Signposting
A link to signposting language for essays. http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/Support/Heat/?page=486 Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
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Proficiency Writing: How to Write CPE Essays
Follow this link for an lesson on Essays at CPE. You'll find a downloadable PDF linked from the page. This is ideal to help you practice constructing your answers with a good range of expressions. Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Advanced, CPE How to...
to write an opinion-based letter to an editor of a website, newspaper or magazine. Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Getting ready to write.
One Way to Plan Your Work There's no single way to plan a writing answer, but here's a two-step process that tries to get you to focus on - the tasks you've got to do - the language you need to use - avoiding copying from the question - getting variety in your vocab Take a look at this question : Apply this two step process. Step 1. a. Underline all the FUNCTIONS you have to carry out in this exercise. b. Highlight the important information words in the question. Here are's our version: Question You are reading an English language magazine and you see details of a language school that you are interested in. LEARN ENGLISH AT YOUR OWN PACE! If you would like to study English on a course that has been specially designed to meet your needs and interests, then contact the Principal of the Effective Learning School giving detail s of your: Motivation for studying English; length of time studying English; strengths and weaknesses in the language ...
Writing a Report
Some good advice here - for students and professionals! - on giving your report the impact you want to achieve! Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Writing articles
Some detailed information here - also of interest to anyone with journalistic ambitions. Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Editing and Proofing
Everyone's done some homework now, so you might find your teacher recommending more checking. Try this page for some editing and proofreading practice. Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Essays 3 of 3: Structure.
Final part of our minicourse on structure. Take a look at this video class . Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Proposals 2 of 3: Vocabulary
Following on from last week's video, go here for work on vocab for proposals. Next week: Structure. Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Proposals 1 of 3: A summary
Go here to try an online video lesson helping you learn about writing proposals. Comeback next week for a follow up exercise on vocabulary. Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Essays 1 of 3: Watch and Listen
Go here to watch an introduction to essay writing, ideal for Proficiency. Interesting for FCE and CAE. Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Writing for Purpose
Writing for purpose - composing quality writing work for academic or profesional reasons. A British Council course is here . Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
C1 and C2: Paraphrasing
From the superlative UEfAP website, a brilliant collection of exercises on rewriting phrases in the right hand column of the table. Not at all easy, but very very good practice. Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Referencing not repeating.
Avoid repition in your formal writing! Two pages which can help you improve your writing by avoiding repetition, linking ideas, sentences and paragraphs, and overall making your wirting clearer. Go here and here Tweet Follow @bclasrozas
Ingredients for a Review of a TV advert
You can adapt this list to any review! A good review will have: Has a title Sums up the story/product in a sentence or two. Includes positive and negative comment Says if the writer thinks it’s a successful product and why Uses some suitable vocabulary – plot, soundtrack, twist, director, advertisement, advent, get ready, Has Some opinion language “If you ask me”. “For me” Some linking between the similar things (“in addition”) and some contrast – “on the other hand”, “however” It's all in the same formality Tweet Follow @bclasrozas