Thursday, October 21, 2010

Advanced Formal Letters


Go to Flo-joe:
for lots of useful exercises on the different sections of letters and emails.
Remember, you don't need to invent expressions in formal english. Selectively use the examples on the page as formulae in your work.
Don't hesitate to ask a question here, or in the A8 Discussion forum if you want to check anything before completing your work.


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Formal Letters

Go to Flo-joe:

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/writing/express/index.htm

for lots of useful exercises on the different sections of letters and emails.

Remember, you don't need to invent expressions in formal english. Selectively use the examples on the page as formulae in your work.

Don't hesitate to ask a question here, or in the A8 Discussion forum if you want to check anything before completing your work.



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Sunday, June 6, 2010

FCE & CAE Task 3.8: The End is Nigh!

A final set of links to pages with helpful material.

Exam specific:
  • Go here for Flo-Joe's CAE makeovers.
  • And here for their FCE makeovers.
Non-exam writing
  • Go here for some other practice materials for various formal and informal styles.
  • Go here for the BBC's extensive Skillswise site. We've featured some of their material here in the past

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Advanced: Reviews

Some practical material this week. Take a look at Dark Horizons. You'll find lots of film review material which you might find useful.

Be on the look out for adjectives, comments and, as always at CAE, the special vocabulary that makes an impact on the reader. Here are (just) five that we noticed in the Angels and Demons review:

  • follow-up
  • polished
  • pad out
  • uses of Had and Yet

CAE Task 3.6: Reviews

Some practical material this week. Take a look at Dark Horizons. You'll find lots of film review material which you might find useful.

Be on the look out for adjectives, comments and, as always at CAE, the special vocabulary that makes an impact on the reader. Here are (just) five that we noticed in the Angels and Demons review:

  • follow-up
  • polished
  • pad out
  • uses of Had and Yet