English and Scientific terms

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Proverbs ; Phrasal verbs ; idioms ; academic English

Some proverbs Some phrasal verbs ;

Idioms in English Further about academic

English homework

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Some proverbs

No pain no gain. Easy come easy go. In Rome do as Roman All the glitters is not

gold. Today readers are

tomorrow leaders.

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Some Phrasal Verbs in English

Answer back : to reply rudely to someone who has more authority than you.

e.g. I don’t like children who answer back.

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Some Phrasal Verbs in English

Give up : stop

e.g. You need give up smoking Rely on : depend on

An Independent country has to rely on its resources. Queue up : to stand in a line of

people : line up

e.g. Some people Queued up all night get in.

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academic Writing

Do not use informal language in academic writing :

 don't (do not!) use contractions (eg it's, he'll, it'd etc): always use the full form (it is/has, he will, it would/had). don't use colloquial language or slang (eg kid, a lot of/lots

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academic Writing

always write as concisely as you can, with no irrelevant material or “waffle”.

generally avoid "phrasal verbs" (e.g. get off, get away with, put in etc): instead, use one word equivalents.

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academic Writing

Avoid common but vague words and phrases such as get, nice, thing. Your writing needs to be more precise.

avoid overuse of brackets; don’t use exclamation marks or dashes; avoid direct questions; don’t use “etc”.

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academic Writing

Avoid always use capital letters appropriately and never use the type of language used in texting!

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