Academic vocabulary

Vocabulary · C1 · 10 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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Sheet 1 · 20 minAcademic vocabulary: key words in a research abstractRead a research abstract about parks and wellbeing, match key academic words to their meanings and check understanding.Free
Sheet 2 · 20 minAcademic vocabulary: reporting verbs for claims and evidenceChoose precise reporting verbs such as concede, refute and contend, then use more in context and report two opposing views.Premium
Sheet 3 · 20 minAcademic vocabulary: word families and word formationForm nouns, adjectives and negatives from academic stems, spot wrong word forms and write sentences with new family members.Premium
Sheet 4 · 20 minAcademic vocabulary: formal verbs instead of phrasal verbsReplace everyday phrasal verbs with formal one-word equivalents such as conduct, devise and ascertain in academic sentences.Premium
Sheet 5 · 20 minAcademic vocabulary: describing trends in dataRead a short data commentary, check the meaning of trend words such as plummet and plateau, then use more in new contexts.Premium
Sheet 6 · 20 minAcademic vocabulary: linking words for formal argumentChoose formal linkers such as albeit, thereby and notwithstanding, match informal and formal equivalents and build sentences.Premium
Sheet 7 · 20 minAcademic vocabulary: nouns for ideas, evidence and reasoningLearn abstract nouns such as premise, rationale and anomaly, use them in context and practice irregular Latin and Greek plurals.Premium
Sheet 8 · 20 minAcademic vocabulary review: making a paragraph more formalCompare an informal paragraph with a formal version, complete it with words from the pack, then write your own formal paragraph.Premium
Sheet 9 · 40 minVerbs of change: tweak to overhaulPrecise verbs that describe how much and how fast things change, used to write about change in a school, company or city.Premium
Academic vocabulary: social mobility, inequality and agingAcademic words for social issuesRead the summary of a policy report. Complete it with the missing wordWork in groups of three. Your city has $100 million to spend on improvPresent your group's plan to the class: where did most of the money goMatch each informal phrase to its academic equivalent.Rewrite this blog post as a paragraph of about 80 words for a formal r
Sheet 10 · 45 minAcademic vocabulary: social mobility, inequality and agingLearn the formal language of social policy, from stalled mobility and entrenched inequality to means-tested benefits and the dependency ratio, complete the summary of a policy report, share out a city's budget in a group, match informal phrases to academic ones and rewrite a blog post in the style of a report.Premium