Department of Education

Region X
Division of Bukidnon
MIARAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Miaray, Dangcagan, Bukidnon
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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Activity Sheets
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3rd Quarter (Module 1)

Lesson 1: Academic Text Structure

Activity: What’s More. Read the article written by Sharon Housley in 2012 on pages 7-9. Then, extract the
essential statements of the Introduction, Body and Conclusion. Write them below.

Structure Impact of Technology on Politics

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Activity: What I Can Do. Read carefully the article, “The Future Gender Equality” (page 11). Respond to the
article by writing an essay. Use the Three-part structure you have learned in the lesson. Write your response to the
article below.

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Lesson 2: Language Use in Academic Writing

Activity: What I Can Do. Transform the simple sentence (Activity: What I Can Do, pages 19-20) into compound
or complex sentences. Write your answer on the space provided below.
1. The exam is difficult and exasperating.
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Lesson 3: Academic Reading Strategies

Activity: What I Know. Pretend that you are a research consultant. You have been assigned the task of researching
this assignment and then writing a report that includes a recommendation for Brillantes based on your findings.
Read the paragraph on page 24 and answer the questions below.
1. Who is the audience for this report?
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2. What does Brillantes Company need? Why does the company need it?
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3. Would you rely on primary or secondary research? How would you gather data for this report?
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Activity: What I Can Do. Read the excerpt of an article critique on page 28. Answer the questions below. Use the
reading strategies you have learned from the previous lesson.

1. Is there a statement of the Problem? Write it below.

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2. What is the background information of the problem? State it below.
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3. Is the educational significance of the problem discussed? What is it? Write it below.
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4. What is your impression about this article? Use a concept map to illustrate your answer.

Lesson 4: Various Techniques in Summarizing a Variety of Academic Texts

Activity 1: What’s More. Following the techniques, summarize the texts by completing the sample organizer
below.

Paragraph 1

 main idea:
 details:

Paragraph 2

 main idea:
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Paragraph 3

 main idea:
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 main idea:
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Paragraph 5

 main idea:
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Lesson 5: Thesis Statement of an Academic Text

Activity: Post Assessment. Read the following statements on pages 52-53. Select only one more effective thesis in
the introductory paragraph of a short essay. Write the letter of your answer below.

1. 6.
2. 7.
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Lesson 6: Outlining

Activity: Additional Activities. Read and analyze the text (Activity: Additional Activities, pages 61-62) very
carefully and create a topic outline or a sentence outline. Write your answer below.