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6D SKILLS FOR WRITING: 1. Speaking and Listening b)   2. Reading b) 3. Writing skills a)  b) c) d) Formal letter of complaint about a music festival: 1. with regard to 2. Firstly 3. despite 4. until 5. In addition to 6. also 7. as 8. Secondly 9. although 10. When 11. so 12. so that 13. Thirdly 14. so 15. Furthermore 16. Finally 17. because of 18. yet 19. also 20. To sum up 21. as for 22. Consequently Writing persuasively: 1. kindly 2. extensively 3. agreeable 4. appreciated 5. a constant 6. appreciate 7. we cannot possibly 8. the overwhelming majority 9. your reference 10. do 11. deeply 12. considerable Informal letter/e-mail (inappropriate language): 1. Dear Anne 2. great to meet you 3. really 4. kept fine 5. buy 6. as you planned / as you wanted to 7. I think 8. I'm sending (you) 9. gone back to work 10. keep me going 11. don't get back 12. It wou...

Everybody writes. Some read. Few proofread. Let's do something about that! Proofreading and Editing (Error Correction) In addition to developing a better vocabulary, proofreading and editing are the two most essential skills you must learn when you are trying to improve your writing. Proofreading  means looking for grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes in your writing. These could be verb tense mistakes, subject-verb agreement errors, sentence fragments, run-on sentences or comma splices, incorrect singular or plurals as well as many other types of errors.  Editing  simply means correcting the mistakes you have found.  ( From  https://learningenglishwithmichelle.blogspot.com.es ). Common errors that crop up: - Run-on sentences - Subject-Verb agreement - Singular and plural nouns - Pronoun agreement - Articles ( the  social networks are ... ) - Contractions - Capitalization  ( english  instead of  E nglish ...

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C1-A: Mock exam dates. Exam training: Multiple-choice reading ANSWERS A career in comedy? It's no laughing matter! 25 D - 26 B - 27 A - 28 A - 29 C - 30 D http://www.comunidad.madrid/servicios/educacion/ensenanzas-idiomas Practice makes perfect: why mock exams are great for students’ brains  ( The Guardian , 3 Dic. 2015) On a lighter note: BB2 show:  Mock the week Unlikely Questions From This Year's Exams: Unlikely questions from this year's exams. Discuss the met physical meaning of the following poem. Would you like this exam to be A, multiple choice, or not. Discuss the following - the Nazis got all their ideas from the history channel. Who's the chap in The A-Team who would not go on the aeroplane, was it A, B, or B, A?  If a bank loses 60 billion pounds in a six month period, using numbers that you've plucked out of thin air, work out what the Chief Executive's bonus will be?  Quantify N in terms...

Parents more likely to Google 'is my daughter pretty?' and 'Is my son smart?', research shows GRAMMAR EXERCISES: Speculation and deduction – modal verbs and expressions Other ways to express future CAE Exam Practice - Expressing possibility, probability and certainty 15 Important Women in History You May Not Have Heard of The Dream Gap Project At Mattel, we believe that promoting and fostering gender equality begins with nurturing our universal right to dream—and play. Gender pay gap (The Guardian) Hidden Figures Trailer: Nasa's overlooked black female mathematicians: This new statistics about how much housework Australian men do may well surprise you to do more than their fair share of the domestic duties ( chores )

Everything you need to know about Shrove Tuesday : Feb. 5th 2019. The Annual Poulters' Pancake Race 2013 Great Spitalfields Pancake Race - London Uk: If you go to New Orleans You ought to go see the Mardi Gras If you go to New Orleans You ought to go see the Mardi Gras When you see the Mardi Gras Somebody'll tell you what's Carnival for Get your ticket in your hand If you wanna go through New Orleans Get your ticket in your hand If you wanna go through New Orleans You know when you get to New Orleans Somebody'll show you the Zulu King You will see the Zulu King Down on St. Claude and Dumaire You know, you'll see the Zulu King Down on St. Claude and Dumaire An if you stay right there I'm sure you'll see the Zulu Queen.

¿A quién mataría (como mal menor) un coche autónomo? Who should AI kill in a driverless car crash? It depends who you ask.

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