Fundamentals of English
a guide to expressing and analysing meaning
by Frances Russell-Matthews
Fundamentals of English provides clear explanations and examples of all the writing forms and language features a senior student is expected to use in essays, assignments and examinations..
:Each section in Fundamentals of English includes a variety of practical exercises to assist students to learn and practice skills. Fundamentals of English Workbook is designed to be used as a classroom text but is also suited for independent use by students who need the material to effectively study senior English.
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Fundamentals of English Contents
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Introduction The elements of effective communication 1 The basics of communication Generating ideas Developing enthusiasm The impact of genre Writing style How do I understand or create a work? Point of view Getting down to details Clarifying ideas Organising ideas Refining ideas 2 Your own composition Thinking about words Getting the spelling right Spelling and the Internet Letter styles Grammar essentials Essentials about nouns Essentials about pronouns Essentials about verbs Essentials about adjectives Essentials about adverbs Essentials about prepositions Understanding and using emotive language in written text Examples to consider The emotive language of visual images Combining words effectively Essentials of sentence structure Conjunctions Using correct punctuation Full stops Capitals Commas Apostrophes Semicolons Exclamation marks Dashes Hyphens Colons Understanding and using tone Some important terms What kinds of attitude can the writer have? What is diction? Understanding register Formal English Colloquial register Slang The register of images Register and the Internet Jargon Expanding meaning - using literary techniques to advantage 3 Forms of writing What is an essay? Understanding the purpose The task or instruction words The topic words The limiting words Exploring the question Constructing your essay Getting started - the introduction Constructing paragraphs Connecting your paragraphs Drafting your concluding paragraph Evaluating your first draft Precision Unity Coherence Principles of presentation Using quotations Presenting your bibliography Footnotes and endnotes Writing dialogue The essential questions in close-up Writing description Capturing character Smart tips for the creative writing task Writing narrative Varying your approach even further The essentials of narratives Writing travelogue Writing autobiography Writing a poem Writing a script for television Writing a stage play Writing exposition Writing letters Using electronic mail (e-mail)
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4 Workplace communication Getting the job: resumes and curriculum vitae What the CV includes Effective layout of a CV The covering letter The employment interview Preparation Types of interviews Interview skills Effective listening skills Questioning styles After the interview Writing reports Formatting your reports Conducting and participating in meetings The role of the secretary The meeting agenda Minutes of meetings The chair Conduct of meetings Writing to sell - effective advertising What is advertising? The types of advertising The principles of advertising How do advertisements achieve success? A final point Creating a website 5 Speaking out: - the art of oral persuasion Writing speeches The art of speech giving Ten tips on the art of speaking well Your friends and your voice Your voice itself Tone and mood Posture and your speech Other vocal points to work on Effective debating The essential roles of the team members Essential officials Marking a debate Some points on debating technique Using chat lines 6 Understanding and writing responses to literature Developing your comprehension skills Skim reading Close reading The reading task Smart tips for the reading task Honing your reading skills for reading tasks Preparing for the formal study of literature Traditional ballads Fables, parables and proverbs Myths Folktales Short stories The basics of poetry Ten keys to successful poetry analysis The forms of poetry The basic themes of poetry Useful technical terms to know when writing about poetry Poetry essay strategy The basics of plays The essentials of drama The importance of dialogue in drama The origins of theatre The world of Shakespeare The basics of novels Types of novels The essentials of novels 7 The media. The print media The structure of newspaper reports Identifying techniques of persuasion Visual media Film documentaries Motion pictures Movie genres 8 Computer research. Using CD-ROMs Using the Net Answers to exercises :
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