"Academic Vocabulary" in unit 1

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"Academic Vocabulary" in unit 1

adverbs

They are a fundamental part of the language because they allow sentences to be given different nuances. In addition, there are so many that the more adverbs you know, the better you will be able to improve your oral and written expression.

adjectives

Are grammatical elements that serve to give specific characteristics to people, animals or things. Their function is to offer extra information about the noun in a sentence. For example, in the new guitar is lost, the adjective is new, so we are not talking about just any guitar, but about the new one.

verbs

They are the most complicated part of the sentence. There are many types of verbs. The verb can indicate the main action (the main verb). An auxiliary verb adds detail to the action or helps the main verb (they are also called “complementary verbs”). Modal verbs add modality (possibility, ability, permission, prohibition, obligation, etc.).

nouns

Are words that refer to people, places, animals, ideas, things, events, substances or qualities. Together with verbs, adverbs and adjectives, they make up one of the most important grammatical elements of the English language.

idioms

A metaphor is an expression which describes something by comparing it to something else with similar characteristics. For example, you might say an academic ‘attacks’ or ‘demolishes’ someone’s theory or argument, just as an army can attack an enemy or workers can demolish a building.

quantifying expressions

Are important in academic English as it is oft en necessary to comment on figures or trends.

phrasal verbs

Although phrasal verbs occur most frequently in more informal spoken and written English, they are also not uncommon in an academic context. You will hear them used in lectures and will read them in serious journals. Of the phrasal verbs in this unit, only go/look back over and work out are not appropriate for a formal written assignment.