Teaching & Learning English
Read the passage below and select the correct form of the word to fill each gap from the lists on the right. Pay attention to the advice in the pop-up boxes that appear when you select your answer. The words in bold are from the AWL and are considered to be very useful for EAP … Read more
Here are two useful resources students can access to practise their academic English listening skills: TED Talks and 60-Second Science. TED Talks TED Talks make ideal listening practice for English for Academic Purposes students because they are typically 10-20 minute presentations. Listen to the talk and take notes Find the transcript and read it as … Read more
The exercises below are intended to help students learn the second 30 words of the first sublist of the AWL Select the correct word from the highlighted options Pay attention to the advice in the pop up box if you answer incorrectly The scientists analysed the data very carefully before concluding what their findings individual … Read more
This is an additional Reading Text for the Animation degree programme at QUST/Bradford It is uncontroversial to say that reading is probably the best way to extend your vocabulary and the more you read, the greater your vocabulary will be As you read the article below, select the correct word from the box to fill … Read more
Here are the next 30 words of the AWL sublist 1. You should try to learn these words in preparation for a test in class next week. In addition to learning the meaning of each word, pay attention to the different forms it takes according to the grammar. There are a few sample test questions … Read more
The exercises below are intended to help students learn the first 30 words of the first sublist of the AWL Select the correct word from the highlighted options Pay attention to the advice in the pop up box if you answer incorrectly The scientists consistently / analysed / benefit the data carefully. The UK is … Read more
Here are the first 30 words of the AWL sublist 1. You should try to learn these words in preparation for a test in class next week. In addition to learning the meaning of each word, pay attention to the different forms it takes according to the grammar. There are a few sample test questions … Read more
This is an additional Reading Text for the Animation degree programme at QUST/Bradford It is uncontroversial to say that reading is probably the best way to extend your vocabulary and the more you read, the greater your vocabulary will be The words from the Academic Word List (AWL) are in bold Language and culture are … Read more
Probably the biggest challenge for international students preparing for university education in English is the enormous amount of vocabulary that is necessary to learn. This challenge can be divided into two distinct problems: What vocabulary to prioritise in students’ learning? How to use the vocabulary correctly in speaking and writing? To answer the first question, … Read more
Note: this is a copy of the post I wrote for CELFS at the University of Bristol, updated and edited to make the information available for my students in China. My research involved a very useful tool for teaching and learning academic vocabulary. In this blog post I will provide a ‘walkthrough’ example of how … Read more