Why Academic Vocabulary? (3) 
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.
