Chapter 2 - Academic Vocabulary

Chapter 2: Academic Vocabulary

2a: Academic Vocabulary vs General Vocabulary

Words used in academic texts are often more formal and precise in meaning. Colloquial expressions (including some phrasal verbs) tend to be avoided. Compare the following sentences:

Everyday English	Academic English
Viruses and germs are passed from one person to another through touching, coughing and sneezing.	Viruses and germs are transmitted from one person to another through touching, coughing and sneezing.
Scientists try to find the root cause of the pandemic.	Scientists try to identify the root cause of the pandemic.

Answers

	Answer
1.	access
2.	indicate
3.	facilitate
4.	allocate
5.	(a) analyse (b) investigate

Activity 1

Replace the underlined words in the following sentences with suitable academic vocabulary provided. Each word can only be used ONCE.

access

allocate

analyse

facilitate

indicate

investigate

maintain

seek

		Answers
1.	With advancement in technology, people can instantly get information from the internet with mobile phones.
2.	The survey data show that there is a rise in teenage drug abuse.
3.	Cutting taxes may help economic recovery.
4.	The government has decided to give $240 million to post-secondary education.
5.	Forensic scientists (a) look at evidence from crime scenes and make use of forensic tools to (b) look into crime cases.	(a)
		(b)