This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the ...

In her 1989 book The Writing Life, Annie Dillard describes a fellow writer who was asked by a student if she thought he might become a writer. “Well, do you like sentences?” the fellow writer said.

In this episode we will give you some tips and strategies for answering Task 1 IELTS Academic questions. We will look at what is involved in planning an essay, and we will plan answers to some ...

This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. This handout breaks the paragraph down into its ...

Most students when asked to write a paragraph or two on any stipulated topic begin producing lengthy essays overflowing with details. The practice is like an epidemic in government schools, especially ...