Properties Of Formal Academic Writing Style

I have found large number of students asked me about principles and characters of formal academic writing,So I'm going to tell you some useful hints.Please pay attention

1-Avoid using phrasal verbs.
e.g break up,drop out,.............

2-Avoid chatty style

3-It is very important to use passive voice.

e.g It is often said, It can be seen,.........

4-Do not use contraction.
e.g It's false
It is true

5-Avoid exaggeration.

6-Avoid using idioms

7-Use precise word.

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Today's lesson we will speak about sentence types:

There are 4 types:

1- Simple sentences:

a) With 1 verb and a single subject:

e.g English makes communication easy between people.

b) With 2 verbs and a single subject:

e.g English makes communication easy between people and help them studying modern science.

c) With two verbs and a compound subject:

e.g Businesses and individuals buy cars and travel by them.

2- Compound sentence:

composed of two or more independent clauses joined by

a) Conjunction e.g but, and, or, for, nor, so, yet.

Most students write by right hand,but I write by left hand

b) Joining adverb:

e.g Furthermore,therefore,........

3- Complex sentence:

composed of an independent clause and one or more independent clause.

a) With dependent clause functioning as a adverb:

e.g Although he sleeps early,he can't get up early.

b) With dependent clause functioning as a noun

e.g Most studies proved that sleeping early is healthy

4- Combination sentences:

composed of combination of compound and comples sentences.

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General strategies for the IELTS

Strategies will be divided into the main four sections of the test:





A-Listening section:



1-Read th questions before the start of each section and highlight key words.

2-Check your spelling and grammar.

3-Look for synonyms of key words in questions.

4-Transfer answers quickly but carefully.

5-Don't listen for enjoyment-your purpose is to answer the questions only.



Important notes:

you should notice carefully writing capital or small letter.






B-Reading section:


1-Read the quetions first.

2-Go over the passage quickly and practise skimming and scanning.

3-Skimming means to read the passage quickly to get the general meaning, not the specific details.

4-Scanning means to read again more carefully trying to locate answers to the different questions.

5-Don't try to read every single word in the passage , and if you come across any new vocabulary, try to guess its meaning from the context in which it is used.

6-Pay special attention to key words in both the questions and the passage . You will be able to locate answers in the passage either before the key words or after them.

7-Also pay special attention to the topic sentence in each paragraph. the topic sentence usually contains a summary of the main idea of the paragraph, so it is important to locate it.It is usually located at the beginning of every paragraph, but in some cases you will locate it at the end or in the middle.

8-Also pay attention to these things:pictures ,numbers ,illustrations ,names ,titles ,headings ,and word in Italic.

9-Look for synonym in the reading passage of key words in questions.

10-Don't read for enjoyment- your purpose is to answer the questions only.

11-Read quickly many times ,which is more effective than reading slowly once.

C- Essay writing:

1-Pay attention to the layout of your piece of writing so that it looks well organized and divided into paragraphs and blocks.

2-A paragraph must deal with or cover only one main central idea.

3-Any piece of writing must have the following structure:

a-Introduction.

b-Body or Development

c-Conclusion.

4-Don't copy from the question ,but you can use the idea of the question and express it using your own words.

5-Make sure to leave a space between each paragraph and the text.

6-Follow this five steps strategy:

a-Analyze the quetion by reading it carefully and underlining key words in it.

b-Practise brainstorming and make notes.

c-Make a plan by thinking again and including the relevant notesand excluding the irrelevant ones (filter your notes)

d-Write your eassy.

e-Check for mistakes.

7- Avodi repetition and create variety by using :

a-Different vocabulary.

b-Different linking words and phrases.

c-Different grammatical structures.

d-Different lenths and types of sentences.

8-Establish a link between introduction and conclusion by restating in the conclusion what you have already expessed in the introduction using different words.

writing essay lessons coming soon, writing effective introduction ,linking words .....

There are good sites you must visit:

1-Britishcouncil (http://www.britishcouncil.org/)
in this site you will find everything you need to know about IELTS.

2-IELTS official website(http://www.ielts.org/)
this is the official site where you can find the place for sitting for the exam in you country.

3-IELTS practice site(http://www.ielts-exam.net/)
In this site you can find full exam practice tests,and you practice the different skills required for the exam like writing listening reading speaking.

4-Listening and speaking training (http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm)
It is very usefull site visit it now.

5-Usefull site (http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/index.php)


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