Writing Better English for ESL Learners, Second Edition

by Swick, Ed

• ISBN13: 9780071628037
• ISBN10: 0071628037
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-20
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Writing Better English for ESL Learners offers you easy-to-follow exercises and practical writing activities, so you can apply what you've learned and keep track of your progress.

Author Biography

Ed Swick has taught ESL for more than 30 years. During.this time, he has written numerous titles on the subject.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Preparing to Write	p. 1
Verb Tenses	p. 2
Auxiliaries	p. 16
The Passive Voice	p. 26
The Subjunctive Mode	p. 31
Conjunctions	p. 38
Pronouns	p. 44
Possessives and Plurals	p. 62
The Comparative and Superlative	p. 68
Beginning to Write	p. 75
Sentence Completion	p. 75
Writing Original Sentences	p. 87
Understanding the Format	p. 87
Writing According to the Format	p. 88
Story Completion	p. 115
Understanding the Format	p. 115
Completing Stories with Original Phrases	p. 115
Writing Letters	p. 151
The Friendly Letter	p. 151
The Business Letter	p. 157
Writing Original Themes	p. 167
Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense and Past Participle	p. 173
Verbs and Tenses	p. 177
Answer Key	p. 187
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