- •Т. А. Бойцова, а. В. Соснин
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- •Part II English Punctuation
- •Capitalization.................................................................................................44 Part III Structural Aspects of Writing
- •Part IV Some Notes on Style
- •Using Jargon Appropriately.........................................................................88
- •What kind of skill is writing ?
- •Exercises
- •Insert the missing letters for [f]:
- •The Phoneme [k] – (c, k, ck, ch, qu(e))
- •Exercises
- •Insert the missing letters for [k]:
- •Exercises
- •Insert the missing letters: (tch, ch, t)
- •The Phoneme [g] – (g, dg(e), j)
- •Exercises
- •Insert the missing letters:
- •The Reduplication of Consonants
- •Exercises
- •Insert the missing letters:
- •Insert the missing letters for the sounds given in brackets:
- •The Final Letter “y”
- •Exercises
- •Insert the missing letters “y” or “I”:
- •The Mute Final “e” The mute Final “e” and its Functions
- •Exercises
- •Insert the letter “e”where necessary:
- •Affixation (Prefixation and Suffixation)
- •I. Prefixation
- •Negative prefixes
- •Exercises
- •II. Suffixation
- •The Suffix -tion, -sion
- •To scan – scansion
- •Write corresponding nouns from the following verbs by adding the suffixes -tion, -sion:
- •Exercises
- •Insert the missing letters “a” or “e”:
- •The Suffixes -able, -ible
- •Guiding Principles
- •If the stem ends in [s] -c or [d] -g, the final mute letter “e” is retained before -able:
- •Exercises
- •The Suffix -ous (-ious, -eous, -uous)
- •Study and Memorize the Following List
- •Exercises
- •Insert e or I :
- •Insert the proper vowel wherever necessary:
- •General Review
- •Part II English Punctuation Punctuation marks
- •Exercises
- •Apostrophe
- •Quotation Marks
- •Punctuation of Compound and Complex Sentences Comma and Semicolon
- •Capitalization
- •Exercises
- •Part III structural aspects of writing paragraph
- •2. A) Read the following passage.
- •Description
- •Technical description a Sitting Room
- •Description of a place or scene (Suggestive Description)
- •1. A) Read the above passage carefully paying attention to the choice of the
- •Vocabulary.
- •Character Sketch
- •Description of an Old Man
- •1. Study the passage below and describe the impression Charles Strickland produced on the author at their first meeting.
- •4. Write a descriptive sketch of a) your relative; b) an interesting person whom you know. Summary
- •How to Avoid Foolish Opinions
- •2. Study the following article carefully and make an outline of its essential points. Modern Constitutions
- •3. Consider a summary of this article written in Russian. Does it cover all the key points of the article? Write a summary in English.
- •Words and Phrases to Use in a Résumé
- •1. Make a résumé of the article below. The following questions might help you:
- •How to find true love Or, Rather, How It Finds You
- •Composition and essay
- •Technical / scientific essay
- •Important Development Projects in Russia: their Impact on the Area and People’s Lives. The Shtokman Gas Field – Thinking the Unthinkable
- •References
- •Part IV some notes on style active or passive voice ?
- •Avoiding male-only pronouns
- •Writing With Finesse
- •Suggestions on self-assessment
- •Supplement Words Frequently Misspelt
- •Wednesday
- •Word List For Special Study
- •References
- •Татьяна Алексеевна Бойцова
Правительство Российской Федерации
Нижегородский филиал федерального государственного
автономного образовательного учреждения
высшего профессионального образования
«Национальный исследовательский университет
«Высшая школа экономики»
НИУ ВШЭ – НИЖНИЙ НОВГОРОД
Т. А. Бойцова, а. В. Соснин
AN INTENSIVE COURSE OF ENGLISH writing
Интенсивный курс письма на английском языке
Нижний Новгород, 2012
Удк 802 (075.83)
ББК 81.432.1–93
Рецензенты: канд. филол. наук, доц. С.И. Нестеренко
канд. филол. наук, доц. Н.П. Сучкова
Бойцова Т.А., Соснин А.В.
Б 778 An Intensive Course of English Writing.Интенсивный курс письма на английском языке: Учебное пособие для изучающих английский язык / Т.А. Бойцова, А.В. Соснин. – Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики» - Нижний Новгород. – Н.Новгород: ООО «Стимул-СТ», 2012. – 100 с.
ISBN 5-88022-184-1
Учебное пособие предназначено для самостоятельной и аудиторной практики письма на английском языке. Входящие в пособие материалы систематизированы по нескольким разделам, которые включают в себя орфографические правила, примеры, систему упражнений, направленную на формирование стабильных навыков правописания, а также правила построения абзаца в тексте и рекомендации по написанию пересказа, резюме и эссе на английском языке. В пособии также дается ряд стилистических рекомендаций. Книга рассчитана, в первую очередь, на студентов НИУ ВШЭ всех уровней владения английским языком, а также на широкий круг лиц, изучающих этот язык.
УДК 802 (075.83)
ББК 81.432.1–93
ISBN 5-88022-184-1 © НИУ ВШЭ – Нижний Новгород, 2012
© Т.А. Бойцова, а.В. Соснин, 2012
table of contents
Introduction
Listening, Speaking, Reading and Then Writing –
The Fundamental Order in Language Learning...............................................5
What Kind of Skill is Writing?........................................................................6
Part I English Spelling
Graphical Representation of Some Consonant Phonemes...............................7
The Phoneme [f] – (f, ff, ph, gh)....................................................................7
The Phoneme [k] – (c, k, ck, ch, qu(e)).........................................................9
The Phoneme [C] – (ch, tch).......................................................................12
The Phoneme [G] – (g, dg(e), j)..................................................................14
The Reduplication of Consonants..................................................................16
The Final Letter “y”.......................................................................................20
The Mute Final “e”.........................................................................................24
Affixation.......................................................................................................27
Prefixation....................................................................................................27
Suffixation...................................................................................................29
The Suffix -tion, -sion.................................................................................29
The Suffixes -ance/-ancy, -ence/-ency.........................................................31
The Suffixes -able, -ible..............................................................................34
The Suffix -ous (-ious, -eous, -uous)...........................................................37
General Review..............................................................................................39