UPM-CALC/SEM2/2019-20/LPE2301/SCL WORKSHEET 1

LPE2301 ACADEMIC INTERACTION AND PRESENTATION

SCL WORKSHEET 1

WEEK 2 (OPENING A DISCUSSION AND PHONETIC SYMBOLS)

Name : INTAN AFIQAH BINTI AHMAD FADZIL

Matric No. : 202152
Group : 24
Due date : 23 February 2020

Exercise 1

a) Complete the box below with suitable language expressions for inviting opinions.
E.g. What is your view …?

1. What do you think?

2. What’s your opinion about?
3. How do you feel about?

4. Complete the box below with suitable language expressions for stating opinions using
owned language.
E.g. From my point of view …

1. I would say that…

2. In my opinion….
3. I have the feeling that…

5. Rewrite the sentences below by adding suitable language expressions for stating
opinions and conjunctions for supporting opinions.

E.g.
 Eating healthily is important.
 We can maintain good health, prevent chronic diseases and maintain a healthy body
weight.

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 Choosing a healthy diet is important in leading a happy and healthy lifestyle (from
World Health Organisation).

Answer:
I believe that eating healthily is important because we can maintain good health, prevent
chronic diseases and maintain a healthy body weight. According to World Health
Organisation, choosing a healthy diet is important in leading a happy and healthy lifestyle.

1.  Gardening is a beneficial hobby.

 It can release stress, improve family’s health and ensure the consumption of
fresh vegetables and fruits.
 Gardening is good for both physical and mental health (from Alex Johnson)

From my point of view, gardening is a beneficial hobby because it can release

stress, improve family’s health and ensure the consumptions of fresh vegetables
and fruits. According to Alex Johnson, gardening is good for both physical and
mental health.

2.  Procrastination can destroy lives due to its several negative effects.

 We must beat procrastination by committing ourselves to tasks given, minimising
distractions and prioritising the important tasks.
 Knowing how and when you work best would help to eliminate procrastination
(from Marina Lee)

I believe procrastination can destroy lives due to its several negative effect. Thus,
we must beat procrastination by committing ourselves to tasks given, minimizing
distractions and prioritizing the important tasks. According to Marina Lee, knowing
how and when you work best would help to eliminate procrastination.

3.  Involving in sports is important for students’ health and wellbeing.

 Sports helps students to reduce anxiety and to stay active in completing more
tasks.
 Sports helps students to perform tasks with fewer struggles (from Kay Sherman)
In my opinion, involving in sports is important for student’s health and wellbeing
because sports help students to reduce anxiety and to stay active in completing

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more tasks. According to Kay Sherman, sports helps students to perform tasks
with fewer struggles.

Exercise 2

a) Choose the correct words that match with each symbol.

b) Transcribe the words correctly.
c) You can use the keyboard found in this website to help you with the transcription.
http://www.e-lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html

flaw foil car flare yet full mad pull hair chat
fate glow air war bed far dour fat coin put
claw sure vase photo coil wet pay bait tour phone

Symbol 1 2 3
e.g.
/æ/ Chat /tʃæt/ Mad / mæd Fat / fæt

/aː/ Car / kɑː Far / fɑː Vase / vɑːz

/ɔː/ Flaw / flɔː War / wɔː Claw / klɔː

/e/ Jet / jɛt Bed / bɛd Wet / wɛt

/ʊ/ Full / fʊl Pull / pʊl Put / pʊt

/eə/ Flare / fleə Hair / heə Air / eə

/əʊ/ Glow / gləʊ Phone / fəʊn Photo / ˈfəʊtəʊ

/ɔɪ/ Foil / fɔɪl Coin / kɔɪn Coil / kɔɪl

/ʊə/ Sure / ʃʊə Dour / ˈdʊə Tour / tʊə

/eɪ/ Fate / feɪt Pay / peɪ Bait / beɪt

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Submission:
Submit the completed Exercise 1 and 2 in PDF format.

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