The materials here are for all kinds of writing. Exam students should choose carefully for the kind of writing you will find more useful (notice all the work on letters!).
Concentrate on the topics you find most challenging.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Planning Practice
Helping you plan and organise your wriiting. Go here for 15 (yes, 15!) Fact Sheets, 8 worksheets and even a game to play.
FCE and CAE Task 3.2 Reviewing Planning
Most of our tasks this term will relate to reviewing your skills and analysing examples of writing. This week we are going to link to the BBC Skillwise website. Go here for 15 (yes, 15!) Fact Sheets, 8 worksheets and even a game to play.
The materials here are for all kinds of writing. Exam students should choose carefully for the kind of writing you will find more useful (notice all the work on letters!).
Concentrate on the topics you find most challenging.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Useful Language for Reports and Proposals
A selection of expressions at a formal register.
Here's some things that might help your homework writing(s).
Introduction
The purpose/intention/aim of this report/proposal is to outline / present / discuss / give a brief comment / suggest / sum up the last...
This report contains the relevant details concerning the problem as you required.
It's based on my observations/extracts from the questionaries / the feedback from participants...
As requested, I am submitting this report concerning...
This report is submitted in support of our request for...
Findings (Reports) /Suggestions (Proposals)
I suggest ... as it would result in...
Consideration should be given...
It would be prudent / inadvisable / advisable to ... on the grounds that it / owing to the fact that / due to the fact that...
I am opposed to the idea of...
It would be mutually advantageous
I suggest that the problem of... can be addressed through...
Therefore...
For the satisfaction of... the ... should be...
Another problem was that...
I would strongly recommend...
More steps also need to be taken to...
Conclusions/Recommendations
The obvious conclusion to be drawn from these facts is that...
I hope / believe / trust you will consider this proposal favourably / the proposal will be given due consideration / the proposal will receive due consideration.
Here's some things that might help your homework writing(s).
Introduction
The purpose/intention/aim of this report/proposal is to outline / present / discuss / give a brief comment / suggest / sum up the last...
This report contains the relevant details concerning the problem as you required.
It's based on my observations/extracts from the questionaries / the feedback from participants...
As requested, I am submitting this report concerning...
This report is submitted in support of our request for...
Findings (Reports) /Suggestions (Proposals)
I suggest ... as it would result in...
Consideration should be given...
It would be prudent / inadvisable / advisable to ... on the grounds that it / owing to the fact that / due to the fact that...
I am opposed to the idea of...
It would be mutually advantageous
I suggest that the problem of... can be addressed through...
Therefore...
For the satisfaction of... the ... should be...
Another problem was that...
I would strongly recommend...
More steps also need to be taken to...
Conclusions/Recommendations
The obvious conclusion to be drawn from these facts is that...
I hope / believe / trust you will consider this proposal favourably / the proposal will be given due consideration / the proposal will receive due consideration.
Reports and Proposals: Headings & Subheadings
It may just be a personal thing, but I don't like proposals or reports (for example) referring to titles or headings in the body of the text.
For example, if you put this:
FoodFood is one of the most...
I would suggest you change it to:
FoodThis is one of the most...
Miles Brickman
Miles says: Headings & Subheadings
It may just be a personal thing, but I don't like proposals or reports (for example) referring to titles or headings in the body of the text.
For example, if you put this:
FoodFood is one of the most...
I would suggest you change it to:
FoodThis is one of the most...
Miles Brickman
Friday, April 9, 2010
Writing Tip: Vocabulary in Homework
Make sure your vocabulary in your homework is showing you can talk about the topic. Identify the topic(s) in the question, then use your coursebook.
Find the chapter(s) in your coursebook that refer to the topic(s) and look out some useful words. At FCE aim for six-plus, ideally a mix fo verbs, nouns and, best of all, some combinations and, if the formality is right, a phrasal verb or two are very wise.
At CAE it's similar, but you're probably looking for ten words/phrases or more. Check your formality carefully, and be on the look out for synonyms at all times.
Writing Tip: Vocabulary in Homework
Make sure your vocabulary in your homework is showing you can talk about the topic. Identify the topic(s) in the question, then use your coursebook.
Find the chapter(s) in your coursebook that refer to the topic(s) and look out some useful words. At FCE aim for six-plus, ideally a mix fo verbs, nouns and, best of all, some combinations and, if the formality is right, a phrasal verb or two are very wise.
At CAE it's similar, but you're probably looking for ten words/phrases or more. Check your formality carefully, and be on the look out for synonyms at all times.
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