40. Descriptive essays | How to write a good essay for the Cambridge exams (First Certificate, B2)
What makes a good essay for the Cambridge exams, at a B2 level? Find out in today's episode SAMPLE ESSAY TASK What can young people do to help the environment? Write about: 1. Recycling 2. Using cars...
20 Feb 201913min
39. Essays | How to write the perfect conclusion
What are the main communicative functions that you should ideally include in your conclusion? What is something that you should never include? Find out in today's episode. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO...
18 Feb 20197min
38. Essays | How to write a good body paragraph
What are the key ingredients that make for a fantastic body paragraph? Find out in today's episode THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE Thank you for listening to this episode. I hope that it hel...
15 Feb 201911min
37. Essays | How to write a good essay intro
Do you know how to write a good essay intro? What would you use as a "hook"? What is a thesis statement? How would you structure your arguments in order to defend your point? Find out in today's episo...
13 Feb 201912min
36. Essays | How to understand the structure of an essay
What is an essay? What are their main functions? How are essays organised? What are their main features? Find out in today's episode. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE Thank you for listening ...
11 Feb 20198min
35. Academic writing | How to identify cohesive elements in texts
Do you know how to identify cohesive elements in texts? Listen to this episode to reflect upon some cohesive devices found in a short, given text. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE Thank you f...
8 Feb 20197min
34. Academic writing | How to produce cohesive texts (cohesion)
What is cohesion? What is the connection between cohesion and coherence? What are some cohesive devices at your disposal? What would happen to a text if you used cohesive devices excessively!? Find ou...
6 Feb 20199min
33. Academic writing | How to improve text coherence
In today's episode, we are going to explore how to fix a faulty, incoherent sentence in which some piece of key information is missing. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE Thank you for listenin...
4 Feb 20197min
