... Second Edition Writing Better English FORESL LEARNERS This page intentionally left blank Second Edition Writing Better English FORESL LEARNERS ED SWICK New York Chicago ... 75 Writing Original Sentences 87 Understanding the Format 87 Writing According to the Format 88 Story Completion 115 Understanding the Format 115 Completing Stories with Original Phrases 115 Writing ... standard of quality for yourself and conform to it Use the Answer Key not only to check your work but also to find suggestions for how to write appropriate sentences for any of the exercises ix This...
... context of the writing task In summary, this approach informs us that writing essentially involves thinking skills and knowledge of the various stages in the process to transform information into ... for various social and business contacts 19 Once students have known the form of a business letter, they can be given communicative writing tasks that lead them to practice useful form The writing ... fall on language (accounting for 97%) and presentation (accounting for 74%), which means that their foreign language competence is not strong enough to perform their writing task However, their...
... grades for their effort No necessarily for their achievement I believe that a system such as one based on effort would decrease the motivation for cheating However, a system based entirely on effort ... PURPOSE OF THE WRITING TEST Asking you to write a short essay is a relatively accurate way for colleges to assess your potential for success in college courses that require writing Your performance ... Final Touches 85 Editing for Clarity 85 Editing for Interest 91 Checking for Standard Usage and Mechanics 99 Review 105 Answer Key to Practice Exercises 105 PART IV ESSAYS FOR EVALUATION 115 How...
... walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us => The gardener ……………………………… “ You should take more exercises , Mr Roberts,” the doctor said => The doctor …………………… My sister dances very well => My ... doctor/ once a year I can't stand / get up / at five / tomorrow The buses / usually / stop / run / before midnight My father / seem / get / better / now 10 Last year / we / make / an agreement/ work...
... actors and (2)…(act) .For this purpose,auditions are held at which actors perform short pieces and the most(3)… (suit) are chosen for the parts in the play.Before the play is performed in front of ... ahead C.Not for me D.Yes,let's 30….I think we should take some spare parts with us A.if I were you B.No.You can it C.Ok,just in case D.Just my luck,man P3:word forms A.Use the correct form of the ... his work ahead….schedule A.on B.in C.of D .for 18.He takes…his father in many ways A.on B.up C.in D.after 19.The boy came ….a cold walking in the rain for too long A.down with B.up with C.up against...
... smoking (to forbid) 12 It is essential that supplies _ well in advance (to order) 48 ESSENTIAL EXERCISESFOR YOU EXERCISESfor Chapter 13 : NOUNS THE FORMATION OF PLURALS For each of the ... For example: She will have foreseen the difficulty Will she have foreseen the difficulty? She will not have foreseen the difficulty Will she not have foreseen the difficulty? Won't she have foreseen ... ESSENTIAL EXERCISESFOR YOU EXERCISESfor Chapter 11 : TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS In each of the following sentences, underline the direct object of the verb For example: She forgot the...
... stage as the students have to start writing in paragraphs Before they start writing summaries, introduce the following techniques A Conciseness This is a world of information explosion The reader ... and conciseness in informative writing can save personal time and social cost Concise writing is a skill, which can be achieved by applying the general guidelines into the writing practice They ... Students can begin by writing two to three sentences to support the stated generalization For example: • • There are several linguistic factors that make it difficult for a foreign student to learn...
... not find enough appropriate texts or passages available for picture dictation and they have difficulty in creating such texts suitable for picture dictation ... and proud to talk about their work in front of the class Listening again with understanding and writing with accuracy: Now the teacher dictates the text in the traditional way while the students...
... after year They can be used for whole class presentations and reviews, for drills, or for individual work PowerPoint presentations run on both Macintosh and Windows platforms Files are small unless ... download PowerPoint presentations I like to download presentations for elementary school children and then modify them for my ESL students who are older As you become more familiar with PowerPoint, ... s-video output for better pictures Manufactures are starting to market outputs for high definition TV's Teachers need to find how they can get the right type of output from their computer for a TV...