Follow-up activities to Reading 5: Non-native (academic) writing



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   A    Are the following statements True (T) or False (F)?

   

   1.      False. They can rely on the aid of interpreters.

   2.      False. The theory of translation preceded the latter.

   3.      True.

   4.      False. The text is processed according to the rules of the  target language.

   5.      False. Not only linguistic, but also textual coherence, patterns of logical
   presentation and argumentation, norms of interaction, etc.

   6.      False. It was a pioneering investigation.

   7.      True.

   8.      False. Partly unifying, partly preserving diversity.

   

   

   B    Choose the suitable synonyms for the expressions from the Introduction. (The numbers in
   brackets indicate the relevant paragraphs.)

   

   (2)       presupposes     -          takes for granted / presumes

   (3)       pin-point          -          define / ascribe

   (4)       curves              -          turns / loops

               abandon           -          desert / give up

   (5)       coincide           -          correspond / condemn

               surpassing        -          overcoming / repressing

               make detours   -          get side-tracked / take a longer way

   

   

   

   C    For each expression/definition try to find a suitable equivalent in the Czech vs English
   situation part.

   

   (intro)   natural abilities or skills ........aptitudes...........................

               shown .....................manifested.........................................

   (1)       expressed or represented .........embodied..........................

               unite, connect ..........................cement............................

               starting point ...................point of departure.......................

   (2)       telling people what to do, dictating ............prescriptive..

               vital .............................................essential.....................

               impossibility to forsee ..................unpredictability............

   (3)       assigning, attributing .......................ascribing................

               the quality of being understood .......intelligibility.........

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   D         Match the words from A with their opposites from B (there are extra ones).

   

   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                      A                       |                      B                      |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   | 1. demanding (4)           f                 |a     clear, easy to follow                  |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   | 2. overtly (5a)                b             |b     secretly                               |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   | 3. obscure (5c)              a               |c     dull                                   |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   | 4. current (5d)                e             |d     variable                               |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   | 5. vivid (5d)                   c            |e     outdated                               |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   | 6. ambiguous (5d)          k                 |f     easy                                   |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   | 7. genuine (5d)               h              |g     delightful                             |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   |                                              |h     false                                  |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   |                                              |i     smart                                  |
   |----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
   |                                              |j     definite, having one meaning           |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

   

   E         Write the Czech equivalents for the following expressions.

   

   1.      milieu (4) ...............................................................

   2.      onus (4) .................................................................

   3.      dwell in (5) ...........................................................

   4.      infer (5a) ...............................................................

   5.      be sought for (5a) ..................................................

   6.      standpoint (5c) .....................................................

   7.      digressions (5c) ....................................................

   8.      contemplation (5d) ...............................................

   

   F          Transcribe the following words phonemically.

   intelligibility       .....  /
   ɪnˌtelɪdʒəˈbɪlɪti/............................................

   presupposition  ..........  / ˌpri:sʌpəˈzɪʃən
   /......................................

   applicable  ..................  / əˈplɪkəbl̩
   /.....................................

   occupy ....................  / ˈɒkjʊpaɪ
   /........................................

   persuasion  ..................  / pəˈsweɪʒən
   /....................................

   endeavour ...........  / ɪnˈdevə
   /...........................................

   

   G         Decide which is the correct spelling. Then find the words in the text to check.

   whereas / wheras                               vareity / variety

   rethoric / rhetoric                               potencial / potential

   partially / partialy                               repeat / repeate

   purely / puerely                                  procesing / processing / proccessing

   distinction / destinction                       accommpanying / acommpanying / accompanying

   uneqaul / unequal                               adresee / addressee / addresee

   attempted / atemptted            classification / clasiffication

   receptor / recepter                             aplicable / apliccable / applicable

   witty / wity                                          gener / ganre / genre

                                                              transmiting / transmmiting /
   transmitting