Academic Writing Podcast Part 1c
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preteach on April 11, 2012
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English, academic, podcasts, английский, IELTS, TOEFL
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You can hear all these words in context via Academic Writing Podcast on iTunes and at http://academics.hse.ru/podcasts.Podcasts 8&9. Academic Writing Vocab Cards from the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, come in 3 ways. Part_1a is a word with a definition; Part_1b is a word with a sample sent (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 carry out | We are planning to _________ a series of experiments to test out hypothesis. |
| set up | She ________ a series of experiments investigating customers' reactions. |
| work out | They have noticed some repetitive pattern but have not _________ the system yet. |
| go against | What we have observed ___________ current theories of customers' behaviour. |
| look/go back over | He _________ the events of the day in his mind. |
| point out / point up | The study ________ the weakness in the current school system. |
| set out | He _______ his objections to the plan. |
| put forward | Our aim is to ___________ a theory suggested by the results of some recent experimental work. |
| a large / great amount of | The server is designed to store ________ data. |
| a large number of (substantial, considerable, significant, total, fair, reasonable, acceptable, surprising) | The task involves a ________ cases and has many different input parameters. |
| the bulk of | The _______ of the population lives in cities. |
| as a whole | The effect will be beneficial for our city and for the country _______ . |
| shed (cast, throw) new light on | Experts hope the plane's flight recorders will __________ the cause of the crash. |
| in the light of | Biodiversity must be protected, especially ________ the complex global environmental challenges. |
| illuminate (understanding) | This text ________ the philosopher's early thinking. |
| elucidate basic principles | The calls this paper explore can not be ________ through traditional empirical description. |
| glaring discrepancy | The work, unfortunately, contains ________ contradictions. |
| highlight | The report _______ the major problems facing society today. |
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