Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

4 Building paragraphs in academic writing4aSuggested answersThere have also been changes in women’s access to higher education, and thetypes of course they study.4b Students compare their answers in groups.4cSuggested answersPreceding paragraph: How education affects job satisfaction.Following paragraph: How concerns about fair wages affect job satisfaction.4dSuggested answers1 A link to a previous paragraph2 A topic sentence3 A more detailed explanation of the topic sentence4 Supporting information5 Comments about the meaning or implications of the supporting information6 A link to the next paragraph.Another possible reason (1) for the rise in women’s participation in the workforcehas been the reduction of discrimination in the workplace (2). Women in theOECD nations today benefit from greatly reduced sexual discrimination at work,which has encouraged increasing numbers of women to seek professionalcareers, a situation which differs markedly from the first half of the 20th century(3). For instance, according to Vincent‐Lancrin (2008, p.279), between the years1900 and 1950, women in the USA were barred from half of all jobs. The USA is byno means the only example of this sort, and it is likely that similar statistics canbe produced for almost all other nations until the very recent past (4). Changingattitudes to women’s roles in society mean that, even if full equality has not beenreached, it is now easier than ever for women to participate in the workforce in arange of careers (5), though discrimination does still exist in some areas (6).4e, 4f & 4g Students choose an essay title about one aspect of the gender gap, thenplan and write the essay.5 Creating a poster to report results5aSuggested answers1 Yes2 No3 No4 Yes5 No, this shouldn’t be the main reason for including visuals, though somevisuals can be included in order to ease comprehension (and perhaps makethe poster a bit more appealing to look at).6 No7 No. There should be a good balance of text, graphics and ‘white space’.8 No. It should present as much information as necessary in order for thereader to understand the principle and key findings of the research.9 No. See point 5 above.10 Yes (hence its inclusion here as a written text type rather than a simple visual aid).Unit 1 Part E ∙ Reporting in writing 35