Word for Word [antikvár]

To the teacher WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? • This book has been designed for young adult students at post-elementary level, (after approximately 110 to 180 hours of English Language study). It deals with a variety of areas where learners are likely to need to write in English and it focuses on writing skills and language use appropriate to these tasks. • Additionally the book provides a basic preparation for many of the writing tasks involved in the Cambridge First Certificate and RSA examinations. USING THE BOOK The book has been designed with the following points in mind: • It can be worked through as the first stage in a writing course and used in conjunction with the other skills books in the Longman Skills Series to provide an integrated skills-based language programme. • It can be used as supplementary material alongside main course books and either followed unit by unit or 'dipped into' when there is a need to teach about a particular text type. • Each unit in the book draws students into the wrifing task by calling on their own experience as a basis for work they will do in and out of class. Throughout the book students are encouraged to cooperate and work together to produce and revise texts. Whichever way you decide to make use of the ideas and exercises provided in the book, it is very important that students have all worked through Unit 1. This is a 'Reference Unit' and contains information and techniques that are used throughout the book. USING THE KEY Throughout the book, students are required to recognise that writing is more than a product. Exercises in each unit show learners how planning and rewriting are often the best way to achieve effective written texts. The book also provides students with a wide range of practical writing tasks that are controlled and achievable. To this end an exceptionally comprehensive key has been provided, which needs to be used throughout the learning process. By moving systematically between the exercises and the keys, learners will be able to improve their understanding of the way English is written and how they themselves write. GIVING FEEDBACK ON WRITING When you give feedback it is strongly recommended that you work with the Improving Your Writing checklist in mind. In this way you will be able to help students recognise: • that the most important thing to pay attention to in their writing is the extent to which it communicates • that spelling, punctuation and matters of handwriting and so on are important but subordinate to this purpose USING A DICTIONARY Students are often asked to 'work with a dictionary' in this book. The author strongly recommends the use of a mono-lingual learner's dictionary such as the Longman Active Study Dictionary or the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. A good dictionary can be an important aid to extending vocabulary and developing a broader awareness of appropriate usage.