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The AEUK Team
Newsletter #107
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New stuff
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50x New Resources. We've created over fifty new resources since January! We've just added some new reading, writing, listening and speaking tests (members only). Also, there are summary writing activities and listening note-taking skills...
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AUG 2022. Academic Conditionals What are conditionals / if clauses? Conditionals are used to describe the result of a real or hypothetical condition. There are four main types of conditionals in English. Each is used to indicate the likelihood of a situation occurring, or the likelihood that it would have occurred under particular circumstances. The Zero and First conditionals are known …
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AUG 2022. What is marketing theory? Some of the most common marketing models include the Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning process, which focuses on generating value for an organisation through delivering relevant products, services and communications to the customer, the Unique Selling Proposition (USP), when brands make it clear to potential buyers why they are different and better than the competition, and the Brand Positioning …
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JUL 2022. Cause and Effect Language: What is Cause & Effect? Cause and effect is a relationship between events or things where one is the result of the other or others. This is a combination of action and reaction. Something happens (a cause) that leads to an effect. In academic writing it is necessary to be able to express the relationship between causes and …
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JUL 2022. Aviation Decarbonisation: What is aviation decarbonisation?In 2021, the airline industry made a formal commitment to take a concrete step towards its decarbonisation, by announcing a carbon neutrality target for 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. Air transport CO2 emissions make up 2 to 3% of total world emissions and 10% of the transport sector’s emissions. The main lever for decarbonising the aviation sector …
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Complex Sentence Structure
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JUN 2022. Complex Sentence Structure: What is a complex sentence structure? A Complex sentence is an independent clause connected to one or more dependent clauses using a subordinating conjunction (despite, although) or a relative pronoun (who, which). Three types of complex sentence clauses: Adverbial Cluase Adverbial clauses are dependent clauses and are connected to an independent clause to form a complex sentence. Either the …
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MAY 2022. Fact versus Opinion: What is a fact? A fact is an objective statement that is supported with evidence and can be proven to be true or false. It is a statement that everyone agrees is true. There is no argument. Facts may contain words like discover, demonstrate, confirm, evidence, data and statistics. An example: Most mathematical symbols were not invented until the 16th …
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MAY 2022. Academic Speaking Tests: What are academic speaking tests?Academic speaking tests are similar to the Cambridge B2 First (FCE) speaking exam but follow a university-based narrative. These tests (or lessons) are designed for lower-level students (A2, B1, B2 level) to provide valuable speaking practice around the social English aspect of university life and study. The test is divided into four parts:Academic Speaking Test …
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APR 2022. Academic English Tests: What are academic English Tests? Each test includes an academic reading, summary writing, lecture listening and seminar speaking. All texts are written and created by us and we dedicate a considerable amount of time in researching, creating, proofreading and testing before releasing. We've written five new tests (20 lessons / tests in total) and have focused on original, up-to-date 2022 topics. …
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APR 2022. Noun Phrases What are noun phrases? Noun phrases (grouping together a collection of words to act as one noun) are one of the keystones of academic writing. Noun phrase is making the meaning of a noun more precise from the words immediately before (pre-modifying words) or after (post-modifying) it. Two Types: Pre-modifying words are articles, quantifiers, adjectives and nouns. Post-modifying …
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How to nominalise in academic writing
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MARCH 2022. Nominalisation - how to nominalise in academic writing. What is nominalisation? Nominalisation is the process of changing verbs or adjectives to nouns. Why use nominalisation? The nominalisation grammatical process develops complex grammar noun-phrase structures. Nominalisation helps achieve a higher degree of abstraction and technicality. Nominalisation is a typical feature of academic writing. Nominalisation Video The basic principles of nominalisationVideo Worksheet - click …
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New TED Talks Listening Worksheets
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MAR 2022. 10 NEW TED Talks Listening Worksheets. 10 new TED Talks listening worksheets based on recent TED Talks. The worksheets are a range of comprehension questions designed to help students develop lecture and note-taking listening skills. The listenings range in length from 10 – 15 minutes. The lesson includes teacher’s notes, comprehension questions, critical thinking questions and an answer key. All topics …
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FEB 2022. Listening Note-Taking Methods. What are listening note-taking methods? The Curve of Forgetting graph (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 content, they don't need to take notes but this understanding or retention can fall to 40% within just 48 hours. Thus, note-taking is …
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FEB 2022. Academic Summary Skills. What is a summary? A summary is a synthesis of the main points of an article written in your own words. It is a combination of selecting the relevant information and condensing it so that it is no more than a third of the length of the original text. A good summary illustrates that you have understood the text clearly. …
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Improve your paraphrasing skills
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FEB 2022. 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 own.Paraphrasing video A 10-minute video on how to paraphrase effectively using the 4-key stages of paraphrasing. This video …
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How to improve your English listening skills
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JAN 2022. 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 understanding, identify main ideas and recognise key supporting details. Listening Websites: Improve your listening skills Here are some great …
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