Persuasive Writing Secrets

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Most important acronyms in English, Part 1

An acronym is a word that's made up of the first letters of other words (usually). English speakers use acronyms a lot. You'll read and hear them everywhere – on the Internet, in business, in the government.

The examples below are acronyms that almost all English speakers know and use commonly.

e-mail writing

How to arrange an appointment with someone

Letter:

A letter should always include:
1. Your address, phone number, email and date (on the top right corner)
2. The recipients name and address (underneath your details, on the left)
3. To whom it may concern or Dear Mr./Mrs. Smith or Dear Sir/Madam
4. Reason for writing the letter: I am writing to arrange an appointment with you in the upcoming week.
5. Explain reason for the appointment: The purpose of the appointment is to discuss the promotion in the Sales department, I would like to be considered for this promotion.
6. Ask them to contact you whenever it is convenient for them: If you are interested in discussing the promotion further with me, please

Successful Essay Writing

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‘He Said’ or ‘Said He’?

Let’s say you’re writing a brilliant piece of dialogue for your novel: “The zombie was wearing a pink carnation.” Is it said Squiggly? or Squiggly said?

Bad Email Reply - What not to say to your professor...

Successful Writing Advice

Here are 7 glorious virtues to help achieve a good, low error, written style.

1. Less is more - this maxim can refer to several areas of writing.

• don't make your sentences too long (or too short - get a balance), long sentences give more room for mistakes if they are going on to 3 lines check them carefully!

Writing Business Letters - 2

Today business communication gains more popularity, becoming gradually more informal as the Internet along with electronic media becomes an important aspect in business contacts. Although it is no longer a surprise to receive an electronic business message from an unknown person but addressed to you by your first name, in business, writing letters is still very important and thus a person needs to know the basic rules of writing a formal business letter. It is important to be aware of the fact that the tone of a business letter directly depends of the way to address to the correspondent. 

Writing Business Letters - 1

При написании письма многие стопорятся в самом начале, так как не знают, с чего начинать и какие фразы использовать. Сегодня мы расскажем о том,

For Biology Students

Name ....................................................................

University title and department:

I am a student of .....................................................................................

 department of.........................................................................................

Main responsibilities:

I am responsible for ................................................................................

People I study with:

I report to .............................................................................................

I am in charge of a team of ........................................................................

I liaise with ...........................................................................................

Aspects of my studies I like the most:

I always enjoy ........................................................................................

I also get great satisfaction from ............................................................... 

Aspects of my job I like the least:

I dislike   ...........................................................................................

I always put off .......................................................................................

Number of years in the university:

I’ve studied at the university for/since ..........................................................

Ambitions:

In the next five/ten years, I hope to .............................................................

Date I started learning English:

I’ve been learning English for/since...............................................................

Date of my last English lesson:

The last time I had an English lesson was in/on ................................................

Things I like about English:

I enjoy .................................................................................................

I also like ..............................................................................................

Things I don’t like about English:

I don’t enjoy ..........................................................................................

I’m not keen on ......................................................................................

Things I find easy in English:

I don’t have any problem with ....................................................................

I usually do well in ...................................................................................

Things I find difficult in English:

I find .................................................................................. rather difficult.

I often have problems .............................................................................

My hobbies and interests:

In my free time, I enjoy ............................................................................ 

I want to learn English because:

I want to improve my English in order to ........................................................