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单元 10: Go The Distance: Succeeding in exams
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- 1Go The Distance: Choosing distance learning
- 2Go The Distance: Academic reading
- 3Go The Distance: Academic talk
- 4Go The Distance: Academic writing
- 5Go The Distance: Finding and using source material
- 6Go The Distance: Going the distance
- 7Go The Distance: Critical thinking
- 8Go The Distance: Social learning
- 9Go The Distance: Projects
- 10Go The Distance: Succeeding in exams
课程 4
Academic Writing 10 – Writing for exams
Welcome back to Academic Writing – our series that gives you the tools you need to write successfully as a student. It's exam time! Let's take a look at the challenges of doing exams and formal assessments in English.
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You need to practise your proofreading regularly – so here's an activity to do just that! Take a look at this paragraph from a Childhood Studies exam essay. Can you identify all EIGHT mistakes in this paragraph?
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As a result of a increased stress...
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Grammar – verb form
As a result of increased stress they actually...
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Punctuation – full stop
...that regular test place upon the individual.
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Punctuation – comma
...on their school life On of the key issues...
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Grammar – articles
consequenses
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U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gV2UgbmVlZCBkaWZmZXJlbnQgbGV0dGVycyB0byBzcGVsbCB0aGlzIHdvcmQu
Grammar – subject-verb agreement
...they actually performing worse.
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Grammar – comparative adjective form
testing students as much...
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... the stresser they become.
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Punctuation – capital letters
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...that regular test place upon the individual.
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...on their school life On of the key issues...
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testing students as much...
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Question 1 of 8
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consequensesVGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0ISBUaGVyZSBpcyBhIHNwZWxsaW5nIG1pc3Rha2UgaW4gdGhlIHdvcmQgJ2NvbnNlcXVlbnNlcycuIFRoZSBjb3JyZWN0IHNwZWxsaW5nIGlzICdjb25zZXF1ZW5jZXMnU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gV2UgbmVlZCBkaWZmZXJlbnQgbGV0dGVycyB0byBzcGVsbCB0aGlzIHdvcmQu
aGrammar – comparative adjective form
bGrammar – subject-verb agreement
cPunctuation – capital letters
dGrammar – verb form
eGrammar – articles
fPunctuation – full stop
gPunctuation – comma
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That's right! There is a spelling mistake in the word 'consequenses'. The correct spelling is 'consequences'
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...they actually performing worse.VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0ISBUaGVyZSBpcyBhIGdyYW1tYXRpY2FsIG1pc3Rha2Ugd2l0aCB0aGUgd29yZCAncGVyZm9ybWluZycuIFRoaXMgdmVyYiBzaG91bGQgYmUgaW4gdGhlIHByZXNlbnQgc2ltcGxlIGZvcm0uIFRoZSBjb3JyZWN0IHZlcnNpb24gc2hvdWxkIHJlYWQgJ3BlcmZvcm0nU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gTG9vayBjbG9zZWx5IGF0IHRoZSB2ZXJiIGluIHRoaXMgc2VudGVuY2Uu
aGrammar – comparative adjective form
bGrammar – subject-verb agreement
cPunctuation – capital letters
dGrammar – verb form
eGrammar – articles
fPunctuation – full stop
gPunctuation – comma
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That's right! There is a grammatical mistake with the word 'performing'. This verb should be in the present simple form. The correct version should read 'perform'
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As a result of increased stress they actually...VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0ISBUaGVyZSBpcyBhIHB1bmN0dWF0aW9uIG1pc3Rha2UgaW4gJ0FzIGEgcmVzdWx0IG9mIGluY3JlYXNlZCBzdHJlc3MgdGhleSBhY3R1YWxseScuIFRoZXJlIHNob3VsZCBiZSBhIGNvbW1hIGFmdGVyIHRoZSBwaHJhc2UgJ2FzIGEgcmVzdWx0IG9mJyArIG5vdW4gcGhyYXNlICsgY29tbWEgKyByZXN1bHQgY2xhdXNlLiBUaGUgY29ycmVjdCB0ZXh0IHNob3VsZCByZWFkICdBcyBhIHJlc3VsdCBvZiBpbmNyZWFzZWQgc3RyZXNzLCB0aGV5IGFjdHVhbGx5Jw==U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gTG9vayBjYXJlZnVsbHkgdG8gc2VlIGlmIHRoZXJlIGlzIGFueXRoaW5nIG1pc3NpbmcgZnJvbSB0aGlzIHNlbnRlbmNlLg==
aGrammar – comparative adjective form
bGrammar – subject-verb agreement
cPunctuation – capital letters
dGrammar – verb form
eGrammar – articles
fPunctuation – full stop
gPunctuation – comma
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That's right! There is a punctuation mistake in 'As a result of increased stress they actually'. There should be a comma after the phrase 'as a result of' + noun phrase + comma + result clause. The correct text should read 'As a result of increased stress, they actually'
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...that regular test place upon the individual.VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0ISBUaGVyZSBpcyBhIGdyYW1tYXRpY2FsIG1pc3Rha2UgaW4gdGhlIHBocmFzZSAncmVndWxhciB0ZXN0Jy4gVGhlIG5vdW5zIGlzIHNpbmd1bGFyLCBidXQgd2UgbmVlZCB0byB1c2UgYSBwbHVyYWwgbm91biBvciBnZXJ1bmQgaGVyZS4gUmVtZW1iZXIgdG8gdXNlIGEgc2luZ3VsYXIgdmVyYiBmb3JtIGlmIHlvdSBjaG9vc2UgdGhlIGdlcnVuZCBmb3JtLiBUaGUgY29ycmVjdCB2ZXJzaW9uIHNob3VsZCByZWFkICdyZWd1bGFyIHRlc3RzIHBsYWNlJyBvciAncmVndWxhciB0ZXN0aW5nIHBsYWNlcyc=U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gTG9vayBjbG9zZWx5IGF0IHRoZSBzdWJqZWN0IG5vdW4gYW5kIHZlcmIgaW4gdGhpcyBzZW50ZW5jZS4=
aGrammar – comparative adjective form
bGrammar – subject-verb agreement
cPunctuation – capital letters
dGrammar – verb form
eGrammar – articles
fPunctuation – full stop
gPunctuation – comma
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That's right! There is a grammatical mistake in the phrase 'regular test'. The nouns is singular, but we need to use a plural noun or gerund here. Remember to use a singular verb form if you choose the gerund form. The correct version should read 'regular tests place' or 'regular testing places'
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...on their school life On of the key issues...VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0ISBUaGVyZSBpcyBhIHB1bmN0dWF0aW9uIG1pc3Rha2UgaW4gdGhlIHBocmFzZSAnc2Nob29sIGxpZmUgT25lJy4gV2UgdXN1YWxseSBlbmQgc2VudGVuY2VzIHdpdGggYSBmdWxsIHN0b3AuICBUaGUgY29ycmVjdCB2ZXJzaW9uIHNob3VsZCByZWFkICcuLi5vbiB0aGVpciBzY2hvb2wgbGlmZS4gT25lIG9mIHRoZSBrZXkgaXNzdWVzLi4uJw==U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gVGhlcmUgaXMgc29tZXRoaW5nIG1pc3NpbmcgYXQgdGhlIGVuZCBvZiBvbmUgc2VudGVuY2UgaGVyZS4=
aGrammar – comparative adjective form
bGrammar – subject-verb agreement
cPunctuation – capital letters
dGrammar – verb form
eGrammar – articles
fPunctuation – full stop
gPunctuation – comma
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That's right! There is a punctuation mistake in the phrase 'school life One'. We usually end sentences with a full stop. The correct version should read '...on their school life. One of the key issues...'
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testing students as much...VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0ISBUaGVyZSBpcyBhIHB1bmN0dWF0aW9uIG1pc3Rha2UgaW4gJ3Rlc3RpbmcnLiBXZSB1c3VhbGx5IHVzZSBhIGNhcGl0YWwgbGV0dGVyIGF0IHRoZSBiZWdpbm5pbmcgb2YgYSBzZW50ZW5jZS4gVGhlIGNvcnJlY3QgdmVyc2lvbiBzaG91bGQgcmVhZCAnVGVzdGluZyc=U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gV2hhdCBkbyB5b3UgbmVlZCBhdCB0aGUgYmVnaW5uaW5nIG9mIGEgc2VudGVuY2U/
aGrammar – comparative adjective form
bGrammar – subject-verb agreement
cPunctuation – capital letters
dGrammar – verb form
eGrammar – articles
fPunctuation – full stop
gPunctuation – comma
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That's right! There is a punctuation mistake in 'testing'. We usually use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence. The correct version should read 'Testing'
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As a result of a increased stress...VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0ISBUaGVyZSBpcyBhIGdyYW1tYXRpY2FsIG1pc3Rha2UgaW4gdGhlIHBocmFzZSAnYXMgYSByZXN1bHQgb2YgYSBpbmNyZWFzZWQgc3RyZXNzJyBXZSBkb27igJl0IG5lZWQgYW4gYXJ0aWNsZSB3aXRoIHRoZSBub3VuIHBocmFzZSAnaW5jcmVhc2VkIHN0cmVzcycuIFRoZSBjb3JyZWN0IHZlcnNpb24gc2hvdWxkIHJlYWQgJ2FzIGEgcmVzdWx0IG9mIGluY3JlYXNlZCBzdHJlc3MnU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gVGhlcmUgaXMgYSBncmFtbWF0aWNhbCB3b3JkIHRoYXQgc2hvdWxkIG5vdCBiZSBpbiB0aGlzIHNlbnRlbmNlLg==
aGrammar – comparative adjective form
bGrammar – subject-verb agreement
cPunctuation – capital letters
dGrammar – verb form
eGrammar – articles
fPunctuation – full stop
gPunctuation – comma
hSpelling
That's right! There is a grammatical mistake in the phrase 'as a result of a increased stress' We don’t need an article with the noun phrase 'increased stress'. The correct version should read 'as a result of increased stress'
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... the stresser they become.VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0ISBUaGVyZSBpcyBhIG1pc3Rha2UgaW4gdGhlIHdvcmQgJ3N0cmVzc2VyJyBUaGUgd3JvbmcgY29tcGFyYXRpdmUgZm9ybSBvZiB0aGUgYWRqZWN0aXZlICdzdHJlc3NlZCcgaGFzIGJlZW4gdXNlZC4gVGhlIGNvcnJlY3QgdmVyc2lvbiBzaG91bGQgcmVhZCAnbW9yZSBzdHJlc3NlZCc=U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gTG9vayBjYXJlZnVsbHkgYXQgdGhlIGZvcm0gb2YgdGhlIHdvcmRzIGluIHRoaXMgc2VudGVuY2Uu
aGrammar – comparative adjective form
bGrammar – subject-verb agreement
cPunctuation – capital letters
dGrammar – verb form
eGrammar – articles
fPunctuation – full stop
gPunctuation – comma
hSpelling
That's right! There is a mistake in the word 'stresser' The wrong comparative form of the adjective 'stressed' has been used. The correct version should read 'more stressed'
Sorry, that's wrong. Look carefully at the form of the words in this sentence.
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...they actually performing worse.
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As a result of increased stress they actually...
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...that regular test place upon the individual.
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...on their school life On of the key issues...
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testing students as much...
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As a result of a increased stress...
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... the stresser they become.
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Review
We hope that you now feel more prepared to tackle exam essays. At the bottom of this section, you can find links to more printable exam-related activities.
But before we finish, let's take another look at what we've learned about written exam technique so far.
- Prepare well to give yourself the best chance of success – get organised, revise essay language, practise doing timed tasks and make a study plan!
- Planning is also important in the exam itself – having a clear plan for your exam essay will help you write a clear and coherent answer.
- Don't just sit back when you've finished writing – make sure you proofread what you've written to check for any mistakes!
- Always check your work for spelling, punctuation,and accuracy – if you've made a mistake, just put a single line through it!
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