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Graduate DiplomaReading & Writing Session 8
Language IssuesSelf-study techniquesVerbs of Reference
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COLLOCATIONS
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click on passes
upload the button
submit will receive a zero mark
essays submitted after the deadline
files
claiming 'extenuating lateness'
when the course deadline assignments
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click on the button
upload files
submit assignments
essays submitted after the deadline
will receive a zero mark
claiming 'extenuating lateness'
when the course deadline passes
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a pop-up list
the system is box
the drop-down busy
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a pop-up box
the system is busy
the drop-down list
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Depending / how busy / system
you will see / file / same name / your original document
select / “I agree to the above statement” / drop down list
What are the missing words from this sentence? you need ______ nothing ______
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Depending / how busy / system
DEPENDING ON HOW BUSY THE SYSTEM IS
you will see / file / same name / your original document
YOU WILL SEE A FILE WITH THE SAME NAME AS YOUR ORIGINAL DOCUMENT select / “I agree to the above statement” / drop down list SELECT “I AGREE TO THE ABOVE STATEMENT” FROM THE DROP-DOWN LISTWhat are the missing words from this sentence?You need __ nothing ____ you need DO nothing ELSE
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VERBS OF REFERENCE
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Presenting a case Describing a reaction to another writer’s position
Other verbs of reference
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Presenting a case Describing a reaction to another writer’s position
Other verbs of reference
argue
claim
consider
hypothesise
suggest
believe
think
state
accept
admit
agree
deny
doubt
assume
conclude
discover
explain
imply
indicate
maintain
presume
reveal
show
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Practice 1
Complete the sentences on your handout so that they reflect what the following writers say /said.
A: “You could be right. I may have made a mistake in my estimate.”
B: “I did not say that sheep were faster than horses.”
C: “Whales are very intelligent animals.”
D: “I support A’s position on cats and dogs.”
E: “I’m not sure, but cows probably get cold in winter.”
F: “After much research, I’ve found that pigs can’t fly.”
G: “On my travels in the jungle I found a new type of frog.”
H: “I think it unlikely that cats can learn to talk.”
I: “Somebody should compare mouse behaviour with rat behaviour”
J: “There may be a link between health and the seasons”.
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Key
A admitted* that he might have made a mistake in his estimate. (*or accepted / agreed)
B denies saying that sheep are faster than horses.
C states that whales are very intelligent animals.
D agrees with A’s position on cats and dogs.
E assumes that cows could get cold in winter.
F concludes that pigs cannot fly.
G discovered a new type of frog in the jungle.
H doubts that cats can learn to talk.
I suggests that mouse behaviour should be compared with rat behaviour.
J hypothesised that there might be a link between health and the seasons.
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What do the following verbs have in common?
•blame, censure, commend, condemn, criticise
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What do the following verbs have in common?
•blame, censure, commend, condemn, criticise
They are followed by somebody/something + for + noun / gerund.
e.g. Lee (1998) blames foreign investors for the panic.
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What pattern follows this group of verbs?
• assess, characterise, classify, define, describe, evaluate, identify, interpret, portray, present
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What pattern follows this group of verbs?
• assess, characterise, classify, define, describe, evaluate, identify, interpret, portray, present
Verb + somebody/something + as + noun / gerund
e.g. Terry interprets rising oil prices as a result of Asian recovery.
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Practice 2
Rewrite the following statements using one of the two sets of verbs listed above.
e.g. K: “X’s work is responsible for many of our current economic problems”K blames X’s work for many of our current economic problems.
L: “She was very careless about her research methods”
M: “There are three main species of bees”
N: “The cat family are the kings of the animal world”
O: “I’m sure that dogs bark because they are nervous”
P: “Trying to estimate the number of animal species is like shooting in the dark”
Q: “Darwin was the greatest naturalist of the nineteenth century”
R: “An insect is a six-legged arthropod.”
S: “Queen Victoria was a short, rather fat woman with dark eyes”
T: “Gregor Mendel can be considered the founder of modern genetics”
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Practice 2 : Prompts
L criticised…
M classifies…
N characterises…
O interprets…
P describes…
Q evaluates…
R defines…
S portrays…
T identifies Gregor Mendel…
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Practice 2 : Key
L criticises her for being careless about her research methods / for the carelessness of her research methods.
M classifies bees into three main species.
N characterises the cat family as “the kings of the animal world”.
O interprets dogs’ barking as nervousness.
P describes trying to estimate the number of animal species as being like
“shooting in the dark”.
Q evaluates Darwin as “the greatest naturalist of the nineteenth century.”
R defines an insect as a “six-legged arthropod.”
S portrays Queen Victoria as “a short, rather fat woman with dark eyes.”
T identifies Gregor Mendel as “the founder of modern genetics.”
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Other expressions
According to X, “what X said”
As X states / argues etc, “what X said”
In the words of X, “what X said”
For X, “what X said”
X’s position / contention / argument is that…