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1Unit1UnderstandingAcademicEnglishObjectives:-Learnthepurposeofthiscourse-Gettounderstanddifferentvoicesthatpeopleoftenuseintheircommunication-UnderstandfeaturesofacademicEnglish-BuildyourlearningabilityviatheInternet-MeetyourteacherandnewclassmatesContents-Teacher’sintroduction-Readinganddiscussion:How’syourvoice?-Languagefocus:wordchoice,andstructuralcomplexity-Writingpractice:understandingdifferentstyles-Rewritingpractice:consolidatingacademicEnglishwritingskills-Classroomextension:InternetsurveyonfeaturesofacademicEnglish21.ReadingActivity1.1Pre-readingTaskDoyouknowhowtowriteapaperwithanacademicvoice?MostChinesestudentsuseonlythecasualvoicefortheirdailylifepurposes,whichdoesnotfittheacademicwritingstyle.Whenyoucanlearntouseanacademicvoiceandaformalwritingstyle,youwillgainauthorityandrespectforyourselfasaresearcheraswellasaresearchwriter.Readthefollowingthreetextswithdifferentkindsofvoiceandtellwhattheydifferin.1.2ReadingPassageHOW’SYOURVOICE?CasualVoiceHey,dude,nowayyoucansithere!Huzzah!Wewon!Webeat‘em!Ha!BlueVampires.Theythinkthey’resogreat.Weshowed‘em.GoAardvarks!Yuck!Ihatebroccoliwiththosenasty,stinkin’mush-rooms.Whydowegottahavethesethingsagain,man?!’renotallowedtositinthisarea,becauseit’sasafetyconcern.I’msogladforourteam,thegreatFightingAardvarks,andnowtogetherwecelebratethisvictory.I’dprefernottohavethisparticularvegetableagain,ifit’spossible.Doesanyonereallyenjoythiscombinationofmushroomsandbroccoli?It’spossiblethatourpartymighthavetobepostponedorcanceledbecauseoftheAcademicVoiceThisareamustbekeptclearforfoottraffic.TheFightingAardvarksclaimedvictoryovertheBlueVampiresinthefinalroundtonight.Bothteamscompetedwellandthefansareenthusiastic.Veryfewpeopleenjoythisbroccoliandmushroomdish.Therefore,itwillnotbeservedagainwithinthiscalendaryear,ortheserverswillbekilled.Duetotheinclementweather,theAnnualTattooPartywillnot3party‘causeit’stotallyraininglikecrazy!Sweeeet!IlovethoseIndianaJonesmovies!They’reawesomewiththewhipandthebugsandstuff.Everyonelovesthoseflicks!badweatherthat’sthreaten-ingourlocation.IndianaJonesfilmsarereallyverypopularwithyouragegroup.Criticscan’tdecidewhysuchanoldcharacterissoappealing.takeplacethisThursdayatFinsterPark.Theplanningcommitteewillrescheduletheeventandreleaseinformationassoonaspossible.HollywoodisperplexedatthereasonsthatIndi-anaJonesissofavoredbysuchyoungaudiences.Theanswerremainsamystery.1.3ReadingComprehension1.3.1Doyouknowinwhichsituationthesevoicesareappropriatelyused?Andwhy?VoiceForwhatpurposesCasualConsultativeAcademic1.3.2Readthepassagecarefullyagainanddecidethedifferencesamongthem.CasualvoiceConsultativevoiceAcademicvoice42LanguageFocus2.1WordChoiceAcademicvoicecanbewellexpressedbychoosingwords.Herearesomewordstoacquire:poignant,provocativecompelling,strikingproposal,objectioninsight,discourseinvestigate,disapproveHerearesomewordstoavoid.very,justtruly,suchfortunately,frankly,turndown,lookintogo,get2.1.1Canyoumatchtheformalandinformalwordsandphrases?VerifyExamineTrytofindoutLookatcarefully5DemonstrateIntendInvestigateSurvive,penetrateDiscoverEliminateConclusionNumerous,myriadMakesuresomethingistrueShowGetridofGetthroughitMeanLookintoAlotofEnd2.2Structuralcomplexity‘Syntax’isthetechnicalwordthatisusedtodescribesentencestructure.Itisextremelyimportantthatwell-arrangedsentencescarryanacademicvoice,whereaschoppy,simplesentencessoundoralandcolloquial.Sentencesthataretooshortandpoorlyconnectedcanbeirritatingtoread.Conversely,sentencesthataretoolongandramblingaredifficulttofollowandarelikelytobeconfusing.Useasentencelengththatallowsyourthoughtstoflowclearly.Rewritethefollowingsentencesintoatextwithwell-orderedsentencesandstructuralcomplexity.Aconjunctionconnectswords,phrases,orclauses.Itindicatestherelationshipbetweentheelements.Theseelementsconnect.Weoftenfindthefollowingthing.Inonlyonesinglesentenceaconjunctioncontainsoneormoreideas.Theseideasmaybeequalorunequalinimportance.Ideasareequal,andwecallthemcoordinateideas.Forexample,Johnstudieselectronics.HelenstudiesComputing.Thesetwosentencescanbecomeacompoundsentence.Itshowstherelationshipbetweenthetwoideas.Wewanttomaintaintheequalityoftheideas.Wecalltheclausesinthenewsentencecoordinateclauses.3.WritingPractice3.1UnderstandingdifferentstylesReadthefollowingtextsanddecidewheretheycomefrom.1AtAT&BellLaboratoriesinfraredlasersarebeingusedtocapturelivemicrobes.Workinglikeopticaltweezers,thepressureofthelaserlighttrapsminuteobjectsinits6focuspoint.Researchersareusingthedevicetomovearoundvirusesbacteria,andothercellstheyarestudyunderthemicroscope.Afterseveralhours,however,thefocuslightwillheatupthemicrobestoaboilingpoint.____________________________________________________________________2AllweaskisthatyouspendtwohoursofyourtimeattendingaBarrattSalespresentation.There,you’lldiscoverthebenefitsoftimeshare.AtBarrattwecallitHolidayOwnershipbecausethat’swhyitreallyis.You’llbeundernoobligationtopurchase,butwethinkyoumaybetempted.______________________________________________________________