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Academic Vocabulary
Words from the Academic Word List (Sublists 4 and 5)
access alter conflicts phases prior
adequate challenge exposure precise trends
Source: Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)
ACTIVITY 8 Vocabulary in Academic Writing
Use the academic vocabulary to complete the sentences.
Subject Area Example from Academic Writing
Psychology 1. SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder, is a type of depression that some
people tend to have in the fall and winter when there is less opportunity for
to natural sunlight.
Geography 2. In 2009, it was reported that 25 percent of the world’s population still lacked
to electricity, which means that they had to use wood and
charcoal as their main sources of energy.
Neurology 3. Brain scientists are experimenting with new strategies that include attempting
to painful memories of people such as returning soldiers or
victims of violent crime who have traumatic memories.
Environmental 4. In dry climates, one way to save water is to use a watering system called drip
Science irrigation, which is a way of giving plants a very amount of water.
Nursing 5. Focusing on patient safety, which is one of the current in
nursing education programs, has improved health care for all.
Astronomy 6. Although astronomers divide the of the moon into eight
categories, most people are only aware of four, which are the full moon, quarter
moon, half moon, and new moon.
Business 7. Although on average Americans change their jobs every four to five years, they are
staying in their jobs longer now than in decades, which may
be due to increased difficulty of finding a new job.
Music History 8. Beethoven did not let his biggest , which was that he was
slowly going deaf, stop him from creating some of his most beautiful symphonies.
Education 9. Progressive education encourages teaching children to get along, which requires
teaching students how to resolve without fighting.
Statistics 10. Sometimes scientists first test a hypothesis with a small sample size. If the
experiment is successful, they repeat it with a larger sample size that is statistically
.
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