学术英语写作(I)作业1

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Academic style: practice

In the following sentences, underline examples of bad style and rewrite them in a more suitable way.

(a) Another thing to think about is the chance of crime getting worse.

(b) Regrettably these days lots of people don’t have jobs.

(c) Sometime soon they will find a vaccine for malaria.

(d) A few years ago the price of property in Japan went down a lot.

(e) You can’t always trust the numbers in that report.

(f) Sadly, the high inflation led to poverty, social unrest and so on.

(g) He was over the moon when he won the prize.

(h) I think we should pay students to study.

(i) A few years ago they allowed women to vote.

(j) What were the main causes of the Russian revolution?

Rewrite the following paragraphs in an academic style.

These days a lot of kids are starting school early. Years ago, they began at 5, but now it’s normal to start at 4 or younger. Why is this? One thing is that mums need to get back to work. Is it good for the kids? Jenkins (1989) has studied this and says that early schooling causes social problems like stealing, drug taking etc. I think he’s right and we should pay mums to stay at home.

Why are there so many jams on the roads these days? One thing is that public transport like trains, buses, etc. is so dear. A long time ago cars cost a lot but now, unfortunately, they’ve got a lot cheaper. Another thing is that driving is a lot nicer than waiting for a bus. The trouble is that if everyone buys a car the roads get packed.