Academic Writing for International Students of Business

Working in pairs, decide if the following statements are true or false. (a) Most students react positively to the idea of group ...

Finish the assignment on time This is the most important test of your group’s performance. When you have finished and handed in ...

3 Dealing with problems  Working in groups of three, discuss the best response to the following situations. You may choose an a ...

Revision Exercise The Writing Process  Study the flowchart below, which explains the process of writing an essay. Then complete ...

The first (a) ___ of essay writing is to read and understand (b) ___ title, and then to prepare a schedule of work (c) ___ the a ...

PART 2 Elements of Writing ...

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1 Discussion vocabulary Essay titles commonly ask students to ‘discuss’ a topic: ‘Working from home can be positive for many com ...

One negative aspectof homeworking can be the loss of regular contact with colleagues. A significant benefitof working from home ...

(b) Examining the subject from different viewpoints (e.g. economic, ethical or social): 2.1:Argument and Discussion 91 Economic: ...

Language of discussion Avoid personal phrases such as in my opinionor personally, I think... Use impersonal phrases instead such ...

Providing evidence Normally your conclusions on a topic follow an assessment of the evidence. You must show that you have studie ...

 Complete the diagram of the paragraph’s structure using the following descriptors: Writer’s viewpoint Benefits of imports – I ...

The language of cause and effect A writer may choose to put the emphasis on either the cause or the effect. In both cases, eithe ...

(b) Focus on effects 96 Part 2: Elements of Writing With verbs High unemployment was caused by was produced by resulted from (no ...

2 Practice A  Match the causes with their likely effects and write sentences linking them together. 2.2:Cause and Effect 97 Cau ...

3 Practice B  Complete the following sentences with likely effects. (a) An increase in the tax on tobacco _____. (b) Rising dem ...

5 Practice D  Study the flow chart below, which shows some of the possible effects of a higher oil price. Complete the paragrap ...

Reference words These are used to avoid repetition: Cohesion UNIT 2.3 Cohesion means joining a text together with reference word ...

 Study these examples of reference words and phrases. 2.3:Cohesion 101 Pronouns he/she/it/they Possessive pronouns his/her/hers ...