TU DIEN BPD VIET-ANH , GS.VINH ( P13)

CỤM TỪ DÙNG TRONG BÀI VIẾT TIẾNG ANH HỌC THUẬT ( Useful Academic Expressions ) These are some useful expressions used in academic writing: 1. Stating your own position on a Subject or Topic • This paper aims at... • This paper will be concerned with... • The aim of this paper is to… • The point of this article is to… • It shall be argued in this paper/essay/review that… • The view presented in this paper/essay/review is that.. 2. Presenting your own point of view • I strongly believe that... • To my mind... • As I see it.... • It seems to me evident/obvious that... • I feel that... • I think/contend that... • There are many reasons why… • It is important/necessary to point out that… • The first thing to be considered is… • It is a fact that… 3. Supporting your view and adding more information: • The first/second reason why…is… • Firstly/Secondly... • not only ...but also... • The most important… • In addition, … • Furthermore, … • What is more, … • Another reason is … • A further point is … 4. Stating the view of Another Person on a Subject or Topic • Harris's approch (1970, p. 1) can be described as follows... • Chomsky (1965, p. 133) maintains/argues/asserts/claims/points out that... • Th authors views ca be stated as follows... • The opinion of Chomsky (1965, p. 133) is that… • Chomsky (1965, p. 133)) has suggested that …. • According to Smith (1992, p. 123), … • It is thought by some theorists, for example, Chomsky (1965, p. 133) and Harris (1970, p. 1) that… 5. Agreeing with the Views of Others • I don't agree with the authors ideas/thoughts...because... • I don't think the author's views are accurate...because... • Chomsky (1965, p. 133) is certainly/may be correct/accurate in saying that … because… • As Chomsky (1965, p. 133) says/states … • Like Chomsky (1965, p. 133), it can be agreed that …. because… 6. Disagreeing with the Views of Others • Chomsky (1965, p. 133) fails to address the issue when he says "…" because … • When Chomsky (1965, p. 133) argues that …. his reasoning is questionable because…. • One of the main arguments against Chomsky (1965, p. 133) and Harris (1970, p. 1) is that … • Harris (1970) approach/position/methods is/are somewhat inadequate/inaccurate/insufficient because… • There is some doubt that… 7. Indicating a Lack of Knowledge in a Particular Topic or Subject • Despite the book's attempts to... it lacks a accuracy... • What I find lacking in the research is... • Although the research has tended to focus on…..rather less attention has been paid to… • Most studies, such as Harris (1970, p. 1) and Chomsky (1965, p. 133) have emphasized/concentrated on/focused on inadequate /insufficient…. 8. Drawing a Conclusion Using the Work of Others • To sum up, ... • In a nutshell, ... • As a conclusion, ... • As a summary, ... • All in all, ... • To conclude, ... • Based on these authors, a connection can be made between… • It can be concluded from what Jones (2004, p. 2) and Smith (2002, p. 1) have stated that... is … • When Smith’s (2001, p.52) work/paper is looked at closely, it is seen that… • One outcome of Smith’s (2001, p.52) work/paper/research is Useful Phrases for Proficiency Essays Introducing the phenomenon to be discussed More and more families are choosing to have only one child. The trend nowadays is towards having smaller families. Over the past ten years or so the media have frequently carried reports of ............... Recent research indicates that the number of teenagers who smoke is increasing. Hardly a week goes by without another report of ................. appearing in the media. This raises the issue of whether ................. Although most people would generally agree that ............... few would deny that ................ Stating your opinion As I see it, It seems to me that ............ I would also say that .... I am convinced that ............... I am inclined to believe that .................. There is no doubt in my mind that .................. One of the drawbacks of ....... is .......... However, one of the benefits is that ............ Changing topic As regards the causes for this, .............. Concerning the causes for this, ......... As for the causes, ........... Presenting arguments One justification often given for ........... is that................. Advocates/Proponents would claim that .................. Those who object to ................. often argue that ................... Another objection is that ...... However, it should not be forgotten that .............. ........... are opposed to ................ on the grounds that ................. From the point of view of ................. According to .................... Describing causes One factor which has led to ............ is .............. One of the factors which has brought this about is ......... The problem often stems from .................... The situation has been exacerbated by ................ .............. has only made the situation worse. One consequence of ................ is ................ Proposing steps and measures As regards the most appropriate response to this situation, one suggestion would be to ......... The first step to be taken would be to ........ To alleviate the situation people should ........... In addition they ought to ............... To begin to tackle this situation society/individuals/the government need/s to .......... .............. would certainly ameliorate the situation. This can only be dealt with if ............ To overcome this problem, .............. Were the government to ..............., the situation would doubtless improve. Individuals can do a great deal to ............ The burden of responsiblity lies in the hands of ........ It is vitally important that ......... Legislation should be introduced to control ................. It would be a grave error if we ................. Concluding All in all it seems to me that ........... The obvious conclusion to be drawn is that ....................... All things considered, ............. On balance, I tend to believe that ............ The world would surely be a better place to live in if .............. If people stopped ....ing, we would have/ we could look forward to a ............... The prospects for the future will be bleak/grim unless ...................