Group Members: TIO, BONCODIN, BERTULDO, REGALARIO

Section: BACOMM 121 Date:

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Academic Writing

Communication for Academic Purposes

I. Instructions: Each of the following statements is a well-known phrase, translated into less common
words. Your job is to give the well-known phrase for each. The first item is done for you. (6 items x 2

points)

1. “Scinntillate, scintillate, asteroid minific.”

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star.”
2. Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate.
“Birds of a feather flock together.”
3. The stylus is more potent than the claymore.
“The pen is more powerful than the sword.”
4. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
“You can't teach an old dog new things.”
5. Neophyte's serendipity
“Beginners luck.” ___________
6. Exclusive dedication to the necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion
renders Jack a hebetudinous fellow.
“All work, no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
7. Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony.
__________“Dead men don't talk.”____________

II. Instructions: Revise the following paragraph to conform to the language of academic discourse. You
may consider different aspects such as formality, writer's voice, and paper's focus in editing it. Write
your answer at the back of this paper. (5 points)

As a college student, I found out that the inability to managing one's time is the major cause of stress. In
my case, I would rather spend my time browsing my Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, watching
movies, and playing online games instead of doing my homework and household chores. At the end of
the day, I will be tired, sleepy, and unable to do the important tasks I am supposed to do because I
already consumed my time and energy in unimportant things.

It could be inferred that one, if not the forefront cause of stress is the lack of ability to manage one's
own time. Basing upon my own experience, one tends to spend their time on social media, browsing
thousands upon thousands of contents, which is then followed by playing online games; a luxurious
combo of pleasure and rest which could have been time spent on homework and household chores.
And by the end of such sumptuous menagerie, thine energy will then be too low to finish important
tasks that requires immediate attention.