Lesson 5

Click on the last word of each activity to find the corresponding key.

Activity N 1

After reading texts I and II in the lesson, explore the six texts in ABSTRACTS. This file is available in the central panel of the classroom. Then decide whether they meet the features described by Graetz and Day. Use the following chart to sum up your findings. Apart from letting you analyze some abstracts in the light of two specialists descriptions, you will have a chance of revising some grammar studied in Lesson 1.

Abstract n

Active Voice Present

Active Voice Past

Active Voice Future

Passive Voice Present

Passive Voice Past

Passive Voice Future

1st Person

2nd Person

3rd Person

Acronyms/ Abbreviations

Examples

1 2 3

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Activity N 2 Reread the six abstracts in the file and identify the INTRODUCTION or scene setting section. Write the first and the last word of the section. Activity N 3

The two sets or groups of sentences below were the constituents of two abstracts. The order in which they were originally presented has been altered. Order each group into a coherent whole. Use the boxes to sum up your decisions. Group 1 a) Parents have gained rights as consumers to compete in the market, but are unable to exercise their rights as citizens to cooperate to improve education for all. b) The National Curriculum makes schools and teachers accountable to central government, and restricts their ability to respond to consumer demand. c) This paper argues that the ability of parents to exercise this right is limited by a range of factors from geographical location to cultural capital. d) Since 1988, the British government has enacted legislation in education which purports to increase the power of the consumer-the parent- and to make the educational producers more responsive to their demands. e) Overall, the legislation increases the power of central government and reduces the power of the educational establishment, but enhances choice for only a few parents. f) Direct funding and open enrolment mean that schools have to attract customers, and parents, in theory, have new rights of choice.

a b c d e f Group 2 a) Assessing efficiency implies comparing how resources are allocated under alternative policy options (or scenarios) in order to identify the policy promising the best overall allocation. b) This paper discusses the possibility to found such a methodology on the well: established concepts of efficiency and fairness. c) The comparison between various language policies that aim to manage multilingual communication ought to rely on some robust methodology for evaluation. d) Assessing fairness calls for the evaluation of the distributive effects of each scenario on the linguistic groups involved in communication- that is, ascertaining who benefits and who loses (and how much) under alternative policy options.

a b c d
Activity N 4

Add the verb in the correct form and position. 1. They could not determine which theoretical background and methodology. (use- passive)

2. What wrong with parents rights ? (be)

3. The question remains whether it possible to secure donation through the presumed-consent model. (be) 4. We need to know what people to do when they decide to donate their organs. (require-passive) 5. It is unclear what the price CDs next year. (be) 6. Current studies provide little information on how this policy in rural areas (implement- passive) 7. We need to know if further research to confirm the role of genre in language teaching ( require- passive)

8. What technique the teacher to optimize the acquisition of new vocabulary? (use)

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Activity N 1
Active Voice Present 1 2 3 4 5 6 ---- ---- -- -- ---- ------ -- -- ------ -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- Active Voice Past Active Voice Future Passive Voice Present Passive Voice Past Passive Voice Future ---

Abstract n

1st Person ---

2nd Person ---

3rd Person

Acronyms/Abbreviations

Activity N 2

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2. 3. 4. 5.

The initial therapist. The aim account. In 1997from FFI. Traditionally reform. In their circumstances.

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The potentiallife balance.

Activity N 3 Group 1

a b c d e f Group 2 a b c d

6 4 3 1 5 2

3 2 1 4

Activity N 4

1. They could not determine which theoretical background and methodology was used/ had been used. 2. What is wrong with parents rights? 3. The question remains whether it is possible to secure donation through the presumed-consent model. 4. We need to know what people are required to do when they decide to donate their organs. 5. It is unclear what the price CDs will be next year. 6. Current studies provide little information on how this policy will be implemented in rural areas (implement- passive)

7. We need to know if further research is required to confirm the role of genre in language teaching. 8. What technique did/ does the teacher use to optimize the acquisition of new vocabulary? / What technique has the teacher used
to optimize the acquisition of new vocabulary?