Mastering writing
Level 7, Module 1: nuance, style and control at the top of the scale in both tasks.
5 lessons, 46 min
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Module 29
This module in figures
Counted from its lessons.
- Lessons
- 5
- Study time
- 46 min
- Questions to answer
- 52
The lessons
Lessons in this module
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- Band 9 paragraphs: every sentence earns its placeHow a top-band paragraph moves: one controlling idea, each sentence building on the last, and links carried by meaning rather than by stacked connectives.
- Precise vocabulary, used naturally and never forcedTop-band vocabulary is precise rather than rare. Choose the exact word, use natural collocations, know the edges of similar words and drop phrases that sound forced.
- Inversion, clefts and mixed conditionals, used sparinglyThe structures that show full control: negative inversion, cleft sentences, mixed conditionals and participle clauses. When each one helps, and why a few are enough.
- Tone and register: letters and the academic voiceGeneral Training Task 1 letters can be formal, semi-formal or informal, and Task 2 needs an academic voice. How to choose the tone and hold it from the first line to the last.
- Self-editing to band 9: cut, tighten, checkThe last minutes of each task: cut repetition and padding, tighten wordy phrases, and check for one kind of error at a time, from verbs to spelling and word count.