EMILIANO TRIA TIRONA MEMORIAL NATIONAL INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL

Senior High School Department

Gahak, Kawit, Cavite
Activity Sheet no. 1A: Academic Language used from Various Disciplines
Name: ________________________________________ Grade and Section: Grade 12- _____________________________
Subject: English for Academic and Professional Purposes Teacher: Mr. J. R. Castro Date: _____________, 2026
Task #1: Write down everything you can think about the characteristics of academic writing. You may use word or phrases in describing academic writing.

Academic
Writing

Task #2: Categorize the information based on their characteristics below by filling in the table to differentiate academic text from non-academic text.
Everyday Events To inform and/or validate idea To entertain Research papers, Reports Public
Scholarly audience Contains slang and colloquialisms Subjective Diaries, Informal essays Formal
Related literature Introduction-Body-Conclusion No fixed structure Objective
CHARACTERISTICS ACADEMIC TEXT NON-ACADEMIC TEXT
Audience
Purpose
Structure
Language
Style
Source of Content
Examples

Task #3: Based on the discussion of the characteristics and requirements of academic writing and academic texts, write a formal essay on what do you think is the state
of academic writing skills of Senior High School students in the Philippines. Use your personal knowledge, what you hear from your teachers and what you have read
from books and academic journals to support your opinion.
Content - 20 pts. Language and Style - 15 pts. Structure - 15 pts. Mechanics- 10 points Total - 70 pts.
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ETTMNIHS- SHS: English for Academic and Professional Purposes 1

 EMILIANO TRIA TIRONA MEMORIAL NATIONAL INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School Department
Gahak, Kawit, Cavite
Activity Sheet no. 1B: Text Structure
Name: ________________________________________ Grade and Section: Grade 12- _____________________________
Subject: English for Academic and Professional Purposes Teacher: Mr. J. R. Castro Date: _____________, 2026
Task #1: Match the term in Column A with its definition in Column B. Choose the letter of the best answer.
Column A Column B
______1. Description A. It presents steps or phases of a process or project.
______2. Comparison and Contrast B. It tells events in order.
______3. Problem and Solution C. These are words or phrases that relate or connect sentences and ideas in a text.
______4. Sequence/Process D. It is a graphic and visual display that shows the relationships between facts, terms, and or ideas in a text.
______5. Chronological Order E. It refers to the internal organization of a text.
______6. Cause and Effect F. It describes an item, event, or place.
______7. Text Structure G. It shows how two or more ideas or objects are similar or different.
______8. Graphic organizer H. It shows how one or more causes lead to one or more effects.
______9. Transition Words I. It states a problem and offers one or more possible solutions to the problem.

Task #2: Read the paragraphs below. Then determine the text structure and main idea of each paragraph. Create an appropriate graphic organizer for each paragraph
and put information from the paragraph into the graphic organizer.
Paragraph Questions Graphic Organizer
How is the text
Paragraph 1. The surface of the Earth is divided into structured?
pieces called tectonic plates. These plates move. When ________________
the plates rub against each other, they do not move
smoothly. When the plates do not move smoothly, What is the main
earthquakes result. Some parts of the world get more idea of the
earthquakes than other parts. The parts of the earth that paragraph?
get most earthquakes are near the edges of these ________________
plates. ________________

How is the text

structured?
Paragraph 2. Some countries, such as Japan, or parts ________________
of a country, like California in the United States, have a
lot of earthquakes. In these places it is a good practice to What is the main
build houses and other buildings so they will not collapse idea of the
when there is an earthquake. This is called seismic paragraph?
design or earthquake-proofing. ________________
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Paragraph 3. The ability of a building to withstand the stress of an How is the text
earthquake depends upon its type of construction, shape, mass structured?
distribution, and rigidity. Different combinations are used. To reduce
stress, first, the building's ground floor must be flexible. One method ________________
is to support the ground floor with extremely rigid, hollow columns,
while the rest of the building is supported by flexible columns located What is the main
inside the hollow columns. A different method is to use rollers or idea of the
rubber pads to separate the base columns from the ground, allowing paragraph?
the columns to shake parallel during an earthquake. Next, the
outdoor walls should be made with stronger and more reinforced ________________
materials such as steel or reinforced concrete. Then, to help prevent ________________
collapsing, the roof should be made out of light-weight materials.

Task #3: Classify the signal words given below based on how they are used.
since such as powerful because although due to
however so that finally for instance important later
Narrative Sequence Cause and Effect Problem-Solution Compare and Contrast Definition or Description

Task #4: Read the passages and determine what sentence structure is used. Choose your answer from the list of words below. Write only the letter of your choice.
A. Narrative B. Sequence C. Cause and Effect D. Descriptive E. Problem-Solution F. Compare and Contrast

______1. There are two popular sports played at Milton, basketball, and volleyball. Both take place inside of the gym at Milton. Also, each sport has two teams of people.
In basketball, however, the ball can be played off the floor, and in volleyball, the ball cannot touch the floor, or it is out of play. Basketball and volleyball are popular sports
at Milton. What text structure is this?
_____2. Lots of students fail classes. Some students fail because the work is too hard for them. Other times they may fail because they are lazy, and don’t do any work.
Another reason why students may fail is if they don’t go to school. If you’re not in class, you may miss a lot. Many students fail classes every quarter. What text structure
is this?
_____3. Dr. Knapp doesn’t want people to sit back and let the toad vanish. He believes that everyone is responsible for restoring the toad species. Dr. Knapp thinks we
could help restore the toad population if we stop mowing parts of our lawns and let the grass grow wild to reserve space for the toad. He also believes we need to stop
using pesticides and fertilizers. The chemicals kill the insects that toads eat. If we preserve some spaces in our lawns and stop using fertilizers, Dr. Knapp believes we
can save the toads. What text structure is this?
_____4. Devers experienced the highlight of any sprinter’s career, as she stood on the huge platform in the giant stadium and received an Olympic gold medal. Eighteen
months earlier she wasn’t thinking about running. She was hoping that she would be able to walk again. Just four years earlier, in the summer of 1988, as Devers was
training for the Olympic Games, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, she began to feel very tired all the time and failed to make the Olympic finals. What text structure is
this? _____5 The Eiffel Tower is divided into three sections. I. The lowest section of the tower contains the entrance, a gift shop, and a restaurant. II. The middle section of
the tower consists of stairs and elevators that lead to the top. III. The top section of the tower includes an observation deck with a spectacular view of Paris.
EMILIANO TRIA TIRONA MEMORIAL NATIONAL INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School Department
Gahak, Kawit, Cavite

ETTMNIHS- SHS: English for Academic and Professional Purposes 2

 Activity Sheet no. 1C: Techniques in Summarizing Variety of Academic Texts
Name: ________________________________________ Grade and Section: Grade 12- _____________________________
Subject: English for Academic and Professional Purposes Teacher: Mr. J. R. Castro Date: _____________, 2025
Task #1: Watch the short video. Then write a 3-sentence summary about it.
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Task #2: Read the passage below and do the following: 1. Create a title for the passage related to the main idea; 2. Accurately summarize the text; 3. Your summary must
describe all key ideas from the text; and 4. Highlight or underline key ideas in each passage.
Electric trolley cars or trams were once the chief mode of public transportation in the United States. Though they required tracks and electric cables to run, these
trolley cars were clean and comfortable. In 1922, auto manufacturer General Motors created a special unit to replace electric trolleys with cars, trucks, and buses.
Over the next decade, this group successfully lobbied for laws and regulations that made operating trams more difficult and less profitable. In 1936 General Motors
created several front companies for the purpose of purchasing and dismantling the trolley car system. They received substantial investments from Firestone Tire,
Standard Oil of California, Phillips Petroleum, and other parties invested in the automotive industry. Some people suspect that these parties wanted to replace trolley
cars with buses to make public transportation less desirable, which would then increase automobile sales. The decline of the tram system in North America could be
attributed to many things—labor strikes, the Great Depression, regulations that were unfavorable to operators—but perhaps the primary cause was having a group of
powerful men from rival sectors of the auto industry working
together to ensure its destruction.
Reference: Summarizing Worksheets and Activities (n.d.). Retrieved from[Link]
Main idea related title for the passage:
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Summary:
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Task #2: In a paragraph, summarize your personal experiences during a day that changed your perspective in life. Use a technique the best fits the nature of the
summary you are writing.
Concept - 20 pts. Convention - 15 pts. Creativity and Organization - 15 pts. Total - 50 pts.
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ETTMNIHS- SHS: English for Academic and Professional Purposes 3