First of all – welcome to all the new readers coming on board! With the new academic year we’re getting lots of new people looking at the site and I hope you sign up as subscribers and become regular visitors. Congratulations to Thanh from Vietnam who is studying in Austria for winning this month’s draw. He wins a year’s subscription to Macmillan’s online Advanced English and IELTS course. If you would like to enter this competition, read about it here.
One of the most important things about making progress with something (like English) is understanding what you CAN DO NOW and what you NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO. When you can see where you are, and where you need to be, then you can start to plan how you are going to get there. This excellent page from the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies Materials Bank asks you to think about your academic writing skills – where are you now, and where do you need to be when you study at university? Follow this excellent link here.