CONTENTS
Part 1 Writing sub-skills
PAPERS 2 AND 3
STYLE AND REGIST ER
COHESION
linkingwords
reference
P UN CTUATION
full stops, sentences, paragraphs
commas
semicolons
colons
dashes
hyphens
Part 2 Types of writing
UNIT 1 DESCIUPTION
making d escriptions interesti ng
describingpictures andobjects
describingproducts
UNIT 2 A CTION
instruct ionsanddirections
advice
processesand systems
UNIT 3 NARRATIVE
narrativesand connectingwords
biographicalnarratives
newspaperstories
UNIT 4 GIVING YOUROPINIO N
argument
reviews
personal advice
Un it 5 PEOPLEANDPLACES
desc rib ing people
describi ng places
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Part 3 Task types
UNIT 6 FORMALLETTERS
lettersof complaint:tact
applyingforjobs,courses andscholarships
ot he r f ormal letters
UNIT 7 I NFORMALL ETTERS
technical matters
diplomacy andtact
UNIT 8 R EPORTS
informationreports: people
recommendationreports
eye-witnessandnarrativereports
UNIT 9 A RTICLES ANDHEVIEWS
openingsand closings
reviews
UNIT 10 PUBLICINFORMATION
lea flets, brochures andinformationsheets
tourism
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