Overcoming cliché in our writing tasks
<p><span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="fondly">fondly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="culturally">culturally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="assorted">assorted</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downsides">downsides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occurrence">occurrence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é.</p><p><span word="Phrases">Phrases</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="IELTS">IELTS</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p><span word="Elsewhere">Elsewhere</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, “<span word="every">every</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="double">double</span> <span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>.</p><p><span word="Likewise">Likewise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="opener">opener</span>, “<span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>… <span word="bla">bla</span> <span word="bla">bla</span> <span word="bla">bla</span>”</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="such">such</span> “<span word="key">key</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>” <span word="though">though</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="grouped">grouped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5 <span word="or">or</span> 5.5 <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é’ <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="examiner">examiner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> “<span word="rote">rote</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>” <span word="phrases">phrases</span>.</p>
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