- 1 Discovering Grammar PART ONE: THE BASICS
- Identifying nouns
- Using capital letters
- Replacing nouns with pronouns
- Knowing the articles
- Understanding verbs
- Revising the points
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 2 Expanding your Knowledge
- Making words ‘agree’
- Introducing clauses
- Handling phrases
- Using adjectives to colour your writing
- Employing adverbs
- Using prepositions
- Revising the points
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 3 Polishing up your Punctuation
- Knowing when to stop
- Using commas correctly
- the dash Making use of the semi-colon, the colon and
- exclamation mark Remembering the question mark and the
- Revising the points
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 4 Paragraphing your Work
- Structuring a paragraph
- Setting out direct speech
- Changing to indirect speech
- Writing a play
- Revising the points
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 5 Checking your Spelling
- Establishing the ground rules
- Avoiding common mistakes
- Using the dictionary
- Making use of the thesaurus
- Revising the points
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 6 Looking at Apostrophes and Abbreviations
- Showing possession
- Abbreviating words
- Handling contractions
- Using initial letters
- Looking at acronyms
- Revising the points
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 7 Improving your Style
- Recognising common mistakes
- Avoiding unnecessary repetition
- Making comparisons
- Eliminating jargon
- Stimulating your imagination
- Checking your work
- Using the checklist
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 8 Writing an Essay and a Short Story PART TWO: ENGLISH IN ACTION
- Researching your essay
- Structuring your essay
- Writing the essay
- Plotting the short story
- Editing your work
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 9 Summarising and Reporting
- Writing a summary
- Compiling a report
- Checking your summary
- Checking your report
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 10 Filling in Forms
- Working online
- Providing the basic information
- Coping with a variety of forms
- Writing legibly
- Asking for help
- Witnessing the signature
- Checking for errors
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 11 Writing Letters
- Using e-mail
- Writing a personal letter
- Writing a formal letter
- Ending the letter
- Drafting your letter
- Producing a variety of letters
- Checking your work
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- 12 Making Applications
- Applying to university
- Applying for a job
- Preparing a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Filling in the application form
- Writing a covering letter
- Acquiring referees
- Checking for errors
- Practising what you’ve learnt
- Suggested answers
- Glossary
- Further reading
- Index
- 1 Essay plan List of Illustrations
- 2 Title page of report
- 3 Introduction to report
- 4 Summary of report
- 5 Recommendations from report
- 6 Example of market research form
- 7 Personal details on any form
- 8 Form for opening a bank account
- 9 Form for opening a mortgage account
- 10 Standing order form
- 11 Patient registration form
- 12 Application for a department store charge card
- 13 Department store wedding gift list
- 14 Car insurance form
- 15 Handwritten personal letter
- 16 Formal letter
- 17 Addressed envelope
- 18 Handwritten letter of sympathy
- 19 Letter requesting a photograph
- 20 Handwritten letter to a local newspaper
- 21 Letter of complaint
- 22 CV: personal details
- 23 CV: career history
- 24 Example of a CV
- 25 Application form
- 26 Covering letter
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