Sunday, November 11, 2012

Homework # 1



Scientific English for doctoral
Khamvone Boulyaphonh

 Update: 3.12.2012


Homework # 1



1.    Write a sentence with an adverb in a prepositional phrase inside of a noun phrase:

My father's friend is the man in the Thai restaurant eating noodle soup forms steaming bowl.


2.    Create a short abstract in two paragraphs describing your part research:


My Ph.D. dissertation  focuses on the life, works and social role of the Most Venerable monk Pha Khamchan Virachitto, the late abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam and Chairman of the Buddhist Fellowship Organization of the province of Luang Prabang,  who was one of the most outstanding Lao intellectuals of  the  twentieth century. The Venerable Abbot was a charismatic monk  and  a model  for numerous monks and novices in Luang Prabang , who  tried to emulate  him . He was highly respected by the people of the old royal capital of Luang Prabang, which has been the spiritual centre of Lao Buddhism since ancient times and was  the seat of the Supreme Patriarch until 1975.
Pha Khamchan Virachitto’s outstanding works include the construction and  renovation  of Vat Saen Sukharam and many other monasteries , all in the style of modern Lao Lan Xang architecture.  Moreover, the Venerable Abbot led numerous Buddhist ceremonies, ritual , and other festivals in accordance with the rules of the Sangha. Finally, he was the decisive figure  in setting  up the Buddhist Archive of Photography in Luang Prabang (2007) and the Museum of Buddhist Art at Vat Saen.





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  1. 1.    Write a sentence with an adverb in a prepositional phrase inside of a noun phrase:

    ( The man who is deliciously eating noodle soup in Thai restaurant is my father’s friend. ) ^ My father's friend is the man in the Thai restaurant eating noodle soup forms steaming bowl.


    2.    Create a short abstract in two paragraphs describing your part research:


    ( The thesis of my Ph.D. studies ) ^ My Ph.D. dissertation [W,E,M,foc] focuses on the life, works ^ , [P] and social ( rule ) [?] of the Most Venerable monk Pha Khamchan Virachitto, the late abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam and Chairman of the Buddhist Fellowship Organization of the province of Luang Prabang, ^ who [Gr-CS,M] was one of the most outstanding Lao intellectuals ( during ) ^ of [prep] the ( twenty )^ twentieth [WF] century. The Venerable Abbot was a charismatic monk ( who was ) ^ and [E,st] a model ( that ) ^ for [Gr,E,prep] numerous monks and novices in Luang Prabang ^ , who [P,agr,M] tried to emulate ^ him [foc,agr,Gr] . He was highly respected by the people of the old royal capital of Luang Prabang ^ , [P] which has been the spiritual centre of Lao Buddhism since ancient times and ^ was [Gr,T/Asp] the seat of the Supreme Patriarch until 1975.
    Pha Khamchan Virachitto’s outstanding works include the ( constructions ) ^ construction [WF] and ( reconstructions ) ^ renovation [W,WF] of Vat Saen Sukharam and many other monasteries ^ , all [P,foc,coh,M]in the style of modern Lao Lan Xang architecture.  Moreover, the Venerable Abbot ( was leading ) ^ led [T/Asp] numerous Buddhist ceremonies, rituals ^ , [P] and other festivals in accordance with the rules of the Sangha. Finally, he was the decisive figure ( to set ) in setting [prep,Gr,agr,E,T/Asp] up the Buddhist Archive of Photography in Luang Prabang (2007) and the Museum of Buddhist Art at Vat Saen.

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