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On this page: Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | Materials in CILL which are relevant to EAP | EAP Homework Suggestions

Note: Some of the material on this page is taken directly from the EAP book. Other material is related to EAP topics, and is here so that you can extend your knowledge.

Unit	Proficiency Exercises & Games
All	Videos from the EAP course CILL Orientation Video Quiz What is Independent Language Learning?
1	Participating in Academic Discussions Brainstorming Videos Grammar Sentence Types - types of clause Nouns - countable, uncountable and special cases Vocabulary Prefix Meanings - a matching exercise Prefixes Crossword Key Words in University Study - Nouns - Crossword Key Words in University Study - Whole and Parts Verbs of Academic Communication - Crossword Listening An Ideal Language Learner - interactive listening exercise Seminar on the Transition from School to University - interactive listening exercise Web Materials The transition from school to university - a reading and categorisation activity. Discussion Phrases Collocations - contains links to the vocabulary; e.g. 'empirical' and a matching exercise. Speaking Listening
2	Developing academic writing skills Cause and Effect - this exercise introduces the vocabulary and grammar needed to describe trends. Includes an exercise. Purpose, reason and result clauses It is because and this is because - an explanation and an exercise Problem areas: prepositions Prepositional phrases Prepositions - at, in, on. Shoot the aliens to win. Games: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. (Internet Explorer only) Prepositions - of, for and from. Shoot the aliens to win. Games: 1, 2 and 3. (Internet Explorer only) Suffixes Suffixes for Meaning and Word Class Suffixes for New Words Functions Correction Exercise - to help you with the functions of definition, comparison and contrast. Includes an exercise on common errors. Functions - definition, classification, comparison & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution and hypothesis. Categorisation Suggesting solutions - choosing whether a sentence that suggests a solution is formal or informal. Genetic Engineering Vocabulary - you can click the links for definitions, example sentences, pronunciations and Chinese translations Writing Grammar
3	Giving oral presentations Video about confidence, energy and intonation in presentations Presentation phrases - an ordering activity Presentation Planner - helps you to write presentations by asking you for all the necessary sections of a presentation. It then produces printable note-cards, a script and a slide show. It also reads your presentation to you to help with your pronunciation. Presentations Assignment Checklist Presentations - list of CILL materials Grammar Comparison and Contrast - exercise on the functions of comparison and contrast and definition. Sentence patterns - contrast clauses Contrast Clauses - in spite of the fact that, etc. Contrast sentences Passive Voice Vocabulary Word Roots - gap fill Word Roots - matching Similarity and difference - fill in the blanks Similarity and difference - common mistakes
4	Using sources in academic writing Referencing Resources on the Internet Referencing Pages - an overview of using sources and referencing Reference Machine - a program to help you write references. You fill in the boxes with the author's name etc. and the computer formats the reference for you. You can use one of the following styles: APA style: for an in-text citation, a book, an article in a journal, a chapter in an edited volume, a newspaper or magazine article, or an Internet reference. Harvard style: for an in-text citation, a book, an article in a journal, a chapter in an edited volume, a newspaper or magazine article, or an Internet reference. Vancouver style: for a book, an article in a journal, a chapter in an edited volume, a newspaper or magazine article, or an Internet reference. IEEE style: for a book, a part or chapter in a book, an article in a journal, an article in an e-journal Referencing Exercises: Spot the errors and correct them in in-text references and in bibliographical references. Choosing whether to use a quotation, summary or paraphrase. Secondary citation Example academic essay with the quotations, summaries and paraphrases highlighted. It also contains in-text citations and references. The topic is how to design navigation for Internet pages. List of referencing-related books in CILL. Synthesis - information and examples of how to describe different opinions, how to analyse them, and how to give your own opinion. Resources If - Explanation of 'if ' sentences and how to choose which sentence structure to use. Sentence Patterns - Conditional Clauses Transitivity - transitive and intransitive verbs Synonyms for nouns Synonyms for verbs Beliefs, opinions and attitudes Beliefs, opinions and attitudes crossword Matching Abbreviations, i.e. etc. On-line mind mapping / diagrammatic skeleton program
5	Organising extended academic texts Essay introductions - a text on the health of students, and a text re-construction exercise. Essay paragraphs - a text on multiple dimensions of the tutor-student relationship, with paragraphs in order of importance. Includes a text re-construction exercise. Essay conclusions - a text on the health of students, and a text re-construction exercise. Example academic essay with the quotations, summaries and paraphrases highlighted. It also contains in-text citations and references. The topic is how to design navigation for Internet pages. Coherence in a Text on Palmistry Resources Collocation: Set Phrases Collocation: Verbs and Nouns 1 Collocation: Verbs and Nouns 2 Change and continuity: nouns and verbs table Change and continuity: nouns and verbs gap fill Change and continuity: nouns and verbs multiple choice That-clauses
6	Achieving an academic writing style Introductory Paragraph Techniques - identify four basic techniques for composing the opening statement of your introductory paragraph: the general statement, the rhetorical question, the impact statement, and the anecdote Matching formal and phrasal verbs Relative clauses - an explanation and a practice exercise The Register of a word - useful links and a matching exercise. Academic style guidelines - an explanation and a correction exercise. Hedging Formal and informal sentences Suggesting solutions - choosing whether a sentence that suggests a solution is formal or informal. Academic Vocabulary - lists of academic words. You can click the links for definitions, example sentences and pronunciations. The Common Error Detector - copy and paste your essay into the box and the Error Detector finds some common problems in academic essay writing and gives you tips how to solve them. Organisation Tool - helps you to re-organise lists; e.g. lists of topics to put in essays. Pros and Cons Calculator - helps you decide which side of an argument is stronger. Scanner - a program that highlights the words in a text that are easy for a reader to find. Use it to improve the organisation and reader-friendliness of your writing. Advanced Dictionary Skills - this site will teach you how to find the meaning of words faster, and teach you how to improve your vocabulary and pronunciation. Resources Relative clauses Modals and tentativity Formal verbs Replacing idioms with formal verbs Academic Vocabulary Crossword Precise Words Replacing 'get' Importance and Unimportance

Materials in CILL which are relevant to EAP

EAP Homework Suggestions

Last updated on: Friday, August 19, 2016

English for Academic Purposes

Participating in Academic Discussions

Developing academic writing skills

Giving oral presentations

Using sources in academic writing

Organising extended academic texts

Achieving an academic writing style