1. Text types
Analyse different text types and styles.
Writing Tutorial 1
2. Taking messages
Practise writing messages.
Writing Tutorial 2
3. Formal vs. informal writing
Compare writing styles for different contexts.
Writing Tutorial 3
4. Email update
Practise organising and linking when you write and review verb forms.
Writing Tutorial 4
5. Reporting back
Practise reporting a conversation.
Writing Tutorial 5
6. Profile writing
Practise writing your profile in English.
Writing Tutorial 6
Final test
Check what you have learnt.
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packed
packed (adj)
with a lot of people, very crowded
postpone
postpone (v)
to delay, to do something at a later time
runlate
run late (expression)
to be late, to not have enough time
stuck
stuck (adj)
not able to move
track
track (n)
metal rails or bars on which trains move
away
away (adv)
not here, in a different place
chat
chat (n)
informal conversation
claim
claim (n)
official request of money, for example from an insurance company
credit
credit (n)
money a bank lets you use for a period of time before you pay it back
provide
provide (v)
to give
request
request (v)
to ask for something
response
response (n)
answer
subscription
subscription (n)
the money paid to regularly receive a publication
file
file (n)
a document stored in a computer
fix
fix (v)
to repair
burn
burn (v)
to be on fire
crash
crash (v)
when a computer system blocks and cannot function
matter
matter (v)
to be important; it doesn't matter = it is not important
smell
smell (v)
to use the sense of the nose, for example, to smell a flower
update
update (n)
information about the current situation (the situation right now) of something ongoing, such as a project or an event
item
item (n)
a piece of information; in meetings, items are usually topics in a list for discussion
appear
appear (v)
to participate, to act, to be visible
appoint
appoint (v)
to give a position to
checkout
check out (expression)
look at
childhood
childhood (n)
years of being a child
credits
credit (n)
explanation of what someone has done, for example, in a film or TV show
currently
currently (adv)
at present, at the moment
musical
musical (n)
a film, or a play in the theatre, with a lot of songs and music in it
press
press (n)
news reports or articles in magazines or newspapers
settle
settle (v)
to make your residence in, to move permanently to
suchas
such as (expression)
for example
take
take (v)
to study, to finish a course of studies
Twitter (n)
a site for micro-blogging, for posting very short blog entries
well-known
well-known (adj)
famous