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Academic Vocabulary

Verbs Frequently Used in Present Perfect in Academic Writing

be come give make show
become do have see take

Source: Biber, D., et al. (1999). Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. New York: Longman.

ACTIVITY 5 Vocabulary in Academic Writing

Use the academic vocabulary in the present perfect to complete the sentences.

Subject Area Example from Academic Writing
Education 1. The technology and engineering educators many steps
to improve the education they provide students.

Political 2. Despite international objections, dictators have recently risen to power in
Science several major countries. Four factors these leaders
an advantage: modern communications, new military technology, government
support, and a lack of outside inquiry.

Environmental 3. The Industrial Revolution underway for about two
Science centuries.

Technical 4. Government agencies typically do not fund the projects that grant applicants
Writing but rather the projects that they plan to do.

History 5. In the last decade, historians an increase in the public’s
interest in colonial photographs.
Health 6. Studies that people with lower birth weights
experience increased rates of heart disease.

Economics 7. Population shifts, greater world trade, unemployment, and the advance of
technology all an effect on today’s job market.
English 8. Although soccer an important part of the American
Composition sports scene, it will never replace football, basketball, and baseball in the hearts
of American sports fans.

Computer 9. The use of specialized techniques in the design of computer experiments
Science has progressed remarkably in the past two decades, but how far
this technology ?

Asian Studies 10. The agriculture industry in Vietnam great progress,
resulting in less poverty, better nourishment, and increased food exports.

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