Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION XIII – CARAGA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TANDAG CITY
JACINTO P. ELPA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
CAPITOL HILLS, TELAJE, TANDAG CITY
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Read the following sentences, then, identify the contracted words and rewrite each formal equivalent.
1. The first National Government wasn't intended to be a coalition government in the normal sense of the
term.
2. These aren't at all original or exotic but are based on the ordinary things that most people tend to eat.
3. The radical restructuring of British politics after 1931 doesn’t lie in the events of 13-28 August, but in the
changing attitudes within the National Government.
4. He agreed that they’d visit her after they stopped at Jan’s for coffee.
Read the following sentences, replacing the informal two-word verb with a more formal equivalent.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
A primary education system was set up throughout Ireland as early as 1831.
This will cut down the amount of drug required and so the cost of treatment
The material amenities of life have gone up in Western society
Thus, he should have looked into how the patient has coped previously.
The aggregate of outstanding balances went up and down quite violently.
Here are some common abbreviations that you might stumble into. Rewrite the expanded terms to achieve
formality in language.
10. approx. –
11. CEO 12. AM 13. PM 14. et al. 15. approx. Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following sentences to achieve
formality in academic language.
16. Mr. Manuel Chan is now rolling in money (very rich, famous, losing money, successful in business)
17. Clara’s lola is already 95 years old. She is as blind as a brat. (having a slightly poor vision, having a very
poor vision, having total blindness, having one blind eye)
18. My boss is a diligent person. He burns the candle at both ends. (works conscientiously, works very early
and very late, works carelessly, works just on time)
19. Not many people like her to be a friend since she only paddles one’s own canoe. (do things for others, do
things for oneself and others, prioritize others than oneself, do thing for oneself)
20. If you ask me, I will throw cold water on her to merge business with him. (encourage, force, continue to
tease, discourage.
Read the following statements and answer each sentence as to what features of academic language.
21. What feature of language is applied when a writer does not include personal emotions in the text?
22. Which of the following deals with the way the writer organizes a text?
23. What language is used in academic writing?
24. When you write an academic paper, what point of view will you use?
25. How do you determine your language when you are writing academic paper?
Choose the best sentence connectors from the transitional devices inside the parenthesis to logically complete
the sentence.
26. Most high school students really do not know what they want to do. _____ their parents usually meddle
in their career choice. (in spite of the fact, thus, since, in addition)
27. It is not only your values, interests and skills that will matter _____ your personality traits will have to be
considered, too. (event though, in fact, because, but)
28. The popular singer refused to take part in the concert. _____ she had a change of heart the next day.
(besides, in addition, however)
29. All her gowns for the concert have been designed by one of the top couturiers in the country. _____, all
those gowns will all be given to her after the concert. (however, consequently, in addition)
30. It is postponed _____ the renovation of the venue. (Instead of, ahead of, because of)
Using the given criteria, evaluate the language of the following sample academic texts from various disciplines.
31. This essay intends to investigate whether there is a causal relationship between music listened to and the
mood of individuals. Additionally, it will seek to explore whether this relationship is used in advertising
to encourage people to spend money.
32. This essay on how the lyrics of hip hop developed - as a form of protest against a society segregating the
working classes based on the premise of the music having a distinct and energizing rhythm that really
inspires people to move, thereby reaching out to audiences who wouldn’t normally believe in protest, let
alone speak out in public. Thus, the music becomes a vehicle for words of protest that can and indeed have
changed the world.
33. The researcher found out that the male population has a higher chance of being hired compared to the
females. Eighty percent of the employers stated that since females are privileged with maternity leave,
they leave their work for some time resulting to a decline on the overall production of the company. I
think this is very judgmental on the part of the employers. It goes against the Women Empowerment
Movement. I strongly urged the employers to rethink their choices.
34. This essay is focused on investigating the photo tactic responses of three different species of fish that
occupy different areas of an aquarium: danios (Danio rerio), which group near the surface of the water,
black skirt tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), which swim in the middle of the tank, and kuhli loach (Pangio
kuhlii), which swim near the bottom of tank. It is anticipated that they will respond differently to light
according to their niche with the tank.
35. As a student, I want to understand how Multiple Intelligences Theory affect students’ learning. For
example, I learn better when I listen to music while my circle of friends learns best when they discuss the
lesson together. I believe that all of us are unique. We have our own ways to excel in school. That’s why
I want to conduct a study on this particular matter.
Directions: Using the Venn Diagram, differentiate academic text from non-academic text.
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION XIII – CARAGA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TANDAG CITY
JACINTO P. ELPA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
CAPITOL HILLS, TELAJE, TANDAG CITY
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Read the following sentences, then, identify the contracted words and rewrite each formal equivalent.
1. The first National Government wasn't intended to be a coalition government in the normal sense of the
term.
2. These aren't at all original or exotic but are based on the ordinary things that most people tend to eat.
3. The radical restructuring of British politics after 1931 doesn’t lie in the events of 13-28 August, but in the
changing attitudes within the National Government.
4. He agreed that they’d visit her after they stopped at Jan’s for coffee.
Read the following sentences, replacing the informal two-word verb with a more formal equivalent.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
A primary education system was set up throughout Ireland as early as 1831.
This will cut down the amount of drug required and so the cost of treatment
The material amenities of life have gone up in Western society
Thus, he should have looked into how the patient has coped previously.
The aggregate of outstanding balances went up and down quite violently.
Here are some common abbreviations that you might stumble into. Rewrite the expanded terms to achieve
formality in language.
10. approx. – approximately
11. CEO - Chief Executive Officer
12. AM - ante meridiem (before noon)
13. PM - post meridiem (after noon)
14. et al. - et alia (and others)
15. approx. - approximately
Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following sentences to achieve
formality in academic language.
16. Mr. Manuel Chan is now rolling in money (very rich, famous, losing money, successful in business)
17. Clara’s lola is already 95 years old. She is as blind as a brat. (having a slightly poor vision, having a very
poor vision, having total blindness, having one blind eye)
18. My boss is a diligent person. He burns the candle at both ends. (works conscientiously, works very early
and very late, works carelessly, works just on time)
19. Not many people like her to be a friend since she only paddles one’s own canoe. (do things for others, do
things for oneself and others, prioritize others than oneself, do thing for oneself)
20. If you ask me, I will throw cold water on her to merge business with him. (encourage, force, continue to
tease, discourage.
Identify the following statements and answer each sentence as to what features of academic language.
21. What feature of language is applied when a writer does not include personal emotions in the text?
22. Which of the following deals with the way the writer organizes a text?
23. What language is used in academic writing?
24. When you write an academic paper, what point of view will you use?
25. How do you determine your language when you are writing academic paper?
Choose the best sentence connectors from the transitional devices inside the parenthesis to logically complete
the sentence.
26. Most high school students really do not know what they want to do. _____ their parents usually meddle
in their career choice. (in spite of the fact, thus, since, in addition)
27. It is not only your values, interests and skills that will matter _____ your personality traits will have to be
considered, too. (event though, in fact, because, but)
28. The popular singer refused to take part in the concert. _____ she had a change of heart the next day.
(besides, in addition, however)
29. All her gowns for the concert have been designed by one of the top couturiers in the country. _____, all
those gowns will all be given to her after the concert. (however, consequently, in addition)
30. It is postponed _____ the renovation of the venue. (Instead of, ahead of, because of)
Using the given criteria, evaluate the language of the following sample academic texts from various disciplines.
31. This essay intends to investigate whether there is a causal relationship between music listened to and the
mood of individuals. Additionally, it will seek to explore whether this relationship is used in advertising
to encourage people to spend money.
32. This essay on how the lyrics of hip hop developed - as a form of protest against a society segregating the
working classes based on the premise of the music having a distinct and energizing rhythm that really
inspires people to move, thereby reaching out to audiences who wouldn’t normally believe in protest, let
alone speak out in public. Thus, the music becomes a vehicle for words of protest that can and indeed have
changed the world.
33. The researcher found out that the male population has a higher chance of being hired compared to the
females. Eighty percent of the employers stated that since females are privileged with maternity leave,
they leave their work for some time resulting to a decline on the overall production of the company. I
think this is very judgmental on the part of the employers. It goes against the Women Empowerment
Movement. I strongly urged the employers to rethink their choices.
34. This essay is focused on investigating the photo tactic responses of three different species of fish that
occupy different areas of an aquarium: danios (Danio rerio), which group near the surface of the water,
black skirt tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), which swim in the middle of the tank, and kuhli loach (Pangio
kuhlii), which swim near the bottom of tank. It is anticipated that they will respond differently to light
according to their niche with the tank.
35. As a student, I want to understand how Multiple Intelligences Theory affect students’ learning. For
example, I learn better when I listen to music while my circle of friends learns best when they discuss the
lesson together. I believe that all of us are unique. We have our own ways to excel in school. That’s why
I want to conduct a study on this particular matter.
Directions: Using the Venn Diagram, differentiate academic text from non-academic text.