ireland and New Zealand.
Compare and contrast (T) population growth(C) in Ireland and New Zealand (CI).
400
Explain the difference between a paraphrase and a summary.
A summary reduces the source text in size i.e. a paragraph may be reduced to a single sentence or an article reduced to a paragraph. A paraphrase closely transforms information from the source text i.e. the source and the paraphrase are of similar size.
400
Look at the following sentence. First, underline the controlling noun. Next, choose a verb to fill in the blanks. Make sure it agrees with the controlling noun. Vast numbers of Africans ……………………………………… living in poverty at home and are deciding to immigrate to other countries.
Vast numbers of Africans are living in poverty at home and are deciding to immigrate to other countries.
400
Using your own ideas, create a combined sentence using the given clause and a subordinating conjunction. A large proportion of the population are not in favour of immigration
Although a large portion of the population are not in favour of immigration, some lawmakers are pushing for more relaxed immigration rules.
400
Identify the relative clauses in the following sentences and, if possible, change them into reduced relative clauses. Immigration, which was under strict regulations in the 1960s, placed certain obstacles in the way of people from some countries. 
Immigration, which was under strict regulations in the 1960s, placed certain obstacles in the way of people from some countries. Immigration, strictly regulated in the 1960s, placed obstacles in the way of people from some countries.
500
Look at the following sentence. Tell me: the task, content, and controlling idea. Account for the rise in cases of CVD in the developing world.
Account for (T) the rise in cases of CVD(C) in the developing world (CI).
500
Paraphrase the following sentence. Developing countries that urgently need programs to deal withincreasing CVD and diabetes rates are also the least able to finance and organize them.
e.g. For many countries requiring them, the implementation of health programs to address CVD and diabetes is difficult because of a lack of available resources.
500
Combine the following simple sentences into compound or complex sentences based on noun combinations. Adults over 30 years old are dying. They are dying in the world’s poorest countries. They are dying faster than in wealthy countries. They are dying twenty five times faster.
Adults over 30 in the poorest countries are dying twenty-five times faster than adults in wealthy countries.
500
19. What are the three parts of an effective definition?
Term + Classification + Characteristics = Definition
500
Use nominalisation to combine the sentence below. The number of unemployed workers has been growing rapidly since the 1990s. This has affected public opinion about immigration.
The rapid growth of unemployed workers since the 1990s has affected public opinion about immigration.
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