ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES (EAPP)

Quarter 1
List of Written Works and Performance Tasks

WRITTEN WORKS:
1. Language used in Academic Text: Quiz (True or False)

2. Cause and Effect

Directions: Combine/match the causes in column A with their likely effects in column B and apply/write sentences linking them together.

Causes Effects
Cold winter of 2015 more tourists arriving
Higher rates of literacy a new government being formed
Constructing an airport reduced infant mortality
Last year’s national election greater demand for secondary education
Installing speed cameras on main roads increased demand for electricity
Opening a new hospital in 2021 a fall in the number of fatal accidents

1. Owing to the cold winter of 2015, there was increased demand for electricity.
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________

3. Summarizing
Directions: Read the article thoroughly. Then, complete the statement to form a summary of the given text

An Excerpt from “Health is Wealth” Essay

by Gandi Jayanti

Someone has correctly said that ‘if health is gone everything is gone’. Life loses interest, in case you are deprived of health.
You enjoy neither food nor the world. Even spending time joyfully becomes a big problem. A healthy person (whether rich or poor)
lives more happy and peaceful life than any rich person having a diseased body. We can, therefore, say that the real wealth of a man
is his/her health.

In order to get good health, people should follow a healthy lifestyle. People who are not involved in the healthy lifestyle may
suffer a range of health disorders like overweight, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, kidney
problems, liver disorders and so many. An unhealthy body gets tired very easily and a tired body easily loses motivation and self-
confidence.

A healthy person can earn lots of money, however, an unhealthy person cannot because of the lack of motivation, interstates
and concentration level. Money is the source to live a healthy life however good health is the source to live a happy and peaceful life.
So, good health matters a lot, more than the money. We all should maintain our good health to be wealthy in real means.

The excerpt tells about_____________________________________________________________________.

It reveals that if a person did not care much about his/her own health, _______________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________.

However, if a person maintains a healthy lifestyle, ________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________.

4. Thesis Statement
Identify the thesis statement. Write you answer on a separate sheet of paper.

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1. There are encompassing broad range of money topics. Nowadays, it is a must to be literate from balancing a checkbook to
developing a household budget and planning for retirement. Financial literacy shapes the way we view and handle money.

2. Here in Asia Society Philippines, positions are held mostly by women. This is somehow an affirmation of the 'women-friendly'
societal conditions of the country. Although this is only a small portion of a large and competitive professional community, reflections
of the nation's recognition of the role and importance of women are evident on aspects such as justice, education, economics,
politics and health

5. Outlining: Short Quiz

6. Critical Approaches: Short Quiz

PERFORMANCE TASKS:
1. Identifying Features
Read the text carefully then identify the essential features of academic texts listed in the table below and provide examples for each
feature.
Equally, from a political perspective, the nature of state involvement in and policies for tourism is dependent on both the
political-economic structures and the prevailing political ideology in the destination state, with comparisons typically made between
market-led and centrally planned economies. For example, the Thatcher–Reagan inspired neo-liberalism of the 1980s, and the
subsequent focus on privatization and the markets in many Western nations contrasted starkly with the then centrally planned tourism
sectors in the former Eastern Europe (Buckley and Witt, 1990; Hall, 1991). At the same time, of course, it has also long been
recognized that the political-economic relationship of one nation with another or with the wider international community (that is, the
extent of political-economic dependency) may represent a significant influence on tourism development (Telfer, 2002). Thus, in short,
tourism planning and development in the destination tends to reflect both the structures and political ideologies of the state and its
international political economic relations7.

Feature Example/s
1. Formal Vocabulary
2. Use of references
3. Impersonal style
4. Long complex sentence

2. Problem and Solution Paragraph

Directions: Think of a similar problem in your subject area. Complete the table and write a paragraph that leads to a conclusion.

Topic
Problem
Solution A
Argument against A
Solution B
Argument for / against B

(Solution C)
Conclusion

3. Thesis Statement
Performance Task: Read and analyze the texts that give facts about “Bullying”. Construct two (2) thesis statements out of the facts
given. Write a strong thesis statement on the space provided after the text. (5 points each)
A study conducted by Sanapo (2017) revealed that 45.9% from the total of 340 sixth graders participants from Western
Visayas has been victimized by bullying. Also, it was found that verbal bullying came out as the most type of bullying experienced by

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children. She suggest that there’s a need for a more effective bullying prevention program and a careful examination of the
implementing rules and guidelines of RA 10627, otherwise known as the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013.
According to the consolidated report of Department of Education (Dep Ed), bullying cases on elementary and high school of
both private and public schools on 2014 rose by 21% or a total of 6,363 cases, compare with the 5,236 on 2013.
Effects on the bullied victim can include:

• Social isolation • Symptoms of anxiety complaints with no known medical cause)

• Feelings of shame • Bedwetting • Poor school performance
• Sleep disturbance • Higher risk of illness • Symptoms of depression
• Changes in eating habits • Psychosomatic symptoms
• Low self-esteem (stomachaches, headaches, muscle
• School avoidance aches, other physical
Thesis Statement #1: ____________________________________________________________________________
Thesis Statement #2:____________________________________________________________________________

4. Outlining
Directions: Craft your writing outline here this time you have to present your ideas in sentence form.
Title: _________________________________
I. Introduction –Thesis Statement: _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
II. Body Paragraph no. 1
Topic Sentence:___________________________________________________________
A. _____________________________________________________________________
B. _____________________________________________________________________

III. Body Paragraph no. 2

Topic Sentence:___________________________________________________________
A. _____________________________________________________________________
B. _____________________________________________________________________
C. _____________________________________________________________________

IV. Body Paragraph no. 3

Topic Sentence:___________________________________________________________
A. _____________________________________________________________________
B. _____________________________________________________________________
C. _____________________________________________________________________

V. Conclusions: ______________________________________________________________

Note: You can limit the number of supporting details to 2-3 or you can add more when needed. The minimum number of topic sentence
should be not less than three and not more than five
5. Reaction Paper
Directions: Use your draft in the previous activity to finalize your reaction paper. The provided rubrics will help you improve your
final output.

Trait Exceeds Meets Below

Introduction Introduces theme of paper, and
15% articles using rich and descriptive
language. (15pts.)
Information Provides accurate and descriptive,
summary concise summary of article
30% information, effectively
summarizing main points of
articles.(30%)
Critique Thoughtfully critiques author(s)’
30% main points, using evidence to
back up arguments. Critique is
insightful and thorough. (30pts)
Conclusion Conclusion presents particularly
Introduces theme of paper and
articles effectively
(12pts)
Summarizes main points of the
articles competently and
accurately. (27pts)
Critiques author(s)’ main points,
using evidence to back up
arguments. (27pts)
Effective conclusion is presented
Fails to present the theme, or fails to
provide introduction to articles (9pts)
Fails to summarize articles effectively
due to omission of key points or
inaccurate characterization of
information. (24pts)
Fails to effectively present critique;
and/or fails to use evidence to back up
arguments; and/or uses flawed logic to
support statements. (24pts)
Missing or inconsistent conclusion.
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25% strong or compelling that corresponds with (18pts)
closingstatement that ties closely to introduction. (22pts)
introduction. (25pts)