UPM-CALC/SEM2/2019-20/LPE2301/SCL WORKSHEET 1

LPE2301 ACADEMIC INTERACTION AND PRESENTATION

SCL WORKSHEET 1

WEEK 2 (OPENING A DISCUSSION AND PHONETIC SYMBOLS)

Name : Hoh Jia Da

Matric No. : 200480
Group : 104
Due date : 23 February 2020

Exercise 1

a) Complete the box below with suitable language expressions for inviting opinions.
E.g. What is your view …?

1. What do you think/ reckon?

2. What are your thoughts on that?
3. Do you agree with me?

b) Complete the box below with suitable language expressions for stating opinions using
owned language.
E.g. From my point of view …

1. As far as I’m concerned…

2. From my point of view…
3. I strongly believe that…

c) Rewrite the sentences below by adding suitable language expressions for stating
opinions and conjunctions for supporting opinions.

E.g.
 Eating healthily is important.
 We can maintain good health, prevent chronic diseases and maintain a healthy body
weight.
 Choosing a healthy diet is important in leading a happy and healthy lifestyle (from
World Health Organisation).

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Answer:
I believe that eating healthily is important because we can maintain good health, prevent
chronic diseases and maintain a healthy body weight. According to World Health
Organisation, choosing a healthy diet is important in leading a happy and healthy lifestyle.

1.  Gardening is a beneficial hobby.

 It can release stress, improve family’s health and ensure the consumption of
fresh vegetables and fruits.
 Gardening is good for both physical and mental health (from Alex Johnson)
I strongly believe that gardening is a beneficial hobby because it can release stress,
improve family’s health and ensure the consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits. Alex
Johnson claimed that gardening is good for both physical and mental health.

2.  Procrastination can destroy lives due to its several negative effects.

 We must beat procrastination by committing ourselves to tasks given, minimising
distractions and prioritising the important tasks.
 Knowing how and when you work best would help to eliminate procrastination
(from Marina Lee)
I’d like to point out that procrastination can destroy lives due to its several negative effects
so we must beat procrastination by committing ourselves to tasks given, minimizing
distractions and prioritizing the important tasks. As Marina Lee, stated knowing how and
when you work best would help to eliminate procrastination.

3.  Involving in sports is important for students’ health and wellbeing.

 Sports helps students to reduce anxiety and to stay active in completing more
tasks.
 Sports helps students to perform tasks with fewer struggles (from Kay Sherman)
Speaking for myself involving in sports is important for student’s health and wellbeing. It is

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safe to say that sports help students to reduce anxiety and to stay active in completing
more tasks. According to Kay Sherman, sports helps students to perform tasks with fewer
struggles.

Exercise 2

a) Choose the correct words that match with each symbol.

b) Transcribe the words correctly.
c) You can use the keyboard found in this website to help you with the transcription.
http://www.e-lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html

flaw foil car flare yet full mad pull hair chat
fate glow air war bed far dour fat coin put
phot
claw sure vase coil wet pay bait tour phone
o

Symbol 1 2 3
e.g.
/æ/ Chat /tʃæt/ Mad /mæd/ Fat /fæt/

/aː/ Car /kɑː(r)/ Far /fɑː(r)/ Vase /vɑːz/

/ɔː/ Flaw /flɔː/ War /wɔː(r)/ Claw /klɔː/

/e/ Yet /jet/ Bed /bed/ Wet /wet/

/ʊ/ Full /fʊl/ Pull /pʊl/ Put /pʊt/

/eə/ Flare /fleə(r)/ Hair /heə(r)/ Air /eə(r)/

/əʊ/ Glow /ɡləʊ/ Photo /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ Phone /fəʊn/

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/ɔɪ/ Coin /kɔɪn/ Foil /fɔɪl/ Coil /kɔɪl/

/ʊə/ Dour /dʊə(r)/ Sure /ʃʊə(r)/ Tour /tʊə(r)/

/eɪ/ Fate /feɪt/ Pay /peɪ/ Bait /beɪt/

Submission:
Submit the completed Exercise 1 and 2 in PDF format.

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