Writing in English at advanced levels involves more than just words and grammar it requires knowledge of the audience, context, environment and more. Being able to communicate in an appropriate way will help you to make a great impression when you write in English. Using real life examples and language Collins English for Life Writing (B2) will help you to sound natural, clear and confident when you write.
Study the language people really use when they are writing
Compare and contrast writing styles in lots of different environments
Useful tips to increase your understanding of tone, slang and social context
Includes practice of writing in the following contexts
Writing a blog
Contributing to an online forum
Making a complaint
Writing notes
Plus each context helps to develop valuable writing skills including
Structuring your thoughts
Being polite but firm
Being lighthearted
Editing your own work
About the series
What is it? Collins innovative English for Life series adds the extra bit of authenticity to your studies that traditional coursebooks often lack. The series includes helpful uptodate and relevant topics needed to get by in English and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the worlds largest database of the English language.
To write confidently in English you need to practise different styles of written English. Collins Writing helps you recognize different styles and choose the right language to get your message across. The twenty units focus on a wide variety of texts so that you can feel just as comfortable writing a postcard or using social media online. Learn to write as fluently as you speak, use the right tone, and use persuasive language to get the response you need. Featured writing styles include online review
If you want to get better at writing in English you need to practise writing different kinds of texts. Collins Writing (A2) presents 20 styles of writing for everyday situations, to help you choose the right style of writing and the right words and phrases. Improve your writing for text messages postcards making plans invitations advertisements job applications social networking sites e.g. Facebook and Twitter Collins Writing (A2) is part of the English for Life series. It is suitable for selfs
If you want to get better at writing in English you need to practise writing different kinds of texts. Collins Writing (A2) presents 20 styles of writing for everyday situations, to help you choose the right style of writing and the right words and phrases. Improve your writing for text messages postcards making plans invitations advertisements job applications social networking sites e.g. Facebook and Twitter Collins Writing (A2) is part of the English for Life series. It is suitable for selfs
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If you want to understand everything you read in English, you need to practise reading different kinds of texts. With Collins Reading (A2) you will learn how to get the information you need from every text you read. Includes both authentic and adapted texts in a wide variety of styles signs and labels timetables and tickets advertisements newspapers and magazines brochures social networking sites blogs Twenty units with a clear design in full colour. Appendices contain detailed advice target
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