EAP4 From Paragraph to Essay

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EAP8 Academic Vocabulary
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1. William Gates III
2. Warren Buffett
3. Carlos Slim Helú
4. Lawrence Ellison
5. Ingvar Kamprad
6. Karl Albrecht
7. Mukesh Ambani
8. Lakshmi Mittal
9. Theo Albrecht
10. Amancio Ortega
11. Jim Walton
12. Alice Walton
13. Christy Walton
14. S Robson Walton
15. Bernard Arnault
16. Li Ka-shing
17. Michael Bloomberg
18. Stefan Persson
19. Charles Koch

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1 Liu Yongxing 3,000 60 East Hope Group
2 Wong Kwong Yu (Huang Guangyu) 2,700 39 Gome Electrical Appliances
3 Yang Huiyan 2,220 27 Country Garden
4 Liu Yonghao 2,200 57 New Hope Group
5 Zhou Chengjian family 2,000 43 Metersbonwe
6 Zhang Jindong 1,800 45 Suning Appliances
7 Robin Li 1,700 40 Baidu.com
8 Du Shuanghua 1,600 43 Rizhao Steel
9 Ma Huateng 1,580 37 Tencent
10 Zhou Furen family 1,550 57 Xiyang Group
11 Lu Zhiqiang 1,520 57 Oceanwide Group
12 Shi Zhengrong 1,500 45 Suntech
13 Xiaofeng Peng 1,410 33 LDK Solar
14 Shi Yuzhu 1,400 46 Shanghai Jiante
15 Chu Lam Yiu 1,350 39 Huabao
16 Zong Qinghou 1,300 63 Wahaha Group
17 William Ding Lei 1,250 37 NetEase.com
18 Hui Wing Mau (Xu Rongmao) 1,230 58 Shimao Group
19 Zhang Xin family 1,210 45 Soho China
20 He Xiangjian 1,150 66 Midea Group
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Rank Name Net Worth (mil) Age Company
1 Liu Yongxing 3,000 60 East Hope Group
2 Wong Kwong Yu (Huang Guangyu) 2,700 39 Gome Electrical Appliances
3 Yang Huiyan 2,220 27 Country Garden
4 Liu Yonghao 2,200 57 New Hope Group
5 Zhou Chengjian family 2,000 43 Metersbonwe
6 Zhang Jindong 1,800 45 Suning Appliances
7 Robin Li 1,700 40 Baidu.com
8 Du Shuanghua 1,600 43 Rizhao Steel
9 Ma Huateng 1,580 37 Tencent
10 Zhou Furen family 1,550 57 Xiyang Group
11 Lu Zhiqiang 1,520 57 Oceanwide Group
12 Shi Zhengrong 1,500 45 Suntech
13 Xiaofeng Peng 1,410 33 LDK Solar
14 Shi Yuzhu 1,400 46 Shanghai Jiante
15 Chu Lam Yiu 1,350 39 Huabao
16 Zong Qinghou 1,300 63 Wahaha Group
17 William Ding Lei 1,250 37 NetEase.com
18 Hui Wing Mau (Xu Rongmao) 1,230 58 Shimao Group
19 Zhang Xin family 1,210 45 Soho China
20 He Xiangjian 1,150 66 Midea Group
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MOSTChineseassumeitissomethingofamixedblessingtoap
pearintheannualrankingsofChinaswealthiestcitizens
publishedbyForbesmagazine.Earlythisyearanovelwitht
hetitleThecurseofForbeswassyndicatedinaChinesema
gazinebeforebeingpublishedasabook.Anyoneonthelist,
itsprotagonistwarns,isdeadmeat.Therankingsarewid
elyknownaspigkillinglistsreferencetothefatetheau
thoritiesarethoughttohaveinmindforthosewhoappearon
them.Inareviewofthebook,Forbesreflectsonthefacttha
tmanypeopleonitsChineselistshaveindeedbeendetained
orarrested,andaskswhetheranyoneinChinaissafefromt
hecurse.
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MOST Chinese assume it is something of a mixed
blessing to appear in the annual rankings of
Chinas wealthiest citizens published by Forbes
magazine. Early this year a novel with the title
The curse of Forbes was syndicated in a Chinese
magazine before being published as a book. Anyone
on the list, its protagonist warns, is dead
meat. The rankings are widely known as
pig-killing listsa reference to the fate the
authorities are thought to have in mind for those
who appear on them. In a review of the book,
Forbes reflects on the fact that many people on
its Chinese lists have indeed been detained or
arrested, and asks whether anyone in China is
safe from the curse.
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MOST Chinese assume it is something of a mixed
blessing to appear in the annual rankings of
Chinas wealthiest citizens published by Forbes
magazine. Early this year a novel with the
title The curse of Forbes was syndicated in a
Chinese magazine before being published as a
book. Anyone on the list, Its protagonist
warns, is dead meat. The rankings are widely
known as pig-killing lists a reference to
the fate the authorities are thought to have in
mind for those who appear on them. In a review
of the book, Forbes reflects on the fact that
many people on its Chinese lists have indeed
been detained or arrested, and asks whether
anyone in China is safe from the curse.
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MOST Chinese 1_________ it is something of a 2
_________ blessing to 3 _________ in the annual
rankings of Chinas wealthiest 4 _________ 5
_________ by Forbes magazine. Early 6 _________
year a novel with the 7 _________ The curse of
Forbes was syndicated in a Chinese magazine
before being 8 _________ as a book. Anyone on
the list, Its protagonist warns, is 9
_________ meat. The rankings are 10 _________
known as pig-killing lists a reference 11
_________ the fate the authorities are thought
to have in 12 _________ for those who appear on
them. In a 13 _________ of the book, Forbes
reflects on the 14_________ that many people on
its Chinese lists have indeed been detained or
15 _________, and asks 16 _________ anyone in
China is safe from the 17 _________.
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The answer, new research suggests, is yes. Rupert
Hoogewerf, the author of Forbess first Chinese
list, which appeared ten years ago, and now
publisher of a competing version called the Hurun
Rich List, looked at what has happened to the
1,300-odd people who have featured in it. Two
await trial, ten are currently under
investigation, seven have been investigated but
not convicted, seven have fled China, and six
have died (including two suicides and one
murder). Eighteen have ended up in jail, which
may sound like quite a toll, but amounts to less
than 2 of the names on the listnot so
outlandish a proportion, Mr Hoogewerf argues.
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Nonetheless, many still wonder whether wealth in
China is inextricably tied to crime and
corruption, the original sins that are thought
to have underpinned the rise of many of the
countrys most lucrative ventures. That question
was the subject of a 20-page article published
last week in Kan Tian Xia (View the world), a
magazine based in Beijing, which cited Mr
Hoogewerfs findings. Mr Hoogewerf himself points
out that many of the crimes committed by Chinas
tycoons date back to an earlier era, when credit
was harder to obtain and corporate governance
cruder (see table). New wealth, particularly in
areas where venture capital plays a big part,
such as technology, is subject to closer scrutiny
these days. He maintains that the stigma
associated with wealth in the past, sometimes
deservedly, has lifted in recent years.
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But Chinas tycoons continue to get into trouble.
Shortly before The curse of Forbes appeared, it
emerged that Huang Guangyu (also known as Wong
Kwong Yu), a retailing magnate who was first on
Huruns list last year and second on Forbess,
had disappeared. He was subsequently reported to
have been detained in a wide-ranging bribery
probe. In June the mayor of Shenzhen, a big city
near Hong Kong, was detained in what was thought
to be the same probe. On August 31st Hopson
Development, a property firm, revealed that for
the past six months it had been unable to account
for its own chairman, Chu Mang Yee (140th on the
Forbes list, and tenth on Huruns), although the
link to the probe, if any, is unclear.
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The majority of people who have posted comments
on other websites about the Kan Tian Xia article
seem suspicious of successful businessmen.
Tellingly, the governments internet censors have
let these comments proliferate, suggesting that
it takes a similar view. One blogger argued that
the vast majority of those on rich lists had
escaped jail simply because they had bribed
officials to stay out of it. Even our children
know you cannot succeed without dirtying your
hands, another added. A third had an even
grimmer view Remember that any enterprise that
is big will, eventually, become the governments
property. It is not always the tycoons who are
the crooks.
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The following facilities are available to all Pre-Sessional students - English language materials in the Centre Self-Access Resource Room - Full use of the University Library - Computing services including email Generally speaking, the right length of course for each student will depend on current level of preparation in both English language and study skills. Registration will take place at the start of the course (prior to the commencement of teaching). Students who fail to notify the Centre of late-arrival will not be permitted to join the course.
Extract 1 If youre on the PS course you can
use all the stuff in the self-access room, uni
library and computer network including
email. Extract 2 How many modules you should sign
up for depends more or less on how good you
reckon your english study skills already
are. Extract 3 You have to register to start with
before classes begin - and if youre going to
arrive late and dont tell them they wont let
you on the course.
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Website extract 1 The following facilities are available to all Pre-Sessional students - English language materials in the Centre Self-Access Resource Room - Full use of the University Library - Computing services including email Website extract 2 Generally speaking, the right length of course for each student will depend on current level of preparation in both English language and study skills. Website extract 3 Registration will take place at the start of the course (prior to the commencement of teaching). Students who fail to notify the Centre of late-arrival will not be permitted to join the course.
Email messages Extract 1 If youre on the PS
course you can use all the stuff in the
self-access room, uni library and computer
network including email. Extract 2 How many
modules you should sign up for depends more or
less on how good you reckon your english study
skills already are. Extract 3 You have to
register to start with before classes begin - and
if youre going to arrive late and dont tell
them they wont let you on the course.
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1. Avoid contractions 4. Limit the use of direct questions
2. Aim for concise negatives 5. Use impersonal address
3. Aim for strong sentence ending 6. Opt for more formal lexis

• Common style guide for academic writing
• Use these suggestions to increase the formality
  of example sentences 1-7 below
• Example sentences to improve
• A skewed sample mayve affected the results.
• The students didn't have much difficulty with the
  task.
• Special tax laws were enacted in six states
  Illinois, Iowa, Ohio etc
• What are the causes of the problem? I will now
  investigate that.
• We got some interesting data from the experiment.
  
• If you fail the exam, you can't get into the
  university.
• We did a survey / The essays were done under
  exam conditions / I did an analysis

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• Free exercise
• Improve the style of the following sentences
• You can clearly see the difference between these
  two charts
• The survey included a lot of different people
• There are some studies which have shown that exam
  pressure can cause students to under-perform in
  written tests.
• By 'under-perform' we mean that the test result
  does not show their true ability.