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- 15 Tips to improve your writing1-. Do NOT use contractions
2-. Avoid there is/there are
3-. Avoid words such as: really, very, a lot, so.
4-. Use active voice.
5-. Use strong verbs. - 2Parts of a paragraph1-. Topic sentence.
2-. Body - Order of importance, or chronology.
3-. Closing sentence. - 3Passive voice vs. Active voice(P) Healthcare reforms were implemented by Obama.
(A) Obama implemented healthcare reforms. - 4Use strong verbsWeak verb: He gave assistance to my friend
Strong verb: He assisted my friend - 53 expressions to improve your conversation skills.1-. That reminds me
2-. If worse comes to worst
3-. To ring a bell - Remind you of something - 6Opinion expressions (instead of "I think")- If you ask me
- In my opinion
- It seems to me that
-It appears to me that - 7Understand what you read in English1-. Read quickly. Do not use a dictionary and underline the words you don't know.
2-. Read again, use dictionary. Summarize each paragraph.
3-. Read again. Summarize everything. - 8Tips for dealing with speaking anxiety1-. Breathe
2-. Walk
3-. PRACTICE
4-. You don't need to be perfect!
5-. Use a speaking template
6-. I am a good speaker :) - 9Speaking template1-. State personal preference
2-. Reason #1 "First of all,"
Detail for #1
3-. Reason #2
Detail for #2
4-. Reason #3
Detail for #3
5-. Conclusion "For these reasons" - 10Transitional Words To add extra information:additionally - as well - as well as - besides
finally - furthermore - likewise - 11Transitional Words To give examplesfor example - as an example - in this case -
in another case - in this situation - particularly - specifically - such as - to illustrate - 12Transitional Words To clarify the information you have presentedI mean - in other words - To put it in another way - what I mean is
- 13Transitional Words To present consequenceas a result - for this reason - otherwise - therefore - thus
- 14Transitional Words To generalize information and factsAs usual - Generally - Generally speaking - Usually
- 15Transitional Words To compare and contrastin contrast - instead - likewise - rather
- 16Transitional Words To present sequential informationfirst of all - first/second/third/last/lastly - in the first place - later on - meanwhile - then - simultaneously - while
- 17Transitional Words To summarizeafter all - finally
in a word - in any case - in short - in summary - lastly - on the whole - overall - to conclude - to summarize - 18ConclusionFor these reasons - In summary/Therefore - In conclusion -
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- TOEFL Fichas sobre Varios, creado por heavymeza el 29/07/2013.
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