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本文观看结束！！！ 7. It is obvious that the decline of fish stocks in the North Sea will ultimately result in significant environmental damage in that area. (avoid use of expressions like itis obvious) 8. They found evidence of a fight when they studied the ancient body and they wrote a report which reflected their findings. (the passive voice would be more appropriate) 9. The results of the government study were great because they enabled the university to fund the new department. (inappropriately informal language like great) 10. It is certain that the new financial regulations will lead to a significant growth in output. (it is certain is too strong) 11. The research proves that drinking high levels of vitamin C may help to ward off colds in the winter. (proves) 12. The research was rigorous. But the way the results were used was poor. Few financial managers were trained in the new techniques. Little progress was made despite the hard work of the specialists. (short sentences and no linking expressions) Task 2 Rewrite this passage in a suitably academic style. When you have finished refer to the feedback. Your re-written passage does not need to be identical of course, but it should reflect an academic style. The island was discovered in 1734 when a storm blew Sir Peter Newsbury off course and he stumbled upon this bit of land which no-one knew anything about before. Some excavations which have been carried out within the last ten years show us that members of the crew built houses to live in, and got through the very cold winter. Analysis of the soil in and around these buildings proves that the people liked to eat fish and fruit that they picked from the trees. However, despite the food that they had, its obvious that their life was quite difficult because of the rocks and open ground and so on. People carrying out research have found debris from the ship close to the buildings. They have come up with a number of explanations for the smashing up of the ship but once y