Summarising |
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http://lsa.colorado.edu/summarystreet/ |
Paraphrasing |
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Cohesive Devices/Linking or Signalling Words |
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Punctuation |
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http://www.edufind.com/english/punctuation/index.php |
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/6/ |
the Oxford Comma |
Business Letters & Emails |
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Model Business Letter and Email |
Sample Cover Letter |
http://www.4hb.com/letters/index.html
Variety of sample business letters and emails |
Drawing up an outline |
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http://www.lavc.edu/library/outline.htm |
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Outline |
http://writing.pppst.com/outlines.html
Select "Making an Outline" |
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14683857.2011.556428 |
Branching (concept mapping, mind mapping or clustering): A non-linear alternative technique to outlining |
Paragraph Structure- Topic Sentence |
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http://patternbasedwriting.com/elementary_writing_success/paragraph-examples-%E2%80%93-narrative-persuasive-descriptive-and-many-more/ |
Academic writing-5 paragraph essay |
Prepositions |
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Word Order |
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Jumbled Sentences |
Wh Questions |
Jumbled Wh questions |
Wh Questions (2) |
"Who" or "Whom" |
Verb Tenses |
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Commulative Verb Tense Review |
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/1/ |
Passive Voice |
Video on Simple Past vs. Present Perfect |
Tenses in Academic English |
Future Forms |
Simple Past vs Past Continuous |
Past Continuous vs used to game |
Past Continuous, Past Simple and used to |
Talking about the Past_ British Council |
Verb Tenses in Academic Writing |
Timeline of Verb Tenses |
Verbs |
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Modal Verbs |
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Modals of Ability |
Modals of Obligation |
Modals of Probability |
can, could, be able to |
can, could, be able to- esl lounge |
Difference between can/be able to |
can vs may |
Ability, Permission, Requests, Advice_British Council |
Reported Speech |
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Verbs for Reporting in Academic Writing |
Exercise on Reporting Verbs-Oxford University Press |
quiz on reported speech |
quiz on reported speech 2 |
Reporting verbs_ "complete the appropriate verb" exercise |
Video_Passive verbs with "that" clauses (It is thought...) |
Reporting verbs_positive, negative, neutral |
List of Reporting Verbs_Strong, weak, neutral |
Syntax of Reporting Verbs |
Reporting Verbs Exercise_ Direct_Indirect Speech_select reporting verb |
Strong/weak Author & Direct/Indirect Quotations |
Gerunds vs Infinitives |
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Understanding News Broadcasting/ newspaper articles |
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European Parliament Chief shocked by US spying claims |
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood Banned |
Euroscepticism on the rise, says EU poll |
The battle begins to get people to vote in EP elections |
The European Parliament unveils information campaign for EU election |
EU Political Parties
This page introduces the 7 political groups in the European Parliament and relates to the previous link-video about European Parliament election. |
News in levels- Written and Oral |
New Yorkers applaud World Trade Center comeback |
Chinese bank withholds $25 billion prepayment on China-Russia energy deal |
Syrian refugees stage hunger strike in front of Greek parliament |
Greek infrastructure goes on sale as Germany approves E86bn bailout |
Migrant Crisis- BBC World News |
Act of War by I.S. Suicide Bombers kill 132 in Paris Terror Attack |
Brussels lockdown |
Putin: Turkey shot down jet to protect ISIL oil trade |
Why Did Turkey Attack a Russian Plane? |
Putin: Turkey shot down jet to protect ISIL oil trade |
Russia-Turkey relations teeter on dangerous precipice after jet downing |
Russia plans sanctions against Turkey over jet downing |
Turkish FM slams Russia’s missile ‘provocation’ in Bosphorus |
Business Vocabulary |
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Collocations |
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EU Institutions |
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EU Institutions explained by the Presidents (in English/French/German) |
European Structural and Investment Funds |
EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 |
EU Cohesion Policy- ΕΣΠΑ 2014-2020 |
The proposed TTIP Agreement |
Glossary by Europa |
Vocabulary on EU Institutions |
Listening Comprehension-Film Clips |
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The Great Gatsby-Film clip and multiple choice exercise |
Videos & Slide presentations on various issues of International interest |
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International Migration |
Historical Context of the Human Rights Act 1998 |
What is Franchising? |
The real origin of the Franchising |
NGO's Urged to Refrain from taking advantage of poor Kenyans |
Paris Attacks: Social Media Response |
Turkey's Identity Struggle |
Brexit: 'Lose-lose situation for both sides' - BBC News |
Citation Styles |
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References-APA |
In-text Citations_Select the green button "Citations" on the list on the left |
Journal Article to work on Citations |
5-paragraph essay with sources |
Activity- Compile the References |
Diagnostic Grammar & Vocabulary Test |
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Oxford University Press Practice Test |
British Study Centres Free Online English Grammar Test |
Diagnostic Grammar Test- World English |
Passive Voice |
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Various exercises on the Passive Voice |
Why use the passive voice in academic writing? |
Passive Voice_British Council |
Conditional Sentences |
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Videos 2016-17 |
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Obama on the goal of his foreign policy |
Donald Trump On Foreign Policy |
Fider Castro |
Fidel Castro_Headlines |
Relative Clauses |
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Defining- Non-Defining (which or that) |
Defining- Non-Defining (which or that)_ Exercises |
Countable vs Uncountable Nouns |
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Videos_2018-19 |
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Greece's Economy at a turning point? |
Academic Writing |
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Language features of Academic Writing_ with activities |