English for Academic and Professional Purposes

YOUR GUIDE. One of the preliminaries in academic writing is Reading. This activity aims you to read
researches for the bases of facts.

Facts are useful information that will persuade your readers that you are telling something useful about
your topic.

YOUR JOB. Write a short academic text and promote a certain product based on the poster or wrapper.
Be guided by the example below.

YOUR EXAMPLE. Try to read this example.

Observation Filipinos love street foods. We tend to eat exotic grilled foods like isaw,
chicken’s or pork’s intestine, Betamax, the blood and other parts of pig
and chicken. Being exposed in public places may have the chance of taking
bad bacteria.

Research Too much intake of these foods means taking large amount of bacteria,
According to WebMD Community, (https://webmd.com). As a result, we
may acquire digestive disorders – experiencing low bowel movements and
other disorders brought by bad bacteria.

Product Line Street food lovers do not to worry about this. There is Delight Duo Active.

Facts Delight has Probiotic fiber that kills bad bacteria in the stomach to ease
low bowel movements and worse, may lead to heartburn.

Advantages If we will take Delight Duo Active everyday, we can prevent other stomach
ailment like bloating, diarrhea and stomach cramps.

Promotional Line Don’t let your stomach kills you, kill bad bacteria. Drink Delight Duo.

Reference:

www.webmd.com
Task 2A.

In short bond paper, cut or clip a wrapper of a certain product. Write a mini-script of your plan
advertisement. Write according to parts:

1. Observation – your personal perception based on what you see or read.

2. Research – any research that will support your observation. It could be from printed materials or
online journal.
3. Product line – creative way of introducing your product.
4. Facts – important information why the product must be tried or tested. This must be supported
by data or research.
5. Advantage – benefits of patronizing the product
6. Promotional Line – a famous line that will identify your product
Example Basta may Kwoya, ginhawa ka
BDO, we find ways