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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

Discuss the reading
6. Discuss these questions in a small group. Share your answers with the class.
1. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of living life wint an
extreme sense of time urgency?
2. Think about just one or two areas of life mentioned in the article (school,
work, city home, social life) and answer this question: Do you feel that the
pace of your own life is too fast, too slow, or just right? Explain.

Review what you know
7. With a partner, write down three things that you have learned from the
reading on page 13 and your discussion of the pace of life.
1. _______________________________________________________________

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2. _______________________________________________________________

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3. _______________________________________________________________

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Prepare to Listen and Take Notes

Learn general academic words
1. Study the meaning of these general academic words. Discuss them with a partner
or in a small group. These words will be used in the lecture.

Analyze: to examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it

Characteristic: a special quality or feature that someone or something has
Compare: to examine two or more things in order to show how they are similar and

different

Factor: a fact or situation that influences or causes a situation

Significant: noticeable or important

Tend to: to be likely to do a particular thing
2. Fill in the blank with the correct general academic word or phrase. Compare your
answer with a partner.

analyze compare significant
characteristics factors tend to

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