Ejercicios C1 : El vocabulario académico en inglés (corregido)

Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a consolidar el vocabulario académico en inglés estudiado en el curso, con especial atención a los reporting verbs, conectores formales y estructuras en voz pasiva. Ponlos en práctica para expresarte con precisión en contextos universitarios y científicos.

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Exercice 1 — Reporting verbs: elige el verbo correcto

Elige el reporting verb más adecuado para cada enunciado académico. Ten en cuenta el matiz semántico de cada verbo.

1. The authors ___ that the results may have been influenced by external variables, acknowledging a potential limitation of their study.
2. Several researchers ___ that traditional models fail to account for socioeconomic factors, challenging long-standing assumptions in the field.
3. The report ___ that further longitudinal studies are necessary before any definitive conclusions can be drawn.
4. The committee ___ that the new policy had significantly reduced research funding in public universities.

Correction

1. B) concede — 'The authors concede that the results may have been influenced by external variables, acknowledging a potential limitation of their study.'
2. A) contend — 'Several researchers contend that traditional models fail to account for socioeconomic factors, challenging long-standing assumptions in the field.'
3. B) stipulates — 'The report stipulates that further longitudinal studies are necessary before any definitive conclusions can be drawn.'
4. C) acknowledged — 'The committee acknowledged that the new policy had significantly reduced research funding in public universities.'

Exercice 2 — Conectores formales: relaciona el conector con su función

Asocia cada conector formal con la frase académica que mejor ilustra su función discursiva. Guíate por el matiz lógico de cada conector.

1. Conector: 'Nevertheless'
2. Conector: 'Furthermore'
3. Conector: 'Consequently'
4. Conector: 'Notwithstanding'

Correction

1. 'Nevertheless' introduce una concesión formal: 'The sample size was relatively small; nevertheless, the findings remain statistically significant and warrant further investigation.'
2. 'Furthermore' añade información que refuerza el argumento: 'The intervention reduced dropout rates by 15%; furthermore, it improved overall academic performance among at-risk students.'
3. 'Consequently' expresa una relación de causa-efecto: 'Funding for the project was withdrawn in the third year; consequently, the research team was unable to complete the final phase of data collection.'
4. 'Notwithstanding' introduce una reserva formal: 'Notwithstanding the methodological limitations outlined above, the study offers a valuable contribution to the existing body of literature on climate adaptation.'

Exercice 3 — Voz pasiva académica: completa las estructuras

Completa cada oración académica con la forma correcta de la voz pasiva. Escribe la oración completa y presta atención al tiempo verbal y al contexto formal.

1. The data ___ (collect) over a period of five years using a standardised longitudinal methodology across twelve research institutions.
2. It ___ (widely / acknowledge) that peer review processes, while imperfect, remain essential to maintaining academic integrity.
3. The hypothesis ___ (put forward) by Zhang et al. (2018) ___ (subsequently / challenge) by several independent replication studies conducted in different cultural contexts.
4. A new theoretical framework ___ (propose) in order to account for the anomalies that ___ (observe) during the second phase of the experiment.

Correction

1. The data were collected over a period of five years using a standardised longitudinal methodology across twelve research institutions.
2. It is widely acknowledged that peer review processes, while imperfect, remain essential to maintaining academic integrity.
3. The hypothesis put forward by Zhang et al. (2018) was subsequently challenged by several independent replication studies conducted in different cultural contexts.
4. A new theoretical framework was proposed in order to account for the anomalies that had been observed during the second phase of the experiment.