{"id":8154,"date":"2015-04-22T03:52:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T03:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=8154"},"modified":"2020-11-04T22:38:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T22:38:08","slug":"improve-your-writing-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=8154","title":{"rendered":"Write BETTER!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefictiondesk.com\/blog\/ten-ways-to-improve-your-writing-for-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.thefictiondesk.com\/ten-ways-to-improve-your-writing-for-free\/<\/a>\u21d0<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a4 \u00a06 ways to improve your English writing skills<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.streetdirectory.com\/travel_guide\/945\/writing\/sharpen_your_writing_with_structure.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9952\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/write.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/write.gif 293w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/write-150x72.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today it is very trendy to focus primarily on communicative skills and neglecting\u00a0writing as a method of learning an English language. Though it is essential to make yourself understood in speech, writing is equally important in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So what to do to improve your English writing skills?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1. <\/strong>It might sound a bit childish but don\u2019t forget to<strong> take notes <\/strong>during classes and<strong> do all your homework!\u00a0<\/strong>People seem to have forgotten to write down what the teacher says and the lack of time results in lack of homework. It is very demanding to study something while at the same time you\u2019re working, but learning a language always requires a lot of effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2.\u00a0Translate!<\/strong>\u00a0 Translating tasks are not very popular nowadays, though can be useful for those who enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3. <\/strong>Start<strong> correspondence <\/strong>with your foreign friends.\u00a0This-provided lasts long enough-has always been and will be a quite useful way of improving your English written language.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4. Search interactive websites that provide online practice and correction!\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Like \u00a0<a title=\"Quizlet\" href=\"http:\/\/quizlet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quizlet<\/a>, \u00a0<a title=\"UsingEnglish\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UsingEnglish<\/a>\u00a0or <a title=\"Grammar Check\" href=\"http:\/\/tr.grammarly.com\/aff_c?offer_id=3&amp;aff_id=1858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grammar Check<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5. <\/strong>Utilize<strong> social media!<\/strong>\u00a0There are great number of online platforms where you can share, chat and comment and all that in English! \u00a0<a title=\"How to learn English\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myenglishteacher.eu\/how-to-learn-english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Learn English in a new way!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>6. <\/strong>Improve your English writing skills<strong> by blogging.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Check out this post:<a title=\"7 Real Ways Blogging Can Make You A Better Teacher And Learner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fractuslearning.com\/2012\/04\/02\/blogging-teacher-learner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Real Ways Blogging Can Make You A Better Teacher And Learner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-43873\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Curriculum-vitae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"114\" height=\"68\" \/>[Posted April 5, 2012 by <strong>Gy\u00f6ngyv\u00e9r P\u00e9nzes<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<a title=\"View all posts in Learn English\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myenglishteacher.eu\/blog\/learn-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"category noopener tag noreferrer\">Learn English<\/a>]<\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a4\u00a0\u00a0How to write a &#8216;<strong>CV&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0 [AmE = <em>&#8216;<strong>resume&#8217;<\/strong><\/em>] \u00a0. . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/esl.about.com\/cs\/englishworkplace\/ht\/ht_resume.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 1\u00a0\u2190<\/a>\u00a0 \/ \u00a0\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/esl.about.com\/od\/businessspeakingskills\/a\/j_resume.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 2 \u00a0\u2190<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u21d3\u00a0 Intro to writing paragraphs<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ivAvsXeJAqM\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2666 \u00a0Writing Good Paragraphs \u00a0 \u21d3 \u00a0[adv.]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L1J9ZPVydrc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engvid.com\/paraphrasing-english-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writing strategies:\u00a0 Paraphrasing<\/a>\u00a0 \u21d0<\/h6>\n<h5 class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Improve Your Writing - 6 ways to compare\">\u2207 \u00a0 Improve Your Writing \u2193 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engvid.com\/writing-6-ways-to-compare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00abTalking about similarities\u00bb<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this video-lesson,\u00a0Emma teaches us some key words we can use when we talk about how things are the same or similar: terms such as <em>\u00abalike\u00bb, \u00absimilar\u00bb, \u00abin the same way\u00bb, \u00ablikewise\u00bb<\/em>, and more&#8230;. So when you compare two things &#8212; when you&#8217;re comparing apples and oranges, there are some similarities. They&#8217;re both fruits. When you&#8217;re comparing shopping to skiing, when you&#8217;re comparing a city to a country or the countryside &#8212; there is a certain language we like to use when we&#8217;re saying how these things are similar or the same.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F8WSzwBD7GQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">5 \u00a0 tips \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0\u00a0to improve your writing<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GgkRoYPLhts\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2207\u00a0 \u00a05 useful email expressions\u00a0 \u21d3<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/itLLVAJjXNI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1v2xmaster\/chapter\/how-to-write-a-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-47982 noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47982 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/summary.png\" alt=\"summary\" width=\"340\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/summary.png 340w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/summary-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/summary-150x105.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Writing a postcard<\/strong>\u00a0&#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Write-a-Postcard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d2[01]\u21d0<\/a> (tips)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.postcrossing.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/05\/20-ideas-of-things-to-write-on-postcards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d2[02]\u21d0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u2022 Task:\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/writingpractice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writing postcards &amp; short messages<\/a>\u21d0<\/strong>[www.skillsworkshop.org]<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title entry-title\"><strong>\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/fce-writing-nadeen.blogspot.com.es\/2011\/11\/personal-notes-and-messages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Personal Notes &amp; Messages<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u21d0[FCE]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexico.com\/grammar\/letters-of-complaint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-32308\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/letter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"113\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a4 \u00a0Writing a <strong>letter of complaint<\/strong> is one of the most challenging tasks an (advanced) English learner may have to perform. Here&#8217;s some guidelines to help you tune in with the right register and layout of such letters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3399cc;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk\/cill\/eiw\/complaint_letter_constructor.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Write Complaint Letters\u00a0<\/a>\u2190 \/ \u00a0\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.writeexpress.com\/complaint.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">samples<\/a>\u2190 \/ \u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tips\u21d2<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nyelvoktatas.szolfportal.hu\/images\/stories\/letoltheto\/englis_phrases_for_writing_and_speaking.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Set phrases for writing letters<\/span><\/a>\u2190 \u00a0 \/ \u00a0 \u2022\u2192\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywritingtips.com\/writing-a-reference-letter-with-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reference\u00a0Letters<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2190<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JDrmA_YIkAk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2666 \u00a0How to write a formal letter\u00a0\u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y1z4lXch458\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maketecheasier.com\/how-to-upgrade-your-writing-with-onelook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-31532\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brevity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saidsimple.com\/content\/How-to-Formulate-an-Argument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to <strong>formulate an argument<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2190<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cae-tips.blogspot.com.es\/2011\/03\/tips-to-write-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writing a REPORT<\/a>\u00a0&#8230;\u00a0\u21d2<a href=\"http:\/\/cae-tips.blogspot.com.es\/2011\/03\/tips-to-write-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[01]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/timjulian.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/cae-writing-report-on-a-work-experience-placement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk\/cill\/rpt_mats.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>[03]\u21d0<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Writing an effective essay &#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1UIpVWGZFPM1UB-QNxtcIKEg-0oESz_nJGGZ5gv6bmMY\/edit?pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \u21d2[01]<\/a> \u21d4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=570&amp;v=nWqMQ26Gqi4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]\u21d0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title entry-title\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/michiganecpeprep.blogspot.com.es\/2010\/12\/writing-outline-advantages-and.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writing Outline: <strong>Advantages &amp; Disadvantages<\/strong> Essays<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/es.scribd.com\/doc\/115811567\/FCE-CAE-HOW-TO-WRITE-A-REVIEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writing a REVIEW<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u21d4 [<a href=\"http:\/\/timjulian.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/cpe-writing-a-review.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sample<\/a>]\u00a0\u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saidsimple.com\/content\/How-to-Write-a-Review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tips<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"headline hover-highlight entry-title\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5885607\/how-to-write-interesting-and-effective-reviews-online-that-people-will-actually-read\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-id=\"\">How to Write Genuinely Useful <strong>Reviews<\/strong> Online<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/eslflow.com\/AcademicWritng.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Academic writing<\/a>\u00a0 \u21d0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192www.thefictiondesk.com\/ten-ways-to-improve-your-writing-for-free\/\u21d0<\/p>\n<p> \u00a4 6 ways to improve your English writing skills <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today it is very trendy to focus primarily on communicative skills and neglecting writing as a method of learning an English language. Though it is essential to make yourself understood in speech, writing is equally important in the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":8212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[289],"tags":[190,187],"class_list":["post-8154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-functional_language","tag-style","tag-advice","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8154"}],"version-history":[{"count":147,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55141,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154\/revisions\/55141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}