- •Н. М. Максимчук, і. А. Онищенко, а. М. Троцюк Academic and Business Writing Луцьк 2010
- •Передмова
- •Unit 1 English as the World Language of Research and Education
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •4. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •5. Reduce the informality of the following sentences.
- •Unit 2 Some Important Features and Elements of Academic Texts
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •4. Divide the following text into paragraphs with appropriate indentation.
- •5. Analyze the use of citations in the text by answering the following questions:
- •Correct any errors in the following sentences.
- •Unit 3 Summaries
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •Correct any errors in the following sentences.
- •Unit 4 Research Paper Abstracts
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •4. Read the two abstracts with identified moves and answer the questions that follow.
- •5. Correct any errors in the following sentences.
- •6. Write an abstract of your research paper. Unit 5 Conference Abstracts
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •4. Read the abstract and answer the questions that follow.
- •5. Correct any errors in the following sentences.
- •6. Write your own conference abstract of 200-250 words based on your research. Unit 6
- •Informational and Analytical Reports
- •Informational Reports
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •Comprehension check
- •Give information, prepare a report and discuss the visual aids according to the following situations.
- •Complete the text with the words from the box.
- •Choose the correct verbs in brackets.
- •Select the correct form of Pronouns.
- •Unit 7 Qualities of Effective Letters
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Match the word with its definition:
- •4. Complete the text with words from the box:
- •5. Rewrite the following letter. Paragraph it correctly and use connecting words that will help clarity.
- •6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.
- •Unit 8 The Art of Being Polished
- •Incomplete Clauses
- •Vocabulary and spelling studies
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the word with its definition:
- •4. Rewrite the following paragraph so that it flows smoothly.
- •5. Three of the four words in each line below are synonyms. The fourth is an antonym. Spot the intruder in each group.
- •6. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •7. Complete the dialogue with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets. More than one answer is possible in some cases.
- •Unit 9 Business-Letter Format and Letter Style
- •Letter Parts
- •932 Wyncrest Drive
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Write the salutation and complementary closing for each of the following.
- •4. Which of the words that follow each of these sentences is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
- •5. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •6. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
- •7. Discuss the following.
- •Unit 10 Planning Your Business Letters
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. For each of the following situations, tell the kind of business letter you would write.
- •4. Use either raise or rise to complete each of the following sentences.
- •5. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •6. Choose the correct verb forms to complete the text.
- •Unit 11 Refusal Letters
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Match the word with its definition:
- •4. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •5. Are these statements true or false?
- •6. Choose the correct form of the verb.
- •Unit 12 Claim and Adjustment Letters
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •1. Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Are the following statements true or false?
- •4. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •5. Respond to the following situations.
- •6. Fill in the Present Perfect form of the following verbs (positive or negative).
- •Unit 13 Memos and Other Form Messages
- •Vigilant insurance company
- •Interoffice Memorandum
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text:
- •Comprehensive check
- •Write a memorandum according to each situation.
- •Complete the text with words from the box:
- •Select the correct words in the following sentences.
- •Complete the dialogue with the following words and phrases:
- •Unit 14 Résumés and Job Applications
- •Individual Companies
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •Comprehension check
- •Do the following assignments.
- •Complete the text with words from the box.
- •Complete the insurance claims below with the following words.
- •Correct any errors in the following sentences.
- •Unit 15 Employment Letters
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Exercises
- •Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
- •Comprehension check
- •Write an appropriate letter according to each situation.
- •Complete the text with words from the box.
Vocabulary notes
Keep in touch with – підтримувати контакт
make a decision – приймати рішення
rely on (information) – покладатись на
accounting department – бухгалтерський відділ
submit a report – подавати звіт
complete a research – закінчити дослідження
conduct an experiment – проводити експеримент
Exercises
Transcribe and practice correctly the following words from the text.
Supervise, scatter, throughout, straightforward, expand, merge, research, depth, janitorial, through, scope, obviously, pattern, assign, thumb, excuse, accuracy, survey, absorb, require.
Comprehension check
Can owners or managers in large business personally keep in touch with all operations of the company?
Are large and complex businesses convenient to supervise all the activities under their direction?
When business executives need information, they ask for a written report. Isn’t it a wise decision of the problem?
What are business reports written for?
What does the future of any company rely on?
Is information reported on all levels of business?
Why is it necessary for the board of directors to study the reports from presidents and vice presidents?
What does a complex and detailed report explain?
What can be said about the wording and style of the informational report?
An analytical report is required only for special projects? What are they?
Give information, prepare a report and discuss the visual aids according to the following situations.
1) Assume that you have been asked by your office manager, Sharon Rosenberg, to prepare a report on the types of mailings done by your firm. She would like to know how many pieces of the various categories of mail are processed each week: how many are first-class letters, how many are bulk-rate sales pieces, how many are packages. She is especially interested in the package shipments that must be received by the addressee on the following business day. She needs information on the postage that the firm spends during a typical week and during a particularly busy week.
Prepare on outline for the proposed report, even though you will not actually gather the information.
Describe the procedures you would use in gathering the information and preparing the report.
List the sources of information that you would see.
Your supervisor has asked you to investigate the methods used to conserve energy in five firms in your area. Assume that you have interviewed five employees of different firms. Prepare a report of your findings.
Survey your class or a group of about 20 students to determine what kinds of jobs in what kinds of businesses they hope to have by the time they are thirty years old. Prepare a visual aid – a table, a chart, a graph, or trend line – that would display your data most effectively. Discuss the visual aid briefly.