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Writing properly in English

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LINKING WORDS




Para introducir opinión

- I agree that … (estoy de acuerdo en que…) 
- I disagree that … (no estoy de acuerdo en que…) 
- I believe  that … (creo que …) 
- I think that… (pienso que…) 
- In my opinion, … (en mi opinión) 
- In my view, … (bajo mi punto de vista) 
- It seems to me that … (me parece que) 


Para introducir una serie de puntos 


- First of all / Firstly / In the first place, … (en primer lugar) 
- Secondly, … (en Segundo lugar) 
- Thirdly, … (en tercer lugar) 
- Then, … (entonces) 
- Later, … (luego) 
- After that, … (después de eso) 
- Finally, … (finalmente) 


Para expresar contraste 


- Although … (aunque) 
- However, … (sin embargo) 
- In contrast, … (al contrario) 
- Nevertheless, … (sin embargo) 
- On the one hand, … (por una parte) 
- On the other hand, … (por otra parte) 
- This ignores the fact that … (esto ignora el hecho de que) 
- On the contrary, … (por el contrario) 
- Despite … (a pesar de ) 


Para añadir información 


- Also, … (también, además) 
- Besides, … (además) 
- Furthermore, …( además) 
- In addition (to this), … (además de esto) 
- What’s more, … (lo que es más) 
- It  must also be said that… (tambien hay que decir que) 


Para introducir la conclusión 


- In conclusion, … (para finalizar/concluir) 
- In short, … 
- To sum up, … 
- To conclude, … 


Para citar


- According to the text, … (de acuerdo con el texto) 
- As the autor points out, … (como menciona el autor)

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When you're writing a piece for English, remember to TAP:

• Text
• Audience
• Purpose

Remembering to TAP will help you develop a plan.

Text refers to the type of text you are being asked to write: letter, magazine article, story, etc. They all have particular features and you need to remember these to do well. For instance, if you write a letter, it shouldn't read like a Harry Potter story. Also, your English homework shouldn't be written like a text message.

Audience is who you are writing for. This may be teenagers, adults or even children. It helps to put yourself in your audience's place - so for example, if you are writing a letter informing parents about a school trip, it is likely that parents will want to know about cost, safety and key facts such as times and places. Writing for adults doesn't necessarily mean you have to use long or complicated words - just ensure your writing is clear, sensible and interesting.

Purpose refers to the point of the text and what it is aiming to do. Persuasive texts often encourage readers to buy something, or back a particular cause (eg charity) so they need to use informative and emotive language. Whereas an entertainment text is likely to be more light-hearted.

You can use the TAP technique for all sorts of questions. The more you practise it, the better you'll get.

When preparing and planning your work, consider the text, audience and purpose. When you're checking it, look out for errors in spelling, punctuation and structure.

This Revision Bite covers:

• Planning
• Text, audience and purpose
• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Structure
  
  
  
  

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