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Longman Skills

by Christopher Tribble

This text aims to develop writing skills for elementary students. It uses techniques of editing and revising to build student's confidence to write and it incorporates a variety of text types and written styles - messages, invitations, postcards, persuasive writing, reports and descriptions. Thus the material is designed to develop students' ability to write effectively for different purposes. There are discussion and analysis activities in each unit which lead to follow up writing tasks. In addition, there is a key with model texts, to help students to revise and improve their own writing.

It includes the following special features:

* A lively selection of text types and written styles, including messages, invitations, reports and descriptions.

* Practice in writing skills relevant to students’ immediate needs as well as groundwork for higher level writing.

* Discussion and analysis activities in each unit, leading to follow-up writing tasks.

* An extensive key, including model texts, which enables students to systematically analyse, assess and improve their own writing.

80 pages, Paperback

First published August 7, 1989