Study skills (page 110) - KEY

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STUDY SKILLS - page 110
2 Complete the extract from a website with the words in the box.

1. vocabulary
2. communicate
3. grammar
4. words
5. active
6. read

3 The answers will depend on your own opinion, so there's no right or wrong answer.

4a Topic headings
 

Education	Engineering (We didn’t see this topic)	Trends
Get a degree Revise for exams Hand in an essay	Build a prototype Do safety tests Solve a problem	Follow fashion Go out of fashion Start a craze

4b Add some of the words you already know.

4c Picture / symbols

1. pie chart
2. bar chart
3. (line) graph
4. table
5. flow chart

5a Learning vocabulary
     a2     b6     c1     d5     e3     f4

Study and writing skills (page 66 -67)

STUDY SKILLS
2b Find examples of the features in the extracts
 

Contractions	Text 2: I’ll Text 4: I’ll
No contractions	Text 1: it is Text 3: I will, I would Text 5: Martin Scwartz will prepare (Note: we don’t normally contract a person’s name and will in either informal or formal texts)
Passive contructions	Text 1: It is recommended, are contacted, informed, should be arranged Text 5: was approved
Phrasal verbs	Text 2: get back, find out, Text 4: firm up
Longer words instead of shorter, more common ones	Text 1: therefore (so), option (choice, idea) , improve (make / get better), morale (happiness), recommended (it’s a good idea), informed (told), requirements (what we need), Text 3: unfortunately (sorry, but), unable (can’t), attend (come to), due to (because of), previous (earlier), engagement (meeting, plan), however (but), grateful (pleased)
Direct questions	Text 2: can you find out what…?
Missing out words	Text 1: March / April (March or April) Text 4: got /I / we got) Text 5: for next meeting (for the next meeting) Prepare detailed budget (prepare a detailed budget) (Note: the formal texts are missing words because they are written in note form – this does not make them less formal.)

WRITING SKILLS
 4. Logical order for writing emails

• Who ... 
• Register
• Information
• Type
• Edit
• Send

5 Look at the phrases below and ...

1. Got your message on ...
2. I have some good news about ...
3. I regret to inform you ...
4. I would be grateful if you could ...
5. I can't make it as ...
6. If I can help in any way, please contact me again. 
7. Please find attached ...
8. Speak to you / See you soon.

6a Change the parts in bold from formal to neutral register. 

• I am writing to advise you of = I am writing to tell you about a new development...
• I am delighted to inform you that = I have some good news about shopping at Shoes 4U (or any reasonable and accurate answer)
• I would be grateful if you could take = Could you possibly take ...
• I look forward to hearing from you soon = Looking forward to hearing from you soon. 

6b Change the parts in bold from informal to formal register.

•  Got your email on Friday = With reference to your email of last Friday
• Sorry, but I can't make it = I would like to apologise for not being able to attend but...
• Please let Mark know = I would be grateful if you could let Mark know
• Please feel free to call / mail me again if you need any more help = If you need further help, please do not hesitate to contact me again
• Speak to you soon = I look forward to hearing from you in the near future

STUDY skills - page 34 - KEY

As I've been telling you quite often in the past few months, it's really important to organise your ideas. I hope the activities you have on page 34 are useful.

ORGANISING IDEAS

1a

1. link
2. main
3. info
4. texts
5. logically

1b Basically to organise our ideas so that they are presented in a clear way, being understood much better by the reader.

2

1. Which is the topic sentence?

• I have been interested in healthy living and fitness for many years.
  

2. Which sentences support the main idea?

• This is why ... Business Administration
  

3. Why is the final sentence not suitable for this paragraph?

• Because it isn't directly related to sports, fitness or management.
  

3.

1. b This is the topic sentence
2. d
3. a
4. c

Remember you were supposed to send me 4B