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INTRODUCCIÓN AL INGLÉS CON FINES ACADÉMICOS ×Features of Academic Writing: COMPLEXITY Written language is relatively more complex than spoken language. Written language has longer words, it is lexically more dense and it has a more varied vocabulary. It uses more noun-based phrases than verb-based phrases. Written texts are shorter and the language has more grammatical complexity, including more subordinate clauses and more passives. FORMALITY Academic writing is relatively formal. In general this means that in an essay you should avoid colloquial words and expressions. In general this means in an essay that you should avoid: Colloquial words and expressions; ““stuff”, “a lot of”, “thing”, “sort of”, Abbreviated forms: “can’t”, “doesn’t”, “shouldn’t” Two word verbs: “put off”, “bring up” Sub-headings, numbering and bullet-points in formal essays – but use them in reports. PRECISION In academic writing, facts and figures are given precisely. You need to be precise when you use information, dates or figures. Do not use “a lot of people” when you can say “50 million people“. OBJECTIVITY Written language is in general objective rather than personal. It therefore has f...