Includes appendices.

Overview

Unit 1 Using Be in Sentences

COMMON ERRORS
1.1 Does the verb agree with the subject?
1.2 Is your sentence complete?
1.3 Do you need be or have?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Adjectives Frequently Used with Be: available, consistent, different, essential, important, likely, necessary, similar, useful, willing

KINDS OF WRITING
Descriptive: The Republic of Maldives
Definition: Plagiarism

Unit 2 Using Have in Sentences

COMMON ERRORS
2.1 Does the verb agree with the subject?
2.2 Doe you need have or be?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Nouns Frequently Used with Have: access, benefits, consequences, control, difficulty, effect, meaning, opportunity, right, time

KINDS OF WRITING
Comparison: The Japanese and American Systems of Government
Comparison: Bees and Wasps

Unit 3 Writing with the Simple Present

COMMON ERRORS
3.1 Do the subject and the verb agree?
3.2 Is the verb be missing?
3.3 Is the adverb in the correct position?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Adverbs + Verbs Frequently Used in the Present: always seem, always take, never get, never know, often find, often use, sometimes feel, sometimes make, usually mean, usually occur

KINDS OF WRITING
Cause-Effect: The Keys to Happiness
Opinion: Digital Books vs. Printed Books

Unit 4 Writing with the Present Progressive

COMMON ERRORS
4.1 Is the present progressive form correct?
4.2 Is the spelling correct?
4.3 Do you need simple present or present progressive?
4.4 Is it a stative verb?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Verbs Frequently Used in Present Progressive: become, begin, do, make, take, try, use, work

KINDS OF WRITING
Descriptive: Bike-Friendly Cities
Cause-Effect: Changes in the American Diet

Unit 5 Writing with the Simple Past

COMMON ERRORS
5.1 Do you need simple present or simple past?
5.2 Do you use the correct form?
5.3 Are your verb tenses consistent?
5.4 Is the negative form correct?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Verbs Frequently Used in Simple Past: associate, base, be, do, have, include, make, provide, report, say

KINDS OF WRITING
Narrative (Biography): Ibn Battuta, World Traveler
Narrative (Biography): Marie Curie

Unit 6 Writing with the Past Progressive

COMMON ERRORS
6.1 Do you have the correct past progressive form?
6.2 Do you need simple past or past progressive?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Verbs Frequently Used with While in the Past Progressive: attend, do, learn, make, read, take, teach, try, use, work

KINDS OF WRITING
Narrative (Biography): Marianna Yampolsky
Narrative: The First and Last Trip of the Titanic

Unit 7 Writing about the Future

COMMON ERRORS
7.1 Do you have the correct form with will or may?
7.2 Do you have the correct future form?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Verbs Frequently Used with May: be, find, have, help, include, lead, need, provide, result, seem

KINDS OF WRITING
Descriptive: Doctors' Appointments in the Future
Cause-Effect: The Dangers of Plastic Garbage in the Oceans

Unit 8 Writing with Subject-Verb Agreement

COMMON ERRORS
8.1 Is the verb form correct?
8.2 Does the verb agree with the subject?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Verbs from the Academic Word List (Sublist 1): assume, create, distribute, estimate, function, indicate, involve, occur, require, vary

KINDS OF WRITING
Descriptive: The Amazing Jindo-Modo Land Bridge
Descriptive: Animal Communication

Unit 9 Writing with Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

COMMON ERRORS
9.1 Do you have the correct preposition?
9.2 Do you have a gerund after a preposition?
9.3 Is there an error with for?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Frequently Used Adjective + Preposition Combinations: aware of, concerned about, different from, interested in, involved in, related to, responsible for, similar to

KINDS OF WRITING
Narrative (Biography): Steve Jobs
Narrative (Biography): William Shakespeare

Unit 10 Writing with Modals

COMMON ERRORS
10.1 Is the form of the modal correct?
10.2 Do you need a modal?
10.3 Is it the correct modal?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Verbs Frequently Used with Can: be, do, have, help, lead, make, provide, see, take, use

KINDS OF WRITING
Process: How to Start a Community Garden
Cause-Effect: Dangers of Medicines for Babies

Unit 11 Using Simple Sentences

COMMON ERRORS
11.1 Is there a complete verb form?
11.2 Is there a subject?
11.3 Do you have the correct punctuation for items in a series?
11.4 Is there a comma after an introductory phrase?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Verbs from the Academic Word List (Sublist 2): affect, categories, complex, consequences, design, focus, previous, primary, region, strategies

KINDS OF WRITING
Descriptive: The Valuable and Spicy Chili Pepper
Descriptive: Results of Commuting Survey

Unit 12 Using Compound Sentences

COMMON ERRORS
12.1 Is there a coordinating conjunction?
12.2 Is a comma missing?
12.3 Can you use a compound sentence?
12.4 Does the sentence begin with a coordinating conjunction?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Verbs from the Academic Word List (Sublist 3): document, initial, instance, location, negative, outcomes, removed, sequence, sufficient, task

KINDS OF WRITING
Descriptive: The Science Behind a Roller Coaster
Descriptive: The FIFA World Cup

Unit 13 Writing with Adjectives

COMMON ERRORS
13.1 Is the adjective in the correct position?
13.2 Is the adjective correct?
13.3 Is the comparative form correct?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Frequently Used Adjectives: different, high, important, international, new, other, political, public, significant, social

KINDS OF WRITING
Narrative (Science Report): The Effect of Sunlight on Plant Growth
Comparison: Alligators and Crocodiles

Unit 14 Writing with Articles

COMMON ERRORS
14.1 Do you use a/an/the correctly?
14.2 Do you use a/an with a non-count noun?
14.3 Do you need the?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Nouns Frequently Used with An: attempt, effort, element, examination, explanation, increase, instrument, object, opportunity, overview

KINDS OF WRITING
Descriptive: Pearls
Definition: Farming for Fish

Unit 15 Writing with Adverbs

COMMON ERRORS
15.1 Do you use the adverb form of the word?
15.2 Is the adverb of manner in the correct position?
15.3 Is the frequency adverb in the correct position?
15.4 Is the adverb of degree correct and in the correct position?

VOCABULARY IN ACADEMIC WRITING
Adverbs Frequently Used with Very: carefully, clearly, closely, far, likely, often, quickly, recently, slowly, well

KINDS OF WRITING
Opinion: Kevin Durant: A True Sportsman
Process: Collecting Water from Air

Appendices:
Appendix 1: Building Great Sentences
Appendix 2: Useful Language Terms
Appendix 3: Capitalization and Punctuation
Appendix 4: Irregular Verbs
Appendix 5: Prepositions
Appendix 6: Sentence Problems
Appendix 7: Paragraphs
Appendix 8: Academic Word List

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