Essoy Writing
for
English Tests
Gobi Duigu
@ Gabi Duigu 2002
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lntroduction
Stoge I The Question
L Understonding
the Question
. . . .3
1.1 The Instructions
......3
1.2 Kev Terms
2. AnolysingtheQuestion...
......7
2.1 FindingtheFocus
..... '7
2.2 Understanding
the Context
' . . .8
2.3DefiningtheTerms .
.....10
Stoge 2 Selecting ond Presenting
ldeos
3, Findingldeos
....r3
3.1 Brainstorming
...14
3.2 Finding More Ideas
. . . .15
3.3UsingExamples
' '....
'17
3.4The "'s7hatifNot"Situation
'. '.. 'I7
3.5 Looking at the Other Side .
. . .18
4, Selecting
ldeos
......1e
4.1 SolutionstoProblems.
......19
.2Evaluation . .
. . ' .20
4.3 Classification of Ideas
. . . . . ' '21
4.4Types of Classification
"....
"23
4.5 SelectingRelevantldeas
.....25
4.6Levelof Generalisation
... "..26
4.7 OvergeneralisationsandExaggeration
.....28
5, Orgonisingldeos...
......3r
5.1 Ranking Ideas
. . .31
5.2Consequences
...3I
5.3Comparisons
....33
5.4$ternatives..
...34
5.5Speculation..
...34
Stoge 3 Writing
6, Using
the Right Grommor,Vocobulory
ond Style
. .az
6.1 Grammar
......37
6.2Vocabulary
.....39
7, The Sections of the Essoy
. . . . . .40
7.lThe Introduction
.....40
7.1.1 Grammar andVocabulary in the Introduction . . . . . . . . .43
7.2TheBody.
....:
.....45
T.2.lYocabularyintheBody
......47
7.3The Conclusion
......48
7.3.1 Grammar andVocabulary in the Conclusion
. . . . .49
8, Style
8.1 Modifiers
......50
S.2Overgeneralisation
....51
8.3Overemphasis
...5I
8.4UnderstatementandConfusion.
....52
8.5Waffle
....53
8.6FormulaicandThoughtlessVriting
......53
8.7 Immature'Writing
.....58
8.8 CulturalDifferencesinSwle
.......55
9. Proof-reoding
.......57