F). Translate from Russian into English. Mind the tenses and voices.
1. Посетителям не разрешили воспользоваться услугами библиотеки.
2. Его армия вовсе не была такой же многочисленной, как тогда, когда он покидал Испанию.
3. Семинар у нас будет вести известный лектор.
4. Если мне удалось ясно выразиться, вы поймёте, что я имел в виду.
5. Люди были подчинены власти завоевателя.
6. Эта книга рассеяла мои сомнения.
7. Говорят, что русские никогда не проигрывают, потому что никогда не сдаются.
8. Это был день, когда был запущен первый в мире искусственный спутник Земли.
Task 37. Post-reading activities.
a). Answer the following questions:
1. What is meant under the recommendation “to write accurately”?
2. What is meant under the recommendation “to write clearly”?
3. What is meant under the recommendation “to write succinctly”?
4. What is the last recommendation given by the author?
B). Find a piece of good/failed scientific writing (app. 200-300 words) in English or in your native language to comment in the classroom.
C). Prepare your own recommendations on scientific writing in the form of a presentation.
Task 38. Self-check: read the extracts and choose the best variant.
1. In Arabic, the word “Al Jazeera” … “the island” or “the peninsula.” It’s also the name of the first international news station based out of the Middle East, rivaling media giants like CNN International and BBC World.
| a) | is meant | b) | has been meant |
| c) | means | d) | demonstrates |
2. Despite its success and its launching of an English-language news station in 2006, Al Jazeera … by US political officials for its biased reporting and “America-hating” agenda.
| a) | is come under fire | b) | has come under fire |
| c) | is under fire | d) | is fired |
3. The paper … these claims of anti-Americanism by applying a critical lens towards one Al Jazeera English news magazine program called “Inside USA,” launched in the run up to the 2008 US Presidential elections.
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| a) | demonstrates | b) | has investigated |
| c) | has demonstrated | d) | investigates |
4. Through … of television media techniques, such as narration, interviews, cinematography, editing, music and sound, and graphics production, the author argues that “Inside USA” crafts a simplified narrative that pits the hardworking and virtuous American people against the greedy and power-hungry elite, who are abstracted in the form of the US government, the military, and big business.
| a) | an analysis | b) | an essay |
| c) | the research | d) | the paper |
5. Considering the binary nature of this …, the author argues that the label “anti-American” does not accurately reflect the journalistic agenda of “Inside USA” nor account for the alternative journalistic lens that truly distinguishes “the View from the Island.”
| a) | research | b) | investigation |
| c) | paper | d) | interpretation |
Task 39. Self-check: put the components in the correct order. There is an extra component, which you do not need to use.
| Type of Writing | Component | ||
| 1. | Abstract | a) | conclusion |
| b) | findings | ||
| c) | methods | ||
| d) | problem statement | ||
| e) | references | ||
| f) | title | ||
| 2. | Work plan | a) | references |
| b) | the introductory part | ||
| c) | the final part | ||
| d) | the main part | ||
| e) | list of used sources and literature | ||
| f) | findings | ||
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