the style guide (esl) pptx
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Become first-rate writers
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The three steps
• 1. Spell check
• 2. Grammar check
• 3. Purpose check
Does your writing say what you want it to say? Will examiners get it? Will your readers be interested? or understand? How you say things is very important.
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The Style Guide™=Self- directed learning
• You learn in your own time and go to tutors when you need specific information/guidance
• You can experiment any time/anywhere
• Play with words and learn at the same time
• See how the same sentence changes but retains the core information. This shows how writing for different audiences works.
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Pre Style Guide
I suggest an introduction of different types of membership, including paragraphs and tables and a link to a member registration page, which will require the person to log in his/her personal info and payment details.
SG results Post Style Guide
We should introduce different levels of membership with information, paragraphs and tables about their membership.
This would include payment and personal details and their special membership will link them to a carefully organised member registration page with all sorts of interesting and fun information.
We will require the person to regularly log in using these details.
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IELTS SAMPLE LETTER (SOLUTION PROPOSAL)
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Word purpose in colour See how emphasis changes
Blue (high proportion of nouns) Describes as an observer. Unemotional, factual, naming thingsEnthusiastic students rush to learn English as a Second Language. They have many options to select from and ways to learn such as listening to audio or attending a classroom.
Pink (high proportion of verbs) Describes as if involved. Active, emotionalYou are ready to take an important exam in order to improve your mastery of the English language. There are a number of exams to choose from so you might have trouble selecting the right one for you!
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Word purpose….
Yellow (high proportion of adverbs) Describes as if actively engaged. Adds description and actionCongratulations! You are now ready to take an important internationally recognized exam in order to prove your mastery of the English language. The only problem is that there are a number of exams to choose from!
Green (high proportion of adjectives) Describes texture, adds detail to other words
The student is ready to take an important international exam in order to prove he or she has mastered the English language. The problem is, there a huge number of courses to select from!
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Experiment
1. Write a sentence or two2. Submit it to the Style Guide3. Check that it’s on the grid and in the
contextually appropriate colour i.e blue for facts, pink to persuade, yellow for opinion, green for description
4. If it’s not in the grid, check why 5. Follow the instructions below the results. Start
adding or subtracting word types (colour coded) until the cursor appears in the grid
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Once on the grid
To shift: add/subtract words
Add subtract words according to colour:
nouns (blue)
verbs (pink),
adverbs (yellow),
adjectives (green)
Style/Voice: Technical (high in blue nouns)
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Who are you writing for?
• Imagine
The person reading what you write:
– How that person will respond
– What you want that person to do,
– What you want that person to think
– What you want that person to say
– Where your writing will appear
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Sentence in blue
Sample Text
High proportion of Nouns(blue words)
• The Financial Times is a source of information on world financial affairs which students should read regularly while travelling on the bus
Style/Voice
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To move across right:add pink words, subtract blue words
• The Financial Times is a source of information on world financial affairs which students should read regularly while travelling on the bus
• Add amazing (pink word)• Delete bus (blue word)
• The Financial Times is an amazing source of information on world financial affairs which students should read regularly while travelling
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Sentence in pink
Text changed Style/Voice changed
The Financial Times is an amazing source of information on world financial affairs which students should read regularly while travelling
1. Add amazing2. Delete excellent
Higher proportion of verbs (pink words)
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Reasons for movement around the grid
Change in style
1. Writing has to contextually appropriate.
2. That is write for the occasion and your audience.
3. It has to make sense.
Change in tone
1. Decide what you want to say.
2. Work out how to say it.
3. Then say it.
4. Keep what you write precise and to the point.
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