Academic English and Conversational English

Academic English and Conversational English

Grade Post-Secondary · ELA · 45 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can adapt my language use in different contexts, such as university lectures and casual conversations, by applying appropriate vocabulary and grammar.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

Academic English - Prof. David Crystal on standard vs. non-standard English

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Rewrite the following sentence from a casual conversation into academic English suitable for a university essay: "The professor was like, totally awesome, and the lecture was super interesting." Imagine you are explaining a complex concept from a university lecture to a friend. Rewrite the following sentence from academic English into conversational English: "Furthermore, the data suggest a statistically significant correlation between the aforementioned variables." Identify three specific vocabulary words or phrases from the video that would be more appropriate for a university lecture than a casual conversation, and explain why.

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