91 B2+ | 8. Klasse | Unit 07: For science! In the text below, Marie’s abstract has been put in the correct order, but some words are missing. Instead of using the same words as on the previous page, complete this text with the words from the box. based demonstrated evaluated evidence focus indicate investigate purpose review surveys Several (1) show that 26% of schoolchildren in Austria speak another language in addition to German in their everyday lives. Many of them grow up in bilingual families. The (2) of this paper is to (3) the everyday language use of bilingual families in Austria, with a particular (4) on their methods for integrating two cultures in their family lives. (5) a thorough (6) of current literature on bilingual families in Austria, the language use of ten families was (7) using an online questionnaire, and in addition, two families were interviewed. The results of the questionnaire and the interviews (8) that many different methods for using two languages in a family exist, but they all appear to be successful, as all the children in the families studied for this paper were able to speak both languages. There is some (9) , however, that the success of the integration of the non-Austrian culture depends on the distance to the non-Austrian parent’s home country. All the families in this study (10) a high degree of flexibility and tolerance, which might serve as a model for monolingual families. Make a note of phrases and expressions in both versions of Marie’s abstract that you find useful and would like to remember. d e Writing tip Results and conclusions are often presented in very careful language in academic writing. To do so, you can use modal verbs or certain phrases. For example, you should write “…they might be a good model for…” instead of “…they are a good model…” and “…results appear to show that…” instead of “…results show that…”. These strategies are called ‘hedging’ and are an important feature of academic writing. Take your own final project paper and complete the boxes in exercise 5a for your own paper. Then write your abstract. Download a sample text if you need help. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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