- •Ministry of science and education of the republic of kazakhstan
- •Contents
- •Part a. General english
- •I. Writing an informal letter
- •1) Definition/differentiation
- •4) Tips
- •5) Sample
- •6) Evaluation criteria
- •7) References
- •8) Exercises
- •9) Appendix useful language
- •II. Writing an e-mail
- •1) Definition/differentiation
- •2) Structure
- •3) Stages
- •4) Tips
- •5) Samples
- •6) Useful language Acronyms
- •7) Evaluation criteria
- •8) References
- •9) Exercises
- •10) Appendix
- •Internet Acronyms retrieved August 5, 2010 from http://www.Mcfedries.Com/Ramblings/email-jargon.Asp
- •III. Writing an sms message
- •1) Definition/differentiation
- •2) Features
- •Part b. Academic english
- •3) Paragraphs types
- •4) Stages of paragraph writing
- •5) Sample a Good Start
- •6) References
- •Http://elpweb.Com/materials/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/Writing_3_Activity_1.Pdf
- •7) Exercises
- •V. Writing an essay
- •1) Definition/differentiation
- •2) Types
- •3) Title
- •4) Structure
- •5) Tips
- •6) Sample
- •7) References
- •8) Exercises
- •VI. Writing a summary
- •1) Definition/differentiation
- •2) Requirements
- •3) Stages
- •4) Structure
- •5) Sample
- •6) Tips
- •7) Evaluation criteria
- •8) References
- •9) Exercises
- •10) Appendix cliches for summarizng a text
- •VII. Writing a research paper
- •11) References/bibliography.
- •12) Documentation styles
- •13) References
- •14) Exercises
- •VIII. Graph description (ielts format)
- •1) Definition
- •6) References
- •7) Exercises
- •8) Appendix
- •Part c. Business english
- •IX. Writing a business letter
- •2) Structure/stages
- •3) Sample
- •4) How to begin/end a business letter
- •5) Business letter format
- •6) List of common phrases for business letters
- •7) References
- •5. Sample business letters. Retrieved October 16, 2010 from http://www.Writeexpress.Com/sample-business-letters.Html
- •8) Exercises
- •X. Writing a memo
- •1) Definition
- •2) Requirements
- •3) Parts of a memo:
- •4) Tips
- •5) Samples
- •Informal memo:
- •6) References
- •XI. Writing a report
- •1) Definition
- •2) Types
- •3) Structure
- •3) Stages
- •4) Report template
- •5) Sample report Report on Eco-Homes Project
- •6) References
- •7) Exercises
- •XII. Writing Minutes of a Meeting
- •1) Definition
- •2) Content
- •3) Tips
- •4) Useful language (verbs of reporting)
- •5) Samples
- •6) Sample minutes Minutes for 2002-1-21 Board of Directors meeting
- •7) References
- •XIII. Writing a press release
- •1) Definition
- •2) Requirements
- •3) Structure
- •4) Steps
- •5) Format
- •6) Tips
- •7) Warnings
- •8) Checklist
- •9) Press release sample
- •10) References
- •11) Exercises
- •Part 3. Keys
- •I. Writing an informal letter
- •II. Writing an e-mail
- •III. Writing an sms message
- •IV. Writing a paragraph
- •V. Writing an essay
- •VI. Writing a summary
- •VII. Writing a research paper
- •VIII. Graph description (ielts format)
- •IX. Writing a business letter
- •X. Writing a memo
- •XI. Writing a report
- •XII. Writing Minutes of a Meeting
- •XIII. Writing a press release
Ministry of science and education of the republic of kazakhstan
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES
B. JOLAMANOVA, A. SHOLAKHOVA
WRITING PAPERS
IN ENGLISH
Almaty 2011
УДК 811.111 (075.8)
ББК 81.2 Англ – 923
Д42
Рецензенты:
Кузнецова Т.Д. - кандидат педагогических наук, профессор, заведующая кафедрой методики преподавания иностранных языков КазУМОиМЯ им. Аблайхана
Жанабаева С.Б - кандидат филологических наук, доцент КБТУ
Абжалиева А.Т.- кандидат социологических наук, доцент МУИТ
Аймагамбетова Т.Е.- кандидат филологических наук, доцент МУИТ
Составители:
Джоламанова Б.Д. Шолахова А.А.
Writing Papers in English – Алматы: МУИТ, 2011. – 153 с.
ISBN 978-601-278-515-9
The proposed manual is designed to help a wide range of learners of English master their English writing skills in various spheres of life. It is a systematized compilation of basic information from various electronic and printed sources about different forms of writing in English and activities devised to raise the learners’ awareness of their specifics. The manual focuses on the pieces of writing pertaining to the General English, Academic English and Business English areas, such as:
1) General English: writing an informal letter, an e-mail, an SMS message;
2) Academic English: writing a paragraph, an essay, a summary, a research paper, describing a graph;
3) Business English: writing a business letter, a memo, a report, minutes of a meeting, a press-release.
Each kind of writing is presented largely in terms (where applicable) of their: definition/differentiation; types; format/structure; stages; samples; useful language; tips (do’s and don’ts); evaluation criteria; references; training exercises; keys, and appendices.
The manual is meant for English language teachers and learners from Pre-Intermediate to Advanced levels wishing to improve their English writing skills and for a broad range of general public communicating in English. Mastery of the skills in each piece of writing dealt with in this manual generally constitutes a part of the teacher-supervised students' independent work (TSIS or СРСП).
@ IITU 2011
ISBN 978-601-278-515-9
Contents
Part A. GENERAL ENGLISH
I. Writing an informal letter………………………………………………………………
II. Writing an e-mail………………………………………………………………………
III. Writing an SMS message……………………………………………………………..
Part B. ACADEMIC ENGLISH
IV. Writing a paragraph……………………………………………………………………
V. Writing an essay…………………………………………………………………………
VI. Writing a summary……………………………………………………………………..
VII. Writing a research paper………………………………………………………………
VIII. Describing a graph (IELTS format)………………………………………………….
Part III. BUSINESS ENGLISH
IX. Writing a business letter……………………………………………………………….
X. Writing a memo…………………………………………………………………………
XI. Writing a report…………………………………………………………………………
XII. Writing minutes of a meeting………………………………………………………….
XIII. Writing a press-release………………………………………………………………..
Part 3. KEYS