UPM-CALC/CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS/SEM 1/2020-2021

SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 11

SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 11

This is an individual activity for you to carry out.

The activities should be completed and submitted on EDMODO by the due date.

1. Explain why each of the following sentences was written in a particular tense. Choose
your reasons from the list below.

A. a general principle
B. what happened in an experiment
C. ideas that were held in the past
D. something that has changed over time
E. someone’s opinion
F. the results of an experiment
G. a habitual action in the present
H. recent research and its present impact
I. a theory
J. a claim
K. a fact

No Sentence Answer

0 The charcoal was ground and put in a container. B

These findings indicate the danger of mixing potassium nitrate, charcoal

1 H
and sulphur.

2 General relativity is a theory of great significance. I

3 Advertisers work on the principle that most people like chocolate. A

Recent surveys have shown that most people prefer milk chocolate to
4 G
white chocolate.

Many people eat chocolate every day, as it is a good source of

5 E
antioxidants.

Many people have gained weight quickly because of eating increasing

6 D
amounts of chocolate.

7 It was thought that chocolate would replace alcohol as a beverage. C

8 Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. K

9 Smith maintains that white chocolate is not really chocolate. J

The experiment indicates that chocolate consumption may boost

10 F
serotonin levels.
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2. Language errors: Tenses & SVA

Focus: Tenses
Underline your answers.

The main reason that Americans are getting takeout food and heating prepared meals is
obvious — they do not have/ did not have/ have not had enough time. In more than two-thirds
of families in the United States, two people are working (Bone, 2015). People with demanding
work schedules have/ had/ have had little time for food shopping and cooking. Another reason
that mealtime has become so short is that many younger adults grew up in a fast-food culture.
In the past fifteen years, cell phones, the Internet, and e-mail increase/ increased/ have
increased the speed of everyday communication. At the same time, microwave ovens, drive-
through restaurants, and frozen dinners change/ changed/ have changed the way Americans
eat. Many people now like/ liked/ have liked to eat quickly, even in their cars or in front of the
television, instead of taking time to cook a meal and sit at the table. In this culture of instant
gratification, people do not think food is/ was/ has been important enough to spend much time
on.

Focus: Subject-verb-agreement.
Identify and correct the errors by completing the table below.

Even though Americans thinks that they are saving time and improving their lives by eating
precooked and prepackaged food, their obsession with fast food are causing the quality of their
lives to go down. First, their health suffer. As most people know, fast foods and frozen meals is
generally less healthy than foods made at home. They has lots of preservatives, fat, sugar, and
salt to hide the fact that they are not fresh. If people does not eat fresh foods that provide
vitamins and minerals, they may become tired and sick, and they may miss out on opportunities
to enjoy their lives.

Error Correction

thinks think

obsession obsessions

has have

does do

suffer are suffered

is are
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3. Passive or Active?

Click on the link below and complete the exercise.

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/hadrians-wall

Then check your answer. Copy your result and paste it in the space provided below.

Result: