Academic English skills for international students
OK, I know it has been ages since my last post. This means that things have been hectic at work – and if you’ve guessed that hectic means very busy, you’d be right! I am going to look back at the example academic essay that I posted a couple of weeks ago and talk about … Read more
The sun has been out all week! If you have any experience of English weather you will appreciate what a great event this is! Anyway, my students are approaching examination time and they will need to write an essay – hence this post on writing an introduction to an academic essay. I’ve made a recording … Read more
A colleague from the Business School at my university came to me the other day with a pile of essays that his students had written under exam conditions. Unfortunately, some overseas students had scored quite low marks. Many students had written quite a lot, but had not answered the question. There are lots of factors … Read more
But what I didn’t talk about yesterday is the biggest aspotrophe catastophe of them all, which is the confusion between: “ITS” and “IT’S”. 1. “It’s hot today.” = IT IS HOT TODAY = APOSTROPHE FOR LEAVING OUT A LETTER 2. “I have a new car. Its top speed is 120 mph.” = POSSESSIVE = THE … Read more