Posts Tagged ‘Tips for writing’
Everyday First Aid – Writing
Everyday First Aid Can you complete this text of this recording? Some of the words you hear you may not know – the task is to make a good guess at them! Small ………………… 1 of ………………………………………… 2 in the skin are ……………………. ……………………… 3, ………………….. 4 in the ……………………………. …………….. 5. Small ………………… …………………..…
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A Short narrative this short narrative was written by a language learner. Where are the mistakes and how could it be improved? Suddenly the lights went out. ‘Now it’s gonna be hard to find the papers!’ shouted Patricia to her boyfriend ‘Stay here, I’m going downstairs to see what happens……..’ he answered very quietly Few…
Read MoreError analysis (a) exercise Writing
See if you can identify the mistakes in these sentences
Read MoreCare of the elderly in cold weather – Writing
Care of the elderly in cold weather Can you note down correctly the words which are missing? ………………………………………….. 1 elderly ………….. 2 and elderly people are ………….. 3 hypothermia ……………………………… 4. They ………….. 5 have ………….. 6 food or heating, and are more ………….. 7 than younger people to suffer from conditions ………….. 8, making…
Read More‘The’ and the omission of ‘the’ in media and entertainment – Writing
‘The’ and the omission of ‘the’ in media and entertainment When to use the and when not to use the in media and entertainment forms. Can you write down these examples of the and the omission of the in media and entertainment? Television, radio, cinema and theatre are used without the when we refer to…
Read MoreError analysis (d) exercise – Writing
What, if anything, is wrong with these sentences? Find and correct English spelling, English grammar, punctuation and other errors.
Read MoreOpening and closing sentences
Here are some examples of sentences that are suitable to use in introductions and conclusions for most types of essay. The sample introductions are for this essay: Native speakers of English enjoy a linguistic privilege that they often don’t appreciate. English is fast becoming the language of the world. How far do you think this…
Read MoreLinkers
words and phrases used to join ideas together Here is a selection of some of the most common – with examples on the other hand a contrast I can see your point, on the other hand Joe is also convincing however I might be able to come, however, it depends on my work schedule…
Read MoreChecking your work
to check or not to check – that is the question! not checking is to hand errors to your examiner/reader on a plate! native speakers need to check – errors happen a well-controlled piece of writing will have minimal errors but they need to be routed out and disposed of!! How to check read out…
Read MoreA few examples
Here are some examples of the kind of writing styles you may need to do.
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