Ways to Writing Skills

By: Irfan Ali Lakho

Educationist, Writer & Ex-Banker

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  Vocabulary (Words)
 Sentence Structures
Writing Skills  Paragraphs Writing
 Essay Writing
Vocabulary
First Lecture
  After this lecture, you will be able to…
 Identify your problems associated with vocabulary building.
 Solve your problems that seemed to be unresolved.
 Understand the importance of words.
 Select relevant words.
Objectives  Collect variety of words.
 Arrange words into your note book.
 Learn the process of memorizing.
 Understand ways to practise word bank.
 Establish habit of noting words.
  What steps do you follow to enhance your vocabulary? Answer it
Question? honestly, and do not generalize your answer, but explain what
actually you do.
  Dawn Newspapers
 Books
 Articles

Sources  Movies
 News channels like BBC
 Magazines
 Dictionary. etc.
  Reading article
 Underlining words
 Searching meaning from dictionaries
Step One  Writing these words on you note book.
 Memorizing all words at once.
 Similar process is repeated again and again….
  Arranging, downloading, or buying list of words.
 These words are in alphabetical order from A to Z.

Step Two  Starting to memorize words from A to Z.

 Using them into sentences.
 Finally, you complete it and repeat it again and again.
  Do you follow right process to enhance your working? If no? what
Question?
is the correct process?
  Explore yourself that what you already know right now.
 Think about your existing words that you have already
memorized.
Solutions  Define your own circle of words that you have learned since
childhood.
 World bank is already present in your mind, but that is hidden in
your unconscious mind.
  Clear
 Reject

For example  Lazy

 Copy
 Cancel. etc.
  Common Words

Differences  Most Common Words

 Un-common Words
  The first step is to replace your common words into un-common
Synonyms words.
  Clear Vivid
 Reject Refute
Examples  Lazy Sluggish
 Copy Emulate
 Cancel Abrogate
  He told me clear answer.
 They rejected my project.

Sentences  Lazy students do not avoid listening.

 Actors always try to copy other actors.
 Parliament cancelled new bill in lower assembly.
  He told me vivid answer.
 They refuted my project.
Replaced  In a frail economy, It is difficult to do business.

Words  Sluggish students do not avoid listening.

 Actors always try to emulate other actors.
 Parliament abrogated new bill in lower assembly.
  Arrange physical list of words.
 The list must be English to English.
 Choose those words that have very simple meaning.
 Choose one word with one meaning.
 Re-arrange the chosen words as write very simple meaning first
Strategies for then write difficult word.
 By arranging chosen words as very simple meaning first, you will
Synonyms recall it easily when you write or speak something.
 Memorize only 2 words every day.
 Make at least 50 sentences on chosen words.
 Repeat this activity again and again.
 Finally, you should make notes for that so that after few months,
you can easily self-evaluate yourself.
  The second step is to replace common words into un-common
Phrasal Words words.
  Die = Pass away
 Arrive = Turn out
Examples  Increase = Mount up
 Educate = Train up
 Clean = Tidy up
  My friend died last week.
 Your guests failed to arrive.

Sentences  You must increase your vocabulary.

 Teachers educate candidates to improve various skills.
 Students always clean their classes before leaving school.
  My friend passed away last week.
 Your guests failed to turn up.
Replaced  You must mount up your vocabulary.
Words  Teachers train up candidates to improve various skills.
 Students always tidy up their classes before leaving school.
  Arrange physical list of phrasal verbs
 The list must be English to English.
 Choose those words that have very simple meaning.
 Choose one word with one meaning.
 Re-arrange the chosen words as write very simple meaning first
Strategies for then write phrasal verb.
 By arranging chosen words as very simple meaning first, you will
Phrasal Verbs recall it easily when you write or speak something.
 Memorize only 2 phrasal verbs every day.
 Make at least 50 sentences on chosen words.
 Repeat this activity again and again.
 Finally, you should make notes for that so that after few months,
you can easily self-evaluate yourself.
  The third step is to replace common words into un-common
Idioms words.
  A happy day = A gala day
 To avoid = To beat about the bush
Examples  A favorite = A blue eyed boy
 Fixed = A hard and fast
 Difficult Task = An uphill task
  Republic day is a happy day for all Pakistan.
 Don’t avoid when you have anything to say.

Sentences  Everyone knows Ahmed is a favorite of the teachers.

 Our factory has a fixed rule against smoking.
 It is a difficult task but I think we are going to achieve it.
  Republic day is a gala day for all Pakistan.
 Don’t beat about the bush when you have anything to say.
Replaced  Everyone knows Ahmed is a blue eyed boy of the teachers.
Words  Our factory has a hard and fast rule against smoking.
 It is an uphill task but I think we are going to achieve it.
  Arrange physical list of Idioms.
 The list must be English to English.
 Choose those words that have very simple meaning.
 Choose one word with one meaning.
 Re-arrange the chosen words as write very simple meaning first
Strategies for then write idiom.
 By arranging chosen words as very simple meaning first, you will
Idioms recall it easily when you write or speak something.
 Memorize only 2 idioms every day.
 Make at least 50 sentences on chosen words.
 Repeat this activity again and again.
 Finally, you should make notes for that so that after few months,
you can easily self-evaluate yourself.
  The fourth step is to replace the most common words into group
Thesaurus of words.
  Explain (Verb):
 Construe
 Expound
Example  Explicate
 Glass over
 Elucidate
  You do not have to explain everything.
 Scientists explained the issues to the managers with examples.

Sentences  Teachers explained the importance of education.

 He explained three types of the lesson plan.
 We can use this structure so as to explain the purpose.
  You do not have to construe everything.
 Scientists explicated the issues to the managers with examples.
Replaced  Teachers elucidated the importance of education.
words  He expounded three types of the lesson plan.
 We can use this structure so as to glass over the purpose.
  I would like to clarify a concept that can be somewhat perplexing (very
Original confusing). Firstly, let me explain the fundamental principles. Following

Paragraph that, I will explain its real-world application. It's crucial to understand
these details, and I aim to explain them clearly. In conclusion, I hope this
helps to comprehensively explain the topic.

 I would like to clarify a concept that can be somewhat perplexing (very

Re-Written confusing). Firstly, let me construe the fundamental principles. Following

Paragraph that, I will expound its real-world application. It's crucial to understand
these details, and I aim to elucidate them clearly. In conclusion, I hope this
helps to comprehensively glass over the topic.
  For this, you have to write paragraphs every day so that you can
come to know about your repeated words.
 Make a list of the most repeated words according to the repeated
frequencies of the words in your writing.

Strategies for  Search the group of meanings.

 Memorize 1 thesaurus daily..
Thesaurus  Make at least 50 sentences on chosen words.
 Repeat this activity again and again.
 Finally, you should make notes for that so that after few months,
you can easily self-evaluate yourself.
  The exploring the world of English
 To the point
 SAT Vocabulary
 GRE Vocabulary
Sources  Barron’s Vocabulary Builder
 Find PDF files on Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Synonyms on Internet.
 Download Apps from Play Store. For example, Marriam Webster,
Dictionary etc.
Any Question?
Thank you…