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What is Academic English UK BLOG?
Academic English UK BLOG is a bimonthly publication based on all aspects of academic English. We produce content / lessons / worksheets on a variety of topics: from speaking tests to plagiarism issues. Our bimonthly BLOG release notification is through our mailing list: sign up here. There is often free materials and great discounts in our bimonthly newsletter too.
Improve your paraphrasing skills
Improve your paraphrasing skills Paraphrasing is using your own words to express someone else's message or ideas. In a paraphrase, the ideas and meaning of the original source must be maintained; the main ideas need to be expressed, but the wording has to be your...
How to improve your English listening skills
English Listening Skills Listening is the most difficult skill to improve quickly, so it needs lots of practice. Using listening test sites provides a purpose for listening and aids motivation. Listening tests improve your listening skills as they help you check your...
Academic Grammar
Academic Grammar What are the most common tenses in academic English? According to corpus research, in academic writing, the four tenses used the most often are present simple, past simple, present perfect simple and future simple (will) (Biber et al., 1999; Caplan,...
Description, analysis and evaluation
Description, analysis & evaluation A basic definition of all three terms: Description: To give a clear and detailed picture of something. Analysis: To make a methodical and detailed examination. Evaluation: To make judgements about the value of information....
Listening note-taking methods 2
Listening Note-Taking Methods 2What are listening note-taking methods? The Curve of Forgetting (originally called The Ebbinghuas Curve) proposes we forget new information rapidly. If you take a lecture for example, many students think that because they understand the...
File sharing
Shared DrivesDownload all our videos and MP3s We use OneDrive & Dropbox file sharing applications to share all our videos and listenings. If you are in a country where you cannot access YouTube or Google-based websites, this is your solution. These apps provide...
Academic Synthesis
Academic Synthesis What is synthesis? Synthesis is a key feature of analytical academic writing. It is the skill of being able to combine a number of sources in a clause, paragraph or text to either support an argument or refute it. We also synthesise sources to be...
Exemplification
Academic Exemplification What is exemplification? Exemplification means to provide readers with examples that illustrate a larger point. Exemplification writing uses specific, vivid examples for the purpose of adding more information to explain, persuade, define or...
Academic Definitions
Academic Definitions What are academic definitions? Academic definitions are statements explaining the meaning of a word or phrase. Definitions show that you understand key terms and ensure that there is no misunderstanding with your audience. Academic definitions are...
New PDF to Word Terms and Conditions
New PDF to Word Terms and Conditions What's this about?Many of us are still teaching online and Word documents are far more practical to use online than PDFs. Therefore, we've changed our terms and conditions to provide permission for our PDF documents to be converted...