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 :Muhammad Fikri Bin Mohd Najib

Matric No. : 203354
Group : 112
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 of…?

2. What is your opinion…?
3. How do you feel about that…?

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

1. In my opinion…
2. I believe that…
3. I’m convinced 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.

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 Choosing a healthy diet is important in leading a happy and healthy lifestyle (from
World Health Organisation).

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)
Answer:

In my opinion, gardening is a beneficial hobby. This is because it can release stress,

improve family’s health and ensure the consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits.
Alex Johnson have said, 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)
Answer:

I believe that procrastination can destroy lives due to its several negative effects. This
is the reason why we must beat procrastination by committing ourselves to tasks
given, minimising distractions and prioritising the important tasks. According Marina
Lee, 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)
Answer:
I’m convinced that involving in sports is important for students’ health and well being.
We must know that sports helps students to reduce anxiety and to stay active in
completing more tasks. Sports helps students to perform tasks with fewer struggles
said Kay Sherman.

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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
claw sure vase photo coil wet pay bait tour phone

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

/aː/ Car /kɑːr/ Far /fɑːr/ Vase /vɑːz/

/ɔː/ Flaw /flɔː/ War /wɔːr/ Clow /klɔː/

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

/ʊ/ Full /fʊl/ Pull /pʊl/ Put /pʊt/

/eə/ Flare /fleər/ Hair /heər/ Air /eər/

/əʊ/ Glow /ɡləʊ/ Phone /fəʊn/ Photo /ˈfəʊ.təʊ/

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

/ʊə/ Dour /dʊər/ Tour /tʊər/ Flour /flaʊər/

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

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

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