Academic reading tasks

The paper is aimed at presenting several philosophies in teaching academic writing at the university in which three aspects considered to have significant effects on the academic writing involving reading, task-based instruction, and collaborative writing tasks are mainly discussed.

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Ebook Longman academic reading series 2 with essential online resources: Part 1 includes: Chapter 1 cultural studies: the lessons of travel; chapter 2 multicultural literature: writing about cultural identity; chapter 3 health science: high tech, low tech, no tech; chapter 4 education: the task of the teacher; chapter 5 psychology: theories of intelligence.

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The action research was conducted to test the ideas that using online newspapers written in English enhances students reading skills and cultivates their positive attitude towards extensive reading (ER). The participants were 42 second-year students at School of Foreign Languages – Thai Nguyen University (SFL-TNU). Reading materials were selected from a local online newspaper in English.

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This research aims to illuminate how the successful IELTS takers perform their IELTS reading test and provide a useful guidance for anyone concerning about IELTS reading test. This study is motivated by two research questions: (1) What test-taking strategies frequently used by Vietnam test takers in performing IELTS reading tasks.

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TOEFL IBT - Writing skill written by author Lin Lougheed, part 1 of the document with 2 parts introduction and writing skills integrated task. This task consists of a 250-300 word passage on an academic subject followed by a two-minute lecture or discussion on the same topic. The test taker in then given a question about the topic. The test taker must write a 150 to 225 word summary of the important points made in the listening passage and explain how these points relate tho those in the reading passage. The test taker may write more than 225 words if time permits.

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Stephen Bailey has produced an excellent new edition of his popular book Academic Writing. This book presents a great blend of advice and practice. The advice focuses on what is required in terms of academic writing at university. He addresses different types of academic writing and even includes sample writing texts. The practice breaks down academic writing by focussing on the language typically required in academic settings with lots of student exercises.

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Most international students need to write essays and reports for exams and coursework. Yet writing good academic English is one of the most demanding tasks students face. This new edition of Academic Writing has been fully revised to help students reach this goal. Clearly organised, the course explains the writing process from start to finish. Each stage is demonstrated and practised, from selecting suitable sources, reading, notemaking and planning through to re-writing and proof-reading. The four main parts of Academic Writing allow teachers and students to easily find the help they need.

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Practice Test Two PRACTICE WRITING TEST TWO Writing Task 1 You are advised to spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task. The flowchart below shows the process involved in writing a formal academic essay for a particular university course. Describe the stages of the process in a report for a university lecturer. You should write at least 150 words.

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The Official Guide to the TOEFL® iBT is the leading guide to the most widely accepted English-language proficiency test in the world--the TOEFL test. Written by ETS, the makers of the test, this book includes two real full-length TOEFL tests for practice, as well as explanations of every section of the test and information on what is expected of you for every speaking and writing task. You will learn how to construct your answers and integrate the four skills needed to demonstrate academic English-language proficiency: reading, listening, speaking and writing.

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The new edition of Focus on IELTS not only prepares students for IELTS but also equips them with the tools they need to succeed in academic life. Additional exam practice is available with the interactive iTests on this CD-ROM. The first complete and integrated IELTS preparation course, providing comprehensive exam skills development and graded practice. The Coursebook contains 20 short units organised into thematically linked pairs. The first unit in each pair focuses on reading and vocabulary, the second unit focuses on listening and writing skills.

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Insight into IELTS offers comprehensive preparation for the International English Language Testing System, known as IELTS. The course progressively develops skills and language for each test paper by examining the four IELTS papers one by one, including both Academic and General Training modules for the Reading and Writing modules. Insight into IELTS also introduces students to the types of communication tasks which they are likely to meet in an English-speaking environment.

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Chapter 3 contains a summary of the academic skills that you will need to complete the tasks on the Next Generation TOEFL. Read the strategies, complete the practice activities, and check your answers. By going systematically through this chapter, you will acquire valuable academic skills. Take your time and learn them well

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There is also a focus on pronunciation. In addition, each unit has one page for a test practice activity, or three pages when it is academic reading test practice. The test practice includes examples of all the different tasks in the following papers: Academic Reading, General Training Reading, Academic Writing, General Training Writing, Listening and Speaking (see the summary of the Academic and General Training tests on pp6-7).

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For the first task, you will read a passage about an academic topic You will have 3 minutes to reacf the passage. You may take notes on Jhe passage while you read. Trie passage will then be removed and you will listen lo a lecture about the same topic. While you listen, you nay aJso taka notes.

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This task consists of a 250-300 word passage on an academic subject followed by a two-minute lecture or discussion on the same topic. The test taker is then given a question about the topic The lest taker must write a 150- to 225-word summary of the important points made in the listening passage and explain how these points relate to those in the reading passage. The test taker may write more than 225 words if time permits.

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