What is special about academic English? — use the words
Student sheet · Grade 6 · Lesson 6
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Name ______________________________ Date ______________
Choose the word your reader expects to meet here.
1. MATCH
Draw a line from each academic word to the everyday word that means about the same.
postpone — ________________
improve — ________________
deteriorate — ________________
identify — ________________
address — ________________
indicate — ________________
support — ________________
omit — ________________
2. CHOOSE
Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: address, deteriorate, identify, improve, indicate, omit, postpone, support.
Word bank: address, deteriorate, identify, improve, indicate, omit, postpone, support.
The trip was ________d until Friday.
Her writing ________d over the term.
The weather ________d by evening.
________ the cause of the change.
The essay ________es a hard question.
The graph ________s a steady rise.
________ your claim with evidence.
He ________ted the final step.
3. FRAME
Finish each sentence.
Although ___
In contrast, ___
Write the whole sentence, not just the missing word.
4. PRODUCE
Write your own sentences using the academic words. Target: 3 paragraphs. A + means more than one sentence in that slot. Only one of yours may use the frame. Choose which one needs it.
postpone
improve
deteriorate
identify
address
indicate
support
omit
5. JUDGE
For each pair, mark which version suits the reader named — and say why.
postpone / put off which fits? ________________
improve / get better which fits? ________________
deteriorate / get worse which fits? ________________
identify / find which fits? ________________
address / deal with which fits? ________________
indicate / point out which fits? ________________
support / back up which fits? ________________
omit / leave out which fits? ________________