The five reasons for using academic vocabulary are down the left side of the table below, and on the right are some examples of what this means in your writing.
| Reasons | Examples |
| Don't say more than you can. | Hedging / Caution |
| Show you care about your work. Have credibility. | Spelling, punctuation, presentation |
| Things are complicated, try to be clear - for you and the reader. | Complete words / Full sentences / No slang / Technical terms / Linking |
| Try to be universal. | Use 3rd person / Objective / Generalisable |
| Say what you mean. | Choose your.words carefully |
Drag the blue boxes on the right to the correct empty box in the middle. (If you prefer, there is a text-based version of this activity at the bottom of the page.)
Text-based version of the above activity.
