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Publishing an essay

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:19:37 PDT

What is the publishing stage?The publishing stage is when you produce a final copy of your essay to hand in. Publishing Steps: 1. Make a paper copy of your essay.2. Show your work to your teacher, tutor, or parents.3. Ask them for hints on how to improve your writing.

Editting an essay

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:18:35 PDT

What is the editing stage?The editing stage is when you check your essay for mistakes and correct them. Editing Steps: Grammar and Spelling1. Check your spelling.2. Check your grammar.3. Read your essay again.4. Make sure each sentence has a subject.5. Make sure your subjects and verbs agree with each other.6. Check the verb tenses of each sentence.7. Make sure that each sentence makes sense.

writing an essay

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:16:59 PDT

What is the writing stage?The writing stage is when you turn your ideas into sentences. Five Writing Steps: 1. For the introduction, write the thesis statement and give some background information.2. Develop each supporting paragraph and make sure to follow the correct paragraph format.3. Write clear and simple sentences to express your meaning.4. Focus on the main idea of your essay.5. Use a

Prewriting essay

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:20:25 PDT

hat is the prewriting stage?The prewriting stage is when you prepare your ideas for your essay before you begin writing. You will find it easier to write your essay if you build an outline first, especially when you are writing longer assignments. Six Prewriting Steps: 1. Think carefully about what you are going to write. Ask yourself: What question am I going to answer in this paragraph or

Writing a report after doing something

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:11:58 PDT

Report Structure A good structure for a report would be as follows: Title Page - showing the title of the report, the author, the person for whom the report is prepared, and the date of completion Summary/Synopsis/Executive Summary (approx 10% of word count) - this will identify: The purpose of the reportThe scope of the report - issues covered/not coveredThe important results and

Have something done

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:06:55 PDT

If you 'have something done', you get somebody else to do something for you. I'm going to have my hair cut.She's having her house redecorated.I'm having a copy of the report sent to you In informal English, we can replace 'have' by 'get'. We're getting a new

Had better

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:19:55 PDT

We use “had better” plus the infinitive without “to” to give advice. Although “had” is the past form of “have”, we use “had better” to give advice about the present or future. You'd better tell her everything.I'd better get back to work.We'd better meet early. The negative form is “had better not”.

Wish

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:19:21 PDT

Let's start off with the easy part. ' I wish to' can mean the same as 'I want to' but it is much, much more formal and much, much less common. I wish to make a complaint.I wish to see the manager. You can also use 'wish' with a noun to 'offer good wishes'.

Third conditional

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:17:41 PDT

We can use the Third Conditional to talk about 'impossible' conditions, impossible because they are in the past and we cannot change what has happened. If I had worked harder at school, I would have got better grades.If I had had time, I would have gone to see him. But I didn't have time.If we had bought that house, we would have had to rebuild

Second conditional

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:16:26 PDT

We can use the Second Conditional to talk about 'impossible' situations. If I had one million dollars, I'd give a lot to charity.If there were no more hungry people in this world, it would be a much better place.If we were in New York today, we would be able to go to the free Elton John concert in Central Park.

The first conditional

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:15:33 PDT

We use the First Conditional to talk about future events that are likely to happen. If we take John, he'll be really pleased.If you give me some money, I'll pay you back tomorrow.If they tell us they want it, we'll have to give it to them.If Mary comes, she'll want to drive. The 'if' clause can be used with

Zero conditional

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:14:50 PDT

When we want to talk about things that are always or generally true, we can use: If/When/Unless plus a present form PLUS present simple or imperative If you press this button, you get black coffee.When you fly budget airline, you don't expect to get anything to eat.Unless you need a lot of leg-room, don't pay the extra for first

Must or have to

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:13:31 PDT

We can use 'must' to show that we are certain something is true. We are making a logical deduction based upon some clear evidence or reason. There's no heating on. You must be freezing.You must be worried that she is so late coming home.I can't remember what I did with it. I must be getting old.It must be nice to live in Florida.

Should

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:12:38 PDT

We use 'should' for giving advice. You should speak to him about it.You should see a doctor.You should ask a lawyer. We use 'should' to give an opinion or a recommendation. We should invest more in China.They should do something

May / might

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:11:52 PDT

may We can use 'may' to ask for permission. However this is rather formal and not used very often in modern spoken English May I borrow your pen?May we think about it?May I go now? We use 'may' to suggest something is possible

Could

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:51:31 PDT

'Could' can be used to talk about the past, the present or the future. 'Could' is a past form of 'can' When I was living in Boston, I could walk to work.He phoned to say he couldn't come.I could see him clearly but I couldn't hear him and then the videoconference line went dead.

Can

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:50:51 PDT

We use 'can' to talk about 'possibility'. Can you do that?I can't manage to do that.You can leave your car in that parking space.You cannot smoke in here. Notice that there are two negative forms: 'can't' and 'cannot'. These mean exactly the same thing. When we are speaking, we usually say 'can't'.

The -ing form

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:49:59 PDT

The –ing form can be used like a noun, like an adjective or like a verb. Smoking is forbidden.I have a long working day.I don't like dancing. When it is used like a noun it may or may not have an article before it. Marketing is a very inexact science. The marketing

The Passive

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:49:03 PDT

We use the active form to say what the subject does. For example: I speak English every day at work.I repaired the flat tire on the car. We use the passive form to say what happens to people and things, to say what is done to them. For example: English

The imperative

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:48:17 PDT

We can use the imperative to give a direct order. Take that chewing gum out of your mouth.Stand up straight.Give me the details. We can use the imperative to give instructions. Open your book.Take two tablets every evening.Take a left and then a right.

Reported speech 1

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:41:00 PDT

We use reported speech when we are saying what other people say, think or believe. He says he wants it.We think you are right.I believe he loves her.Yesterday you said you didn't like it but now you do!She told me he had asked her to marry him.I told you she was ill.We thought he was in Australia.

Shall

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:39:33 PDT

We don't use 'Shall' very frequently in modern English, particularly in American English. It is used to make offers and suggestions and to ask for advice. What time shall we meet?Shall we vote on it now?What dress shall I wear?Shall I open the window? You

Will - other uses

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:38:38 PDT

A lot of students have been confused by older textbooks which refer to 'will' as 'the future tense'. A key factor to remember about 'will' is that when we talk about the future we cannot always use 'will' and that when we use 'will' we are not always talking about the future. In these examples 'will' is clearly referring to the

Present forms for the future

soogie_14@yahoo.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:30:17 PDT

We use the present continuous to talk about things that we have already arranged to do in the future. I've got my ticket. I'm leaving on Thursday.I'm seeing Julie at 5 and then I'm having dinner with Simon. He's picking me up at the airport. The company is giving everyone a bonus for Christmas. In