... selected,
remember that mental fitness — your ability to
concentrate, to reason, to visualize, to imagine, to make
decisions, to solve problems, and to think clearly and
creatively— depends ... selected, remember that mental
fitness — your ability to concentrate, to reason, to visualize, to
imagine, to make decisions, to solve problems, and to think clearly
and creatively — depends ... to move in different ways. To be at your best, you need to ex-
ercise all of your mental muscles, and only a well-rounded workout
will give you this."
Tom was astonished. What Mack was saying...
... society’.
Try to develop your ability to read your
work with fresh and critical eyes.
Empathise with your reader. It may help to
read aloud to yourself; that way you can be
hyper-sensitive toyour punctuation, ... instead of to
It is an increasingly common mistake to use
‘and’ instead of to , e.g. ‘I want to try and learn
a new skill’ instead of ‘I want to try to learn a
new skill’. Objections to this particular ... more detail to develop an
idea.’ (Cottrell 2003: 146)
How toimprove your
academic writing
In a recent survey, academic staff
at the University identified the
interrelated skills of
writing
and...
... divide writing activities according to the
level of the teacher's control, which include: (1) imitative or writing down, (2) controlled or
guided writing, and (3) free -writing or self -writing.
Imitative ... approach to teaching business letter writing for English majors
in Haiphong University
Based on what has been reviewed and discussed on the current approaches to teaching
English writing, the ... 60-minute written exam
to be held at the end of the term. Students have to present what they have learned as business
writing skills and do writing business correspondent test: writing a CV and a...
... learning English. Go out together for coffee and only
speak Englishto each other!
Read short stories out loud and try to see, say and hear the words to reinforce your
memory. Record yourself ... sound add to the lists as you learn more words.
For example words that rhyme with me:-
ImproveYourEnglish Speaking and English Pronunciation Skills
The first rule of speaking English is to speak ... often in English too!
ã Once yourEnglish is good enough, go shopping in some tourist areas.
You'll find lots of shop assistants speak very good English.
ã If you can travel to an English...
... VI. Listening Tips for the TOEFLđ iBT Test
The best way toimprove listening skills for the TOEFL
đ iBT Test is to listen as
much as possible to a variety of sources in various ... to listen to at home, or try to
understand the words of the pop songs you like. Watching English language
television programs or videos are a great way toimproveyour listening skills
because ... on your way to becoming a better
listener in class. But you can practice your listening understanding outside of the
classroom, too.
For example, you can borrow cassettes with stories to...
... improvement
activities to make the processes more efficient and effective.
Managing metrics and managing quality are related. It is difficult toimprove the quality of your
deliverables or your ... supported by a tool, such as a document
repository. However, tools can be just as confusing if proper techniques aren’t used to store
documents in a manner that allows them to be easily retrieved.
Document ... represents only your
best guess as to how to complete the remaining work at any particular point in the project.
The more complex your project is, the more change is going to be required in your workplan...
... This exercise will improveyour focus of
distant objects, by preventing the eye
becoming “used” to focusing only on objects
that are close to you.
Eye Exercise 2 -
This is similar to the first exercise, ... you were
nodding “yes” to someone. Look up at the ceiling and down at
your toes.
This exercise will strengthen the muscles in your neck, thereby
increasing blood circulation to the head and eyes. ... similar to the first exercise, but
involves you putting your finger in front of
your face about a hands distance away from your nose.
Now look at your finger for a few seconds, then look at
something...