In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: The British Association for Applied Linguistics ( BAAL ) is an academic society .
A: 
The British Association for Applied Linguistics ( BAAL ) is an academic society for professional applied linguists , language teachers and other interested parties , based in the United Kingdom .