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WRITING
HOME
TEXT TYPES
essays
articles
blog posts
formal letters/emails
work email
letter/email of complaint
letters to the editor
proposals
film reviews
what to consider when writing in a specific genre
CHECKLIST β
WRITING TIPS π‘
DON'T WRITE LIKE YOU TALK
alternatives to commonly used words
widen your range
phrasal verbs
politeness-minimising the degree of imposition, using hedges
politeness-would like
rhetorical questions-general examples
ORGANISATION ποΈ
LINKING WORDS
PARAGRAPHS
PUNCTUATION
SIGNPOSTING
according to
adding information
as well--as well as
first and foremost
having said that/that said
in my view & from my point of view
notwithstanding
On the one handβ¦on the other hand
on the contrary
other than that
useful expressions for an essay
with this in mind
GRAMMAR π
contractions
emphasis/contrast
SCARY MISTAKES π±
VOCABULARY π
access
advantages
advice
agree
answer vs reply
argue- discuss
associated/connected/related
assure vs ensure
avoid vs prevent
bear in mind-take into consideration
boring-bored
bring (sthg) into focus
compare
concern
consider
consist in/of
convenient vs comfortable
degree vs career
discuss
economic vs economical
explain
expose-FF
false friends: expose
fault/blame
first and foremost
fun vs funny
health vs healthy
hear vs listen to
impact/influence
improve range vocabulary-words to avoid
last vs latest
news
older adults
paramount/utmost importance
people
recommend
relation-relationship-relative
remember vs remind
research, studies, surveys
safety vs security
schools (not 'centres')
state schools vs. public schools
suggest
wait vs expect
teacher training
technology
think of/about
year-old (adjective)
utmost
take care of-be careful with
end vs end up
SPELLING π€
breathe vs breath
cannot
capital letters
colour vs color
especially vs specially
-f and -fe>-ves
full (of) vs -ful
lose vs loose
practise vs practice
programme vs program
colour code π¨
plagiarism and cheating β οΈ
WRITING
improve range vocabulary-words to avoid
https://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/words-to-avoid-in-a-writing-task-b2-c1-alternatives/
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