Task D, Replacing Informal Words with Academic Vocabulary: Gap Fill (Exercise 1)
Fill in the gaps with academic vocabulary from the following list of words used in previous tasks in this lesson.
(Nowadays)
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In recent years; In recent times; Recently; Currently; Today
(Besides,)
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Additionally,; What is more; Furthermore; It is also true that,
(As we all know)
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It is well known that; It is generally agreed that; It is widely accepted / understood / believed that / It is generally believed that
(hot topic)
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a controversial issue; a contentious problem
(get)
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attain; receive; earn; make;
(getting)
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becoming; growing
(got)
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acquired; attained; received
(big)
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major; large; important; significant
(more and more)
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an increasing number of / a growing / rising number of (for countable nouns) / an increasing amount of; a growing amount of (for uncountable nouns); increasingly
(just)
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as few as (countable); as little as (uncountable)
(good)
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preferable; beneficial; effective; advantageous
(bad)
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undesireable; not preferable; poor; ineffective
(a lot of)
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many; a considerable number of (for countable nouns); a great deal / amount of / a considerable amount of (for uncountable nouns)
(a lot)
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considerably; significantly
(really)
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highly; notably; greatly; abundantly
If you have trouble, push the [?] button for the (inappropriate) word that means the same. Or, click the 'Hint' button at the bottom to see the next letter of each word.