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Writing Matters

Writing Matters is a book for students of English. Authors thank colleagues in new south wales, Victoria and the ACT for their comments and suggestions during the writing of this book. The exercises give you the opportunity to practise this day-to-day sort of writing. They give you help with the aspects of writing you might find difficult.

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Writing Matters

Writing Matters is a book for students of English. Authors thank colleagues in new south wales, Victoria and the ACT for their comments and suggestions during the writing of this book. The exercises give you the opportunity to practise this day-to-day sort of writing. They give you help with the aspects of writing you might find difficult.

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Writing Matters Writing skills and strategies for students of English Kristine Brown and Susan Hood CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Published by the Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge ‘The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RP 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA. 10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia © Cambridge University Press 1989 First published 1989 Fourth printing 1993 Printed in Hong Kong by Wing King Tong Co, Lid. ISBN 0521 348951 Copyright The law allows a reader to make a single copy of part of a book for purposes of private study. It does not allow che copying of entire books or the making of multiple copies of extracts. Written permission for any such copying must always be obtained from the publisher in advance, MU Contents Thanks vi To the student. 1 To the teacher 3 Part 1: Core units 6 THE WRITING PROCESS 6 Introduction 6 1 Preparing to write 7 2 Drafting 14 3. Revising — 20 WRITING SUB-SKILLS 26 4 Spelling 26 5 Punctuation 34 Part 2: Context units 47 FUNCTIONAL WRITING CONTEXTS 47 6 Postcards 47 7 Notes and messages 53 8 Advertisements 62 9. Personal letters 69 10 Formal letters 79 11 Job applications 92 12 Letters of protest or complaint 100 13 Letters of opinion 108 CREATIVE WRITING CONTEXTS 117 14 Personal-writing 117 15 Stories 121 16 Extras 126 Answers, 132 Acknowledgements 149

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