Academic Style & Tone EAP Worksheets

EAP Academic Style and Tone Worksheet - Reading, Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Identifying, Table Completion, Matching, Gap-fill, Writing and Rewriting Sentences In this academic style and tone worksheet, students identify exaggerated, emotional and promotional language in short academic-style statements and rewrite the claims in a more neutral, cautious way. First, students read a short introduction to academic style and tone. Students then underline two words or phrases in each sentence that make the language sound too strong or not neutral. Next, students complete a table with two examples of each language type using the words and phrases they underlined. After that, students match each word or phrase to its most appropriate neutral alternative. Students then complete each sentence with one neutral alternative from Exercise C. Following that, students rewrite the sentences in a more neutral academic style. Finally, students write a sentence on an academic topic using exaggerated language. Then, they swap worksheets with a partner and rewrite each other's sentences in a neutral style. show less

EAP Academic Style and Tone Worksheet - Reading and Writing Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Ordering, Rewriting Sentences, Rewriting a Paragraph In this academic style and tone worksheet, students identify common sources of wordiness and then practice tightening sentences and editing a paragraph to meet a word limit. First, students read each sentence and underline one unnecessary word or phrase, suggesting replacements as needed to keep each sentence grammatically correct. Students then discuss their answers with a partner. Next, students read a paragraph about wordiness in academic writing. After that, students match each type of wordiness error to an extract from Exercise A. Students then order sentences from most concise to least concise. Following that, students rewrite sentences to remove unnecessary language while keeping the meaning the same. Finally, students rewrite a paragraph, removing or changing the unnecessary language. show less

EAP Academic Style and Tone Worksheet - Vocabulary, Reading and Writing Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Categorising, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Rewriting a Paragraph In this academic style and tone worksheet, students practice spotting overly strong claims and rewriting them in a more cautious, neutral academic style. First, students underline opinionated or overly strong language in six sentences and then match the neutral alternatives to each sentence. Students then categorise the phrases in bold in Exercise A into a table, according to their functions. Next, students complete each sentence using a phrase from the table. After that, students rewrite sentences to make claims more balanced and neutral. Finally, students rewrite a paragraph, improving academic style and tone. show less

EAP Academic Style and Tone Worksheet - Reading, Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Gap-fill, Table Completion, Dictionary Work, Rewriting a Paragraph In this academic style and tone worksheet, students identify informal language in sentences and a paragraph, then practice replacing it with more formal, academic alternatives. First, students read sentences and underline the informal word or phrase in each one. Students then discuss formal alternatives with a partner and write one alternative for each word or phrase. Next, students complete a table with the sentence number in Exercise A that matches each error type. After that, students complete sentences with formal alternatives from a box. Students then read a paragraph and underline eight informal words or phrases. Following that, students complete a table with the words and phrases they identified and possible formal alternatives. Finally, students rewrite the paragraph using their formal alternatives to create a more formal academic style and tone. show less