
- •VII. Academic style.
- •VIII. Some words occur in the text together. They are called collocations.
- •IX. Some words demand certain prepositions.
- •2.Try to guess which prepositions are missing in the following phrases:
- •XI. Translate the following into English using the collocations and prepositional phrases above:
- •XIII. Read Theory of Operation for ev carefully and construct a flow chart of the process described there.
- •XIV. Read Future of the ev and analyze the structure of the three paragraphs. Fill in the table:
- •XV. *Home assignment. Read the report once again. Write a summary of the paper. Follow the structure below:
XIII. Read Theory of Operation for ev carefully and construct a flow chart of the process described there.
XIV. Read Future of the ev and analyze the structure of the three paragraphs. Fill in the table:
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2 |
Sentence 1 |
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a) What Tense is predominant? What is its function?
b) What does the author feel about the prospects of EVs? Can you prove it with the lexis (=words) used?
c) Using the information from Comparison of Combustion Engine, Hybrid and Electric and Advantages and Disadvantages of the EV present and justify (=prove) your opinion on the following question: Are Electric Vehicles likely to appear on the Russian market in the near future? (Will they be demanded?)
d) Plan your answer carefully. Make it logical and concise. Use academic phrases and words that you have already studied. Organize your answer in a paragraph.
XV. *Home assignment. Read the report once again. Write a summary of the paper. Follow the structure below:
The paper headlined __________________ deals with ………………………
The genre of this paper is ………………………
The purpose of this ……………. is to ……
The paper begins with ………….(sth/ by V+ing)…………….
The paper provides ……..
It also describes ………………………
It then gives/compares ……………………….
The paper concludes by saying that……
Include the following verbs and linkers: First, second, etc….
However
Thus
Also
But
Then
In fact
In addition
For example/instance.
As a result
In contrast