Posts by Rosamund Place
Cyclists risk their health on roads in Wales – Writing
Cyclists risk their health on roads in Wales Can you complete the gaps in this account? It seems if cyclists were …………… 1 when they …………… 2 on their …………… 3 between Penarth and Cardiff, in Wales, that they were certain to …………… 4 medical problems before …………… 5 …………… ……….. 6. A …………… 7…
Read MoreCambridge University’s outreach initiatives to schoolchildren – Writing Exercise
Most UK universities have outreach programmes for schoolchildren to encourage an interest in learning and universities. Here is one organised by Cambridge University!
Read MoreA visit to a West-End theatre – exercise 2
This writing exercise is based on an article Stephen Pollard wrote in the Times. Stephen Pollard is a British author and journalist who writes columns for several publications including the Times, the Daily Mail and the Spectator. He is currently President of a free-market Brussels-based think tank, the Centre for the New Europe and Chairman…
Read MoreA notice for a meeting and an agenda – Writing
A notice for a meeting and an agenda See if you can produce this with correct IT formatting! You may write by hand if you wish. Key and notes
Read MoreJargon in the workplace – exercise B – key
to be up to speed on something – informal – to be fully informed, up to date 1G A demanding environment A3 A fast-growing company 2E Dynamic B8 A self-starter 3A A fast-growing company C10 The X-factor / X factor 4H Flexible hours D5 A market leader 5D A market leader E2 Dynamic 6I Problem-solving…
Read MoreMemorandum 2 – Writing ex.
Memorandum 2 You may already send memos or memorandums / memoranda (both plurals are correct). A memorandum or memo records events on any topic that might occur in a business office. It can have any format – but some organisations have a specific layout for one such as the one provided for this task. Can…
Read MoreProject in Costa Rica A
An account of a trip to a country by a young student still at school.
Read MoreRefugee wins by asking for a mentor – A
Matthew Foster, head of the international office at the Royal College of Physicians, offered to help an Afghan doctor who had come to the UK as a refugee. This article describes what happened next.
Read MoreThe Present Tense – in journalism
In journalism and the media in general we use the present tense when giving a spoken commentary – for instance on radio or TV – where events follow one after another: "….and Gerolsteiner’s Carlo Westphal+, wins the fifth stage of the Tour of Benelux, beating Hutarovich of Belarus, who comes in second, and Božič of…
Read MoreBe to + infinitive – in journalism
Useful shortcuts to improve your style when writing for the media or tourism. To be + infinitive.
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