Contents Introduction............................................................................................ 1 1 Planning your business report ........................................................... 2 1.1 What is the purpose of this report? .................................................... 2 1.2 Who are the readers of this report?..................................................... 2 1.3 What are the report’s main messages?................................................ 3 1.4
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BBC news programme where the presenter spoke formally in Standard English (or Received Pronunciation). The formal register in both could be identified through longer, more complex sentence structures and sophisticated vocabulary in addition to little use of contractions or slang. More frequently, I encountered informal registers such as conversations between friends
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Regents Exam. This book includes specific strategies to help you write great essays, no matter which type you write. In contrast to basic writing guides that contain plenty of information you don’t need, How to Write Great Essays focuses on the topics most important to you now. You won’t find a comprehensive guide to mechanics, but instead you will get short but thorough lessons on the most common errors made in grammar, spelling, usage, and how to prevent and correct these errors. Every chapter
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make. Effective writers use a single paragraph for each new idea they introduce. Paragraphs separate ideas into logical, manageable, and distinct units. Each paragraph focuses on only one main idea and presents coherent sentences to support that single point. Because all the sentences in one paragraph support the same point, a paragraph may stand on its own. Each paragraph is shaped by Purpose: the reason why the writer composes the paragraph. < Tone: the attitude the writer conveys about the paragraph’s
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Communication Skills for Social Care Practice Contextualised materials for Essential Skills Communication November 2012 Published by: Northern Ireland Social Care Council 7th Floor, Millennium House 19-25 Great Victoria Street Belfast BT2 7AQ Tel: 028 9041 7600 Website: www.niscc.info Email: info@niscc.hscni.net This resource is free to download as a PDF file from the NISCC website www.niscc.info Material within this resource may be reproduced for training and learning purposes
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This pack contains tasks for discussion in lectures and tasks for preparation and discussion in tutorials. Please refer to the lecture PowerPoint slides to understand the purpose of these tasks in the lectures. Lecture 2 Task Standing on the shoulders of giants: Summarising and Paraphrasing Sources A researcher is investigating how different universities approach the issue of academic integrity. He has found the following case study on the website of iParadigms, which developed the software
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Essay If there's one thing you've had a lot of experience with at this point in your life, it's our class topic—education and personal development. You've been through at least twelve years of formal schooling working towards your development, and you've probably had plenty of other life experiences that could be considered educational with development as an end. This first piece is informal. Think of it as a chance to reflect on one of those experiences by writing about it. The key question you'll
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as well as active, thinking participants of global cultures, appreciating the role of English within them. A minimum of 30% of class time will be devoted to writing instruction. This can take many forms, including graded written assignments, informal writing, writing workshops, free-writing exercises, stylistic analysis, research skills, peer editing, multiple drafts, and ungraded writing. Students will be required to write at least two essays which will be marked and formally graded. During
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Regents Exam. This book includes specific strategies to help you write great essays, no matter which type you write. In contrast to basic writing guides that contain plenty of information you don’t need, How to Write Great Essays focuses on the topics most important to you now. You won’t find a
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Focus on Essay Writing Essay writing is a process and a product. You need to focus on the process in order to achieve a high quality product. What is an essay? The word ‘essay’ originally meant ‘to test’ or ‘try out’. The academic essay, however, now has the more usual meaning of a short piece of analytical writing on a given subject. Why write essays? Essay writing is an essential part of the learning process. It involves: • • • • • • • • time management – meeting the deadline for the essay gathering
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