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020 _a9780194538145 (Student Book)
020 _a0194538141 (Student Book)
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040 _aBIP CANADA
_dCaAEVC
_dJCRC
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090 _a808.04 BAR
_bAEVC
100 1 _aBarnard, Roger
245 0 0 _aWriting for the Real World 1 :
_ban Introduction to General Writing /
_cRoger Barnard and Dorothy E. Zemach.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2004.
300 _aiii, 135 p. :
_bill. ;
_c28 cm.
440 _aWriting for the Real World
500 _aIncludes Review sections as well as references.
505 _a1. Thinking about writing
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tsimple present tense and adverbs of frequency for writing about likes and dislikes / routines: I like writing in my own language. I often write emails...
_twriting about the future: want to; will; might
505 _aWriting Task: writing a short email to your teacher; completing a questionnaire
505 _a2. Introducing
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tstarting and ending an informal email: Dear Dorothy / Hi / Hello; Bye / See you / Take care
_tlisting main points
_tspelling and punctuation
505 _aWriting Task: writing an informal email and reply to a keypal
505 _a3. Completing forms
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tusing capital letters when completing forms
_tcreating an electronic password
505 _aWriting Task: completing a landing card by hand; completing an electronic application form
505 _a4. Thanking
505 _aLanguage Focus: comparing formal and informal writing styles
_tsalutations: Dear Mr. / Ms. / Dr. / Prof. Jones ; Dear Sarah / Mom; Hi John!; Hello
_tcomplimentary closings: Sincerely yours / Sincerely; Bye / See you / Take care
505 _aWriting Task: writing a formal and an informal thank-you email
505 _a5. Requesting information
505 _aLanguage Focus: organizing an email or letter
_twriting formal salutations: Dear Sir or Madam ; Dear Personnel Department
_trequesting information: Could / Would you please send... ; Please send...
505 _aWriting Task: writing a letter to a company or institution requesting information
505 _aReview 1
505 _a6. Getting details
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tyes / no and wh- questions
_tasking and answering questions: Do you have a dog? Yes, I do; When do buses run downtown? Every 10 minutes.
505 _aWriting Task: writing an email to a host family; replying to an email from a future homestay student
505 _a7. Inviting and arranging to meet
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tpresent continuous tense for writing about arrangements: We're playing tennis tomorrow.
_tsimple present tense for writing about timetables and schedules: The train leaves at 8:30.
_tdays, dates, and times: on Tuesday / February 4; at 2 p.m.
_tinviting: Would you like to...?
_taccepting and refusing: I'd love to... ; I'm sorry I can't...
_trearranging: Why don't we... ?
505 _aWriting Task: inviting a friend to visit; accepting and refusing an invitation
505 _a8. Making and changing arrangements
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tmaking a reservation
_twriting formal and informal emails about a change in arrangements
_tformal and informal apologies: I regret to say... ; I'm sorry, but...
505 _aWriting Task: arranging and confirming a hotel reservation; canceling a hotel reservation
505 _a9. Giving directions
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tdirections: Take / Catch the... ; Get out at...
_tGo straight; Turn left / right; Go past...; Take the first street on the left / right
_tconnectors: and; then; when
505 _aWriting Task: sending a map and cover sheet by fax; writing directions for a visitor
505 _a10. Dealing with problems
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_treference numbers
_tcomplaining: I am writing with reference to... ; I am writing (to complain) about... ; I am writing about a problem with...
_trequesting action: Please...; I would appreciate it if you would...
505 _aWriting Task: writing an email / letter complaining about a service or product; responding to a letter of complaint
505 _aReview 2
505 _a11. Describing
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tdescribing a place: There's a... / There isn't a...
_tadjectives: bored / boring; interested / interesting
_tconnectors (with; which): There's a park with lots of trees. / My room is sunny, which is nice.
_tabilities and interests: Ken can...; Suzy is good at... ; Jim likes / is interested in...
505 _aWriting Task: writing a description of first starting college; writing a description of starting a summer course in a foreign country
505 _a12. Giving an opinion and recommending
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tpresent perfect to write about recent experience: Have you... (yet)?
_tlocation: It's next to... / above the...
_tsimple past tense to write about recent completed experience: I went shopping last week.
_trecommending: Check it out.; Give it a miss.
505 _aWriting Task: writing a review about a movie, book, or café
505 _a13. Writing about a vacation
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tpast continuous tense and simple past tense to write about an action that interrupts another: While we were waiting, we saw Tom Cruise.
_tconnectors (where): We went to Granada, where we visited the Alhambra.
_tdescriptive adjectives: weather / food / places / people
505 _aWriting Task: writing about a personal experience
505 _a14. Writing about an interest
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_ttopic sentences
_tbrainstorming ideas using idea maps
_twriting captions for photographs
505 _aWriting Task: writing about a personal interest for a personal home page
505 _a15. Applying for a job
505 _aLanguage Focus:
_tapplication letter language: I would like to apply for...; I enclose a copy of...; As you can see from...; I hope you will consider my application
_trésumé language (ellipsis): promoted to... ; worked as...; duties included...
_tuseful vocabulary: part-time / full-time; operate; handle; be familiar with
505 _aWriting Task:
_twriting a job application letter
_twriting a résumé
505 _aReview 3
520 _a"An introduction to Business Writing: is a 2-level writing course in international English, designed for young adult and adult learners; it provides simple step-by-step practice in writing emails, letters, taxes, forms, CVs practices a range of useful functions, e.g. discussing travel plans, making inquiries, placing orders, and making payment, includes cross-cultural information comparing American and British varieties of English, has a comprehensive reference section covering layout, writing conventions, punctuation, style, and register, and is accompanied by a Teacher's Guide with notes on using the Student Book, optional ideas for mixed ability classes, and photocopiable activities." (Book Cover)
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xWriting.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xComposition and exercises.
700 1 _aZemach, Dorothy E.
856 _uhttps://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780194538145.html
_zPublisher's Website.
856 _uhttps://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/501657026
_zCheck the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) catalog.
942 _2z
_cBK