TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S AWL Sublist 1 Words 21-30

Activity Type Introduction

Matching, reading and In this AWL worksheet, students familiarize themselves with words
writing exercises 21 to 30 from AWL Sublist 1 and their related word families.

Procedure
Focus
Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet. Students
Academic Word List
may also need a dictionary for words they are unfamiliar with.
Sublist 1 Words 21-30:
establish, estimate, Students begin by matching sentence halves together that contain
evident, export, factor, AWL Sublist 1 words 21 to 30.
finance, formula,
function, identify, income Exercise A - Answer key

1. h 2. d 3. f 4. c 5. g 6. j 7. b 8. e 9. a 10. i
Aim
In the next exercise, students underline the correct AWL word
To familiarize yourself that best completes each sentence.
with words 21 to 30 from
AWL Sublist 1 and their Exercise B - Answer key
related word families.
1. export 5. factor 9. estimate
2. evident 6. formula 10. income
Preparation 3. established 7. identified
Make one copy of the 4. function 8. finances
two-page worksheet for
each student. After that, students sort the ten academic words into nouns and
verbs. Some words are in both categories. One word (evident) is
an adjective and is in neither category.
Time
Exercise C - Answer key
25 minutes
Nouns Verbs
estimate, export, factor, establish, estimate, export,
finance, formula, function, factor, finance, function,
income identify

Finally, students do a multiple-choice exercise where they

complete sentences with the correct form of the AWL word.

Exercise D - Answer key

1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. c
8. b 9. a 10. c 11. d 12. a 13. d 14. c

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S AWL Sublist 1 Words 21-30

A. Match the sentence halves containing words 21-30 from AWL Sublist 1 in bold.

1. Most countries import and ........ a. factor in choosing the event's location.

2. There is a government scheme to ........ b. estimate the distance to the galaxy.

3. The structure of the crystal was ........ c. income from writing articles.

4. He gets some additional ........ d. finance alternative energy projects.

5. The equipment would no longer ........ e. establish rules for participation.

6. In order to find a solution, we must ........ f. evident when it was magnified.

7. Astronomers are attempting to ........ g. function after the water damage.

8. To help the meeting along, we should ........ h. export a variety of goods and materials.

9. Good weather was an important ........ i. formula for changing feet to meters.

10. When visiting the US, you'll need the ........ j. identify the problem.

B. Underline the correct AWL word that best completes each sentence.

1. Coffee has become the country's chief formula / export.

2. She watched her son's recital with evident / export pride.

3. The study established / estimated a connection between diet and cancer.

4. The main factor / function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.

5. Be sure to factor / finance in labour in the cost of the repairs.

6. There's no single function / formula for a perfect relationship.

7. I established / identified with the main character, having had a similar experience.

8. The company's incomes / finances have improved under her leadership.

9. Our estimate / evident is that it will take three weeks to complete the project.

10. Careful development has increased the average family identify / income.

C. Sort the ten academic words in Exercise A into nouns and verbs. Some words are
in both categories. One word is in neither category.

Nouns Verbs Neither

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S AWL Sublist 1 Words 21-30

D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the AWL word.

1. Boeing is a major ......................., selling aircraft around the world.

a. exported b. export c. exporter d. exports

2. The ......................... fuel was 20% more efficient.

a. reformulated b. formulae c. formulate d. formulation

3. The school was more ......................... than beautiful.

a. functionally b. functioned c. function d. functional

4. You may get into trouble if you ......................... your own abilities.

a. estimation b. overestimate c. estimating d. underestimating

5. It was a delicate situation, so he ......................... his reply carefully.

a. formulas b. formulated c. reformulate d. formulation

6. Police have not yet been able to determine the murder's ..........................

a. identity b. identification c. identify d. identifying

7. ......................... assistance is essential for many students to attend university.

a. Financier b. Finance c. Financial d. Financing

8. When I heard about his volunteer work, he went up in my ..........................

a. estimations b. estimation c. estimating d. estimates

9. Male robins are easily ......................... by their bright red-orange bellies.

a. identifiable b. identification c. identities d. unidentifiable

10. He is a Silicon Valley ......................... who invests in new software companies.

a. financiers b. financially c. financier d. financed

11. Careful reexamination of the data revealed new ......................... supporting the theory.

a. evidenced b. evidential c. evidently d. evidence

12. The restaurant is an excellent ......................... with good food and a cozy atmosphere.

a. establishment b. establishing c. established d. disestablishment

13. He joined the online meeting in his pyjamas, ......................... having just woken up.

a. evidential b. evidence c. evident d. evidently

14. The journal found a small readership but was not ......................... viable in the long run.

a. finance b. financed c. financially d. financial

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