Academic Word List: Extensive Review I

• Academic Vocab
• Higher Education (degree)

From this week on, we will work on academic vocabulary. Knowing the most common words academic words makes it easier to read academic texts and listen to academic lectures. It will also help you understand and analyse them.

From this week on, we will be working on our academic vocabulary. This week, we focused on the words assess to export.  Next week we'll discuss the next 25 words from the list.

This rehearsal is meant to help you build understanding of the words. This will be useful in class, assessments and your future career.

Academic word list structure

1. Word families (e.g. analyse)
2. Each word family has members (e.g. analysis and analytical)
3. These are:

- verbs (The student analyses the method): doing it

- adjectives (three analysed methods): describing the noun

- and nouns (A thorough analysis of this method): thing or person

Our goal

- We study 5 word families per day

(day 1: analyse, approach, area, assess, assume)
(day 2: authority, available, benefit, concept, consist)
etc.

Cutout from the family

What is a word family?

1. A group of words from the same category
2. A group of words based on the same word

Definition
Examine something in order to learn what it is made of

The process of analysing
=> Analysis

Can you do an analysis on this blood sample?

A quality of someone being good at analysing

=> Analytical

He has got a very analytical mind.

Role --> Job

=> Analyser --> Analyst
She works as an analyst in the lab.

Fill in the gap.
Where can I find the ___ of this sample?

1. analyse
2. analysis
3. analytical
4. analyst

Fill in the gap.
This is too complicated for me. I have to ____ this.

1. analytical
2. analyst
3. analyse
4. analysis

This essay is a great _____ of modern day China.

1. analysis
2. analysed
3. analyser
4. analytic

Fill in the gap. Type the answer.
Smith (2017) _____ the impact of CO2 on the environment. (analyse)

Fill in the gap. Type the answer.
Professor Gora made an _____ of the timetable last week (analyse)

Definition:
1. to come closer to someone or something (verb)
2. the way of dealing with a subject or matter (noun)

Being possible to be approached:

=>  Approachable

Our professor is quite approachable.

Describing something that approaches:
=> Approaching

The approaching lion could be dangerous.

Fill in the gap:
We try to _____ the research by reviewing literature

1. approach
2. approaching
3. approachable
4. approaches

Fill in the gaps.
There are several possible _____ to address the issue.

1. approach
2. approachable
3. approaches
4. approaching

Definition:
1. the surface of a particular location(noun)

If a room measures 3 x 5 metres, its area is 15 square metres (m²).

2. scope or range of an activity (noun)

I am interested in the area of finance.

Psychology? This university does not offer that area of specialization.
What does "area" mean here?

1. The surface of a particular location
2. Scope of range of an activity
3. A particular part on the Earth's surface

Definition:
1. Decide the amount of tax or the score for a task.

Something that will be marked/judged upon.

=>  Assessed (adjective)

The formal email is an assessed assignment.

A task that is meant to assess someone's skill level
=> Assessment (noun)

This semester has a total of four assessments.

To judge the value or circumstances another time.

=> To reassess (verb)

The situation around Covid-19 has changed, so our plans have to be reassessed.

Fill in the gap.
Will our contributions during class also be ____?

1. assessments
2. assessing
3. assessed
4. reassessed

An ____ will be part of the screening process.

1. assessment
2. assessed
3. assessing
4. assessable

Definition:
1. Take to be true before there is proof.

Something thought to be true but not proven (yet).

=>  Assumption (noun)

We all live under the assumption that we have a free will.

When the status of someone or something remains to be undecided.

=> Assumed (adjective)

The assumed leader of the group received a letter.

Fill in the gap!
He did an ______ of the way children learn language for his Master's thesis.

1. assessment
2. area
3. assumption
4. analysis

This essay takes an unorthodox ____ to automotive design.

1. assessment
2. area
3. approach
4. analysis

What is your ____ of specialization?

1. assessment
2. area
3. analysis
4. approach

Fill in the gap.
His bold statements are based upon _____, not on evidence.

1. analysis
2. approaches
3. areas
4. assumptions

This task requires an ____ mind.

1. analytical
2. approachable
3. assessed
4. assumed