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Book SynopsisReal English for life beyond the classroomWriting in English at advanced levels involves more than just words and grammar it requires knowledge of the audience, context, environment and more. Being able to communicate in an appropriate way will help you to make a great impression when you write in English. Using real life examples and language Collins English for Life: Writing (B2+) will help you to sound natural, clear and confident when you write.> Study the language people really use when they are writing> Compare and contrast writing styles in lots of different environments> Useful tips to increase your understanding of tone, slang and social contextIncludes practice of writing in the following contexts: Writing a blog Contributing to an online forum Making a complaint Writing notesPlus each context helps to develop valuable writing skills including: Structuring your thoughts Being polite but firm Being light-hearted Editing your own workAbout the series:What is it? Collins' innov
Trade Review‘My image of the ‘writing’ section in a typical ELT library would be a short, rather dusty, neglected shelf with just a few titles related to either academic writing, exam preparation or perhaps business English. What feels original about this new writing book from Collins is that it contains a wide range of genres with a great variety of personal or work-related writing dealing with different levels of formality and types of audience.’
Jon Clayden, Academic Manager, Eurocentres London
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About the Collins English for Life series:
‘… superb, attractively packaged series (…) excellent support for candidates preparing for the Cambridge FCE and higher (…) work on the topics, skills and current needs of the language learner (…) may be used in various ways: either by learners alone, by teachers, or by teacher trainers on language development courses.’
Wayne Trotman, EL Gazette, August 2012
