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Emphasis comes from the word emphasize which means to show that something is important by bringing special attention to it.

For example:

You can underline an important word to put additional emphasis on it.

For university students who want to learn English, the main emphasis should be on learning words that often appear in academic texts instead of trying to learn every word.

putting more importance on something

giving something lowest priority

helping people notice something

focusing attention on something

Which answers below are closest in meaning to the word emphasis? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

putting more importance on something

helping people notice something

giving something lowest priority
Feedback:

You emphasize something to show that it is important. If something is the lowest priority, then you don't emphasize it because it is not important.

focusing attention on something
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keeping something in the background

making people notice something

stressing something to make it obvious

making it clear that something is more important than other things

Which answers best explain the meaning of emphasis? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

making it clear that something is more important than other things

making people notice something

keeping something in the background

stressing something to make it obvious
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How can you tell where the emphasis is? Here are some examples:

Newspaper articles usually emphasize five things:

(1) WHAT happened.

(2) WHO did it.

(3) WHEN it happened.

(4) WHERE it happened.

(5) WHY it happened.

These 5 things are usually at the BEGINNING of a newspaper article.

 

Many advertisements use pictures and music to emphasize the message they want to get across.

 

You should wear a helmet when you ride a bike.

One man is not wearing a jacket.

You should ride your bike in sunny weather.

Look at this advertisement for bicycles What do you think this advertisement is emphasizing?

Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

One man is not wearing a jacket.

You should ride your bike in sunny weather.
Feedback:

Even though one man is not wearing a jacket, this is not what the advertisement is emphasizing. The advertisement is emphasizing fun and safety.

You should wear a helmet when you ride a bike.
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Multiple choice question

When we emphasize something, we make it more important than other things.

Read the paragraph and answer the question below.

the importance of learning words that often appear in academic texts

the importance of learning all English words

Which Words Should You Learn First?

Academic texts and research articles contain many English words. However, there are some words, like "analyze" and "data" that often appear in academic texts. These words appear on a list called the Academic Word List. These are the words which students in colleges and universities should learn first, together with the words that frequently appear in their specific discipline areas. The Academic Word List emphasizes words that frequently appear in academic texts in order to help students prioritize the vocabulary learning process.

What does the above paragraph emphasize? Choose ONE correct answer.

Response:

the importance of learning all English words

the importance of learning words that often appear in academic texts