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TASK 1 TASK 1
A. Underline the words or expressions considered as A. Underline the words or expressions considered as
colloquial. colloquial.
1. With the growing number of health – conscious articles, 1. With the growing number of health – conscious articles,
a lot of young professionals are becoming serious about a lot of young professionals are becoming serious about
maintaining a healthy life-style. maintaining a healthy life-style.
2. It Is a bit improper to assume that the plan does not 2. It Is a bit improper to assume that the plan does not
work. work.
3. Experts determined that a lot of health ingredients come 3. Experts determined that a lot of health ingredients come
from China. from China.
4. Teachers say that a lot of incoming freshman students are 4. Teachers say that a lot of incoming freshman students are
interested in sports activities. interested in sports activities.
5. Lucas got together with Castro in conducting an 5. Lucas got together with Castro in conducting an
experiment of effectively enhancing muscle build up. experiment of effectively enhancing muscle build up.
B. Rewrite the following sentences to observe a more B. Rewrite the following sentences to observe a more
formal tone. formal tone.
6. Writing can’t be done effectively if you don’t burn the 6. Writing can’t be done effectively if you don’t burn the
midnight oil. midnight oil.
7. Parenting is a 24/7 job. 7. Parenting is a 24/7 job.
8. Watching that romcom gave the audience the feels. 8. Watching that romcom gave the audience the feels.
9. The class is cooking up something big. 9. The class is cooking up something big.
10. Adventure may mean doing something epic. 10. Adventure may mean doing something epic.
C. Substitute the single-word verb for the two-word verb in C. Substitute the single-word verb for the two-word verb in
the following sentences. the following sentences.
1. Senate set up the MERALCO committee. __________ 1. Senate set up the MERALCO committee. __________
2. Mothers cut down spending on rice. __________ 2. Mothers cut down spending on rice. __________
3. Oil price has gone up. __________ 3. Oil price has gone up. __________
4. Students come up with a solution. __________ 4. Students come up with a solution. __________
5. Students looked into the problem. __________ 5. Students looked into the problem. __________
6. The dollar rate went up and down. __________ 6. The dollar rate went up and down. __________
7. Students brought up the uniform issue. __________ 7. Students brought up the uniform issue. __________
8. The school gets rid of tuition hike. __________ 8. The school gets rid of tuition hike. __________
9. Parents turned down the proposal. __________ 9. Parents turned down the proposal. __________
10. The proposal turned out a positive result. __________ 10. The proposal turned out a positive result. __________
11. Major oil players put off oil price hike. __________ 11. Major oil players put off oil price hike. __________
12. Employees did not put up with the company’s 12. Employees did not put up with the company’s
expectations. __________ expectations. __________
13. Parents could not put away money for the children’s 13. Parents could not put away money for the children’s
education. __________ education. __________
14. The chemical gives off a foul odor. __________ 14. The chemical gives off a foul odor. __________
15. The class carried out a research on the frequency of 15. The class carried out a research on the frequency of
using SMS. __________ using SMS. __________
Task 2 Task 2
Improved the text below by rewriting it into a more Improved the text below by rewriting it into a more
objective, impersonal version. objective, impersonal version.
I believe that incidence of drug overdose has I believe that incidence of drug overdose has
indeed become prevalent nowadays. When people are faced indeed become prevalent nowadays. When people are faced
with difficult problems, I think that they can no longer bear with difficult problems, I think that they can no longer bear
the problem and that is why they get into drugs. That’s why the problem and that is why they get into drugs. That’s why
if you are a psychologist, you should treat your patients in a if you are a psychologist, you should treat your patients in a
way that helps them to understand their problems and ways way that helps them to understand their problems and ways
to deal with them. Yeah I know it can be very difficult but to deal with them. Yeah I know it can be very difficult but
hey, that’s what you specialized in, right? hey, that’s what you specialized in, right?
Task 3 – Explicitness Task 3 – Explicitness
Based on the examples given, write a sentence for each of Based on the examples given, write a sentence for each of
the following expressions that would make your idea the following expressions that would make your idea
explicit. explicit.