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Writing the first letter Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to book a double room for the month of August 2002. I need an air-conditioned room with bath and shower which faces the sea. I should be grateful if you would confirm my booking as soon as possible. Please give me an indication of your rates [...]
Revising gives you the chance to preview your work on behalf of the eventual reader. Revision is much more than proofreading, though in the final editing stage it involves some checking of details. Good revision and editing can transform a mediocre first draft into an excellent final paper. It’s more work, but leads to real [...]
What is an annotated bibliography? An annotated bibliography gives an account of the research that has been done on a given topic. Like any bibliography, an annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a concise summary of each source and some assessment of its [...]
Critical writing depends on critical reading. Most of the papers you write will involve reflection on written texts – the thinking and research that has already been done on your subject. In order to write your own analysis of this subject, you will need to do careful critical reading of sources and to use them [...]
sentence (noun): a group of words that expresses a thought and is complete in itself (starting with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or question/exclamation mark) variety (noun): the quality of being different; not having uniformity or sameness Do you read your sentences out loud after you write them? It is a [...]
Punctuation is the system of symbols (. , ! – : etc) that we use to separate sentences and parts of sentences, and to make their meaning clear. Each symbol is called a “punctuation mark”. The Value of Punctuation An English teacher wrote these words on the board:woman without her man is nothing The teacher [...]
Each letter of the English alphabet may be written as a small letter (abc…) or as a large or capital letter (ABC…). Here is a full list of capital letters. Small letters a b c d e f g Capital letters A B C D E F G Small letters h i j k l [...]
Writing (and therefore spelling) is a representation of the spoken word. The spoken word is not a representation of writing. Because accents and pronunciation can change easily and quite quickly, whereas what is written in books and dictionaries remains “fixed” for years, as well as for various historical reasons, there is often little correspondence between [...]
As you can see, writing is the fourth language skill. The four language skills are related to each other in two ways: the direction of communication (in or out) the method of communication (spoken or written) Input is sometimes called “reception” and output is sometimes called “production”. Spoken is also known as “oral”.
Here we look at another important business English skill, which is taking the minutes of a meeting. The minutes of a meeting are sent after the meeting, and include a record of what was said and decided during the meeting. The minutes contain the date of the meeting,, as well as the initials and names [...]