UPM-CALC/BBI2002 INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC ENGLISH/SEM 2

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SCL WORKSHEET 1 (WEEK 1 – 2)

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EXERCISE 1
Determine and write whether the excerpts below come from High-Quality Sources
(HQ), Varied-Quality Sources (VQ) or Questionable Sources (Q) and label them
accordingly.

1.
Source Journal Article
Title Parental Vaccine Hesitancy: Clinical
Implications for Pediatric Providers
Author Meagan A. Barrows and Jennifer A.
Coddington
Date of publication July 2015
Journal Title Journal of Paediatric Health Care
Issue 29 (4)
Page number 385-394

Types of source: HQ

2.
Source Webpage
Title Building An Online Learning Community
Author Kevin Wilcoxon
Date of October 2011
publicatio
n
Website https://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/761/building
-an-online-learning-community

Types of source: Q
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3.
Source Journal Article
Title Towards a healthy diet: from nutrition
recommendations to dietary advice
Author Betty Layne DesPortes
Date of publication January 2018
Journal Title Journal of Forensic Science
Issue 63 (1)
Page number 6-8

Types of source: HQ

4.

Types Source Newspaper Article of

Title Food From Around the World, Homegrown in New York

Author Winnie Hu

Date of 30 July 2017

publicatio
n

Title of The New York Times

Newspap
er

Website https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/30/nyregion/food-from-
URL around-the-world-homegrown-in-new-york.html?
rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUrban%20Agriculture

source: VQ
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Source Newspaper Article

Title Milestone for ultra-fast communications and computing

Author University of Utah

Date of 6 November 2017

publication

Title of Science Daily

Newspape
r

Website https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171106085952.htm
URL

5.

Types of source: VQ

EXERCISE 2
Read the sentences below and decide whether they are Academic (A) or Non-academic
(NA) sentence. Underline the word(s) that indicates whether the sentence is Academic
or Non-academic.

1. Scientists could not find any answer to the problem. NA

Scientists are unable to find solutions to the problem. A

2. Baby dumping cases are increasing these days. NA

Cases of abandoned babies are increasing recently. A
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3. Primary education system was set up throughout Malaysia as early as NA

1956.
Primary education system was established throughout Malaysia as early as
1956. A

4. Deforestation leads to climate change and extinction of animals. A

Deforestation will cause the earth to become warmer and animals to NA
extinct.

5. Students are required to submit their assignment before the due date. NA
The lecturer asks the students to hand in their assignment before the A
deadline.

6. Getting a passport is no longer a hard process. We can just log in to the

government website and apply for one. NA
Getting a passport is no longer a complicated process. Applicants can log
in to the government website and register for an application. A

7. Dieters often feel that they should avoid consumption of food with high A
sugar and fat content.
Dieters often feel that they should totally get rid of food which is high in NA
sugar and fat.

EXERCISE 3
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Rewrite the sentences below by replacing the underline word(s) with its academic
words.

E-learning is the use of Internet technologies to boost knowledge and

performance.
E-learning is the use of Internet technologies to enrich knowledge and
performance.

The students have to make up their mind whether to go for or against the issue
assigned by their lecturer.
The students have to decide whether to go for or against the issue assigned by
their lecturer.

After donating blood, blood donors will get a certificate of recognition from
National Blood Centre.
After donating blood, blood donors will receive a certificate of recognition from
National Blood Centre.

At the end of the semester, students will have many projects and
assignments to be submitted to their lecturers. To top it all, they still need to
study for their final examination.
At the end of the semester, students will have many projects and assignments to
be submitted to their lecturers. In addition, they still need to study for their final
examination.

In a nutshell, students need to have a proper planning from the beginning of the
semester to make sure they have enough time to submit their assignment on
time. In brief, students need to have a proper planning from the beginning of the
semester to make sure they have enough time to submit their assignment on
time.
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Earth hour was first launched in Sydney in 2007 with the aim of lessening the use
of electricity and carbon emissions.
Earth hour was first launched in Sydney in 2007 with the aim of reducing the use
of electricity and carbon emissions.

EXERCISE 4
Read the texts below and answer the questions that follow.

TEXT 1

Sleepless nights do not just spoil your mood the next day; they could also damage your
waistline. According to a new research in the August issue of the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, lack of sleep can cause people to gain extra pounds.

Researchers at the New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center at St. Luke’s-
Roosevelt Hospital found that people who sleep less seem to burn the same number of
calories as the well-rested, but they consume about 300 more calories a day.
Unfortunately, many are not aware that the intake of just 3,500 more calories can add
an extra pound to their weight.

There are also several other reasons why sleep loss could lead to weight gain, as
claimed by sleep disorder specialist, Michael Breus. According to him when we get too
little shut-eye, our metabolism slows down to conserve energy and this triggers the
release of cortisol, a hormone that increases appetite. Because your body thinks it
needs more energy, it asks for more food.

Sleep loss also causes our bodies to release more ghrelin, another hormone that
signals hunger, and less leptin, the hormone that tells your stomach that it is full. Your
hormones which are no longer working normally will cause your body to consume more
food as it now lacks the sensitivity to know when to stop eating. Besides, being awake
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for more hours also gives you more time to snack. “The later you’re up at night, the
greater the likelihood that you’re going to eat,” said Breus, “and you’re more likely to
eat more high-fat, high-carb foods.

1. State the thesis statement of this article.

= Lack of sleep leads to many health problems.
2. Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
3. Identify and highlight slang and informal words used in this article.
4. Based on your understanding of academic and non- academic texts, what makes
this article to be non-academic?
= The usage of dialogues makes this article to turn out non-academic.

TEXT 2

Obesity is a major public health epidemic worldwide in children and adults. The
prevalence and severity of childhood obesity is dramatically increasing with a
corresponding increase in the prevalence of obesity-related morbidities particularly
those involving obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic and cardiovascular sequelae .
Prevention of childhood obesity is an urgent issue for public health, in particular, in
many industrialized countries and some transition societies. Nutrition and physical
activity (PA) have been the major research focus on obesity prevention. However, most
published findings of such interventions suggested little success in preventing childhood
obesity, although some that focused on dietary or/and PA approaches have showed
some desirable impact on BMI status. Other risk factors, such as sleep, may be related
to obesity, although sleep behavior has received much less attention than dietary intake
and PA.

Sleep, like PA and diet, plays an important role in the growth, maturation, and
health of children and adolescents by allowing for the diurnal rhythm of hormones
related to growth, maturation, and energy homeostasis . A number of biological
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mechanisms have been proposed to link sleep duration and obesity. For example, one
theory posits that children with short sleep have low caloric intake and expenditure,
given that sleep deprivation often leads to changes in the structure of sleep stage and
results in fatigue, daytime sleepiness, somatic and cognitive problems, and low activity
levels. Previous studies indicate that sleep deprivation results in changes in levels of
several hormones including leptin, ghrelin, insulin, cortisol, and growth hormone. These
hormonal changes may contribute to energy imbalance and then lead to overweight or
obesity.

State the thesis statement of this article.

= Obesity casues many risky factors in adults and children.

Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.

When you read this article, do you feel that this article is addressing to you or
general readers?
= General readers
Based on your understanding, what makes this article to be academic?
= The usage of academic words and the evidence given are all proven.