Towards improving our writing skills
<p><span word="Writing">Writing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> '<span word="active">active</span>' <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="tests">tests</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> – <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IELTS">IELTS</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="task">task</span> <span word="response">response</span> (<span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>), <span word="grammar">grammar</span>, <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coherency">coherency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cohesion">cohesion</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="coherency">coherency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cohesion">cohesion</span> - <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="separates">separates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="intermediate">intermediate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="intermediate">intermediate</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="user">user</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurdle">hurdle</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coherency">coherency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cohesion">cohesion</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="coherency">coherency</span> - <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="systematic">systematic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="consistency">consistency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cohesion">cohesion</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="linked">linked</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="starter">starter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="google">google</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="connectives">connectives</span>”. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="these">these</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="under">under</span> “<span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="connectives">connectives</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>.</p>
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