Academic Writing for International Students of Business

6 Using adverbs In the sentence given in section 1, adverbs are used to give information about time (consistently) and degree (c ...

Further common examples include: 3.4:Academic Vocabulary: Verbs and Adverbs 183 Time Degree Manner recently clearly (un)surprisi ...

1 Types of conjunctions Note the way conjunctions work in the following sentences: Demand for food is increasingbecause the popu ...

 There are six main types of conjunction. Match each of the types below to one of the sentences opposite. (i) Addition ( ____ ) ...

3 Common conjunctions  Working with a partner, complete the table with as many examples of conjunctions as possible. 186 Part 3 ...

5 Conjunctions of opposition In some ways, these are the most important type of conjunction, and can be the most difficult to us ...

1 The language of numbers In introductions, numbers are often used to give an accurate account of a situation: Women account for ...

But: Thousands of companies were formed in the dotcom boom. When writing about currencies, write $440 m.(440 million dollars). R ...

 Rewrite the following sentences using one of the words or phrases in the table above. Example: (a) Only three people attended ...

NB: 5–20% = a tiny/small minority 40–49% = a substantial/significant minority 51–55% = a small majority 80%+ = a vast majority  ...

5 Practice  The following data were collected about a group of 15 international students. Write sentences about the group using ...

1 How prefixes and suffixes work ‘Unsustainable’ is an example of a word containing a prefix and suffix. Words such as this are ...

Common prefixes of meaning  Find the meaning(s) of each prefix. (NB: Some prefixes have more than one meaning.) 194 Part 3: Voc ...

3 Practice A Prefixes allow new words to be created (e.g. ‘unfriend’ – to delete a ‘friend’ from social media).  Suggest possib ...

Meaning suffixes A few suffixes contribute to the meaning of the word: -ABLE has the meaning of ‘ability’: a profitableproduct, ...

1 Using prepositions  Underline the prepositions in the following text (ignoring to + infinitives). Prepositions UNIT 3.8 Prepo ...

Note the difference between phrasal verbs and verbs with prepositions: The cars are made inKorea.(verb + preposition = easy to u ...

(c) Many examples ___ tax evasion were found. (d) The answer ___ the problem was to retrain the workforce. (e) Globalisation, __ ...

6 Practice B  Complete the following text with suitable prepositions. 200 Part 3: Vocabulary for Writing This study sets (a) __ ...

8 Practice C  Complete the following with suitable verbs and prepositions. (a) The enquiry ___ the cause of the accident, not t ...