Academic English skills for international students
Patrick This post is for weaker students who are having problems with writing longer texts: write short simple sentences! If your teacher can’t understand what you are saying then your marks will plummet (my students of English for International Finance will know the meaning!). Look at this paragraph from a website about the rise of house … Read more
I have been reading (and marking!) a lot of student work recently. Here’s a sentence which I came across: The number of cars was risen 10% over the last five years…. You are right if you think this looks wrong – it is wrong! I see sentences like this all the time. The general structure … Read more
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: check your subject-verb agreement before you hand your work in! Even good students make silly mistakes which can have a negative effect on their readers. Take a look at this example sentence: Many immigrants who come to Britain works either in highly-skilled or unskilled jobs. of … Read more
A report A report is divided into different parts and sections with headings. There may be numbered parts with headings and subheadings, parts labelled A, B, C and so on.Reports are very common in everyday life. You see them in businesses all the time. There are different types of reports. There are academic … Read more