format for writing a character reference letter
academic-writing-a-practical-guide-for-students
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... information is, in fact, a limitation that has been
emphasised by many authors working with agricultural and land use planning in recent
years (see, for instance, Vaughan et al., 1995; and Chidley ... initial space for five persons.
The first extract is an example of academic register, used, for instance, in
dissertations and academic journals. This typically uses cautious language
like apparent ... real
time.
The last extract uses a very formal tone, suitable for a semi-legal text.
Verbs such as identifies, adhered to and allocated, the use of passives (be
allocated), and special vocabulary (persons...
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Writing a Property List for Management
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... Display" tab, that the preferences on each tab are
managed separately and that you’ll need to select ‘‘Always’’ again. Enable the check
box for ‘‘Automatically Show and Hide the Dock’’ and ... /Local/Default read /Users/marczak RealName
RealName:
Edward R. Marczak
The dscl command can also be used to add an attribute/value pair to a record by
creating it:
$ sudo dscl . create ... .plist-based preference files in a given user
defaults domain. Managed Preferences also interact in this space. If you’re just
formulating ideas for a Managed Preferences control, using the defaults...
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The Top Ten Rules for Writing Killer Cover Letters
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... illustrating how to achieve this cru-
cial goal.
6. APPEALING IS REVEALING
Do make your letter easy to read.
The visual appearance of a letter is as vital as its content, maybe even more so. Be-
cause ... letters often.
Always write a thank you letter for a referral, and a follow-up letter after a meeting
or interview. If your candidacy seems to have stalled, write again to make some-
thing happen—don’t ... 10000
Dear Chief Financial Officer:
To maintain continued growth, a company must have financial and management
professionals who are capable of identifying and seizing market opportunities
before...
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Getting Started With ASP.NET ASP.NET is a new and powerful technology for writing dynamic web pages.
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... have built-in Java support via something known as the Java Virtual
Machine (JVM), and there are several standard <object> and non-standard <applet> tags that are used to
add Java ... The advantage are that the download time is faster than Java, and also you don't have
to worry about integrating different languages into the page, as Curl is capable of providing the same ...
fledged programming languages.
JavaScript
JavaScript is the original browser scripting language, and is not to be confused with Java. Java is a complete
application programming language in its...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 1 ppt
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... publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
A catalog record has been ... Centre for English Language Education (CELE) at
The University of Nottingham who have piloted these
materials, and in particular my colleagues Ann Smith,
Janet Sanders, John Rabone and Sandra Haywood ... and paraphrasing
ã Contains twenty-three units on accuracy in writing
ã Adaptable for both long and short courses
Any international student wishing to maximise his or her academic potential...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 21 pptx
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...
Quotations
4.5 Comparison Essay
Read the essay carefully and find:
a) a definition
b) an example
c) a generalisation
d) a phrase expressing cause and effect
e) a passive
f) a phrase expressing caution
g) ... e-education) has emerged as a potential rival
to traditional classroom learning. It normally involves
having access to a secure site on the internet where a
graded series of lessons are available, ...
paraphrase:
a) Although W. economies expanded since 1950s, no
parallel growth in happiness.
b) But most rich people say they are happier than poor.
c) Money appears to make individuals happier...
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Tài liệu 7 Tips for Writing Dynamic Sales Letters docx
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... including a handwritten note or an arrow in a different
color ink to highlight an important fact and retain your reader's interest. "I also
include a `P.S.' at the bottom of the letter, " ... by
answering the reader's question, What's in it for me? People are bombarded
daily with billboards, commercials and direct mail all trying to sell something.
Your letter can stand ... them. If you're running
a promotion, offer the special for a limited time. If you only have a few units
available, be sure to state that quantities are limited. This generates urgency...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 2 docx
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... a title, and students must be quite
clear what question the title is asking before starting to plan the
essay and read around the topic. This unit deals with analysing titles
and making basic ...
critically
Suggest Give a detailed account
Summarise Look at the various parts and their
relationships
8
The Writing Process: Writing Foundations
was indeed the aspiration of almost all governments, ... so that by the late 1980s only the most
honest countries confessed to having as many as
half their population illiterate, and only ten – all but
Afghanistan in Africa – were prepared to admit...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 3 pptx
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... information or data (collectively,
“information”) made available at the company
web site are provided “as is”, without warranties of
any kind. The Company expressly disclaims any
representations ...
Where might each one be found?
Academic Jargon
Archaic Journalistic
Formal Literary
4. Match the examples below with the types of English listed
above:
a) Demographic data are given in Table 1. Twenty-
three ... of Asia and suggest possible
approaches to halting their spread.
1.5 Understanding Purpose and
Register
Having decided that a text is reliable, a student must read and
understand as much as...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 4 pdf
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...
South-East Asia and South America, and have recently
begun to spread across India and Africa. Formerly under
control in many areas, the disease now threatens two
billion people living in more than ... clarity and
organisation are important to save time and errors at the writing
stage.
1. What are the main reasons for note-taking?
Add to the ideas below.
a) to avoid plagiarism
b)
c)
d)
2. ... Synonyms
3.2 Academic Vocabulary
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The Writing Process: Reading and Note-making
vaccines for the plague, one of which has begun clinical
trials. In parts of Africa drug-resistant strains of the
disease...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 5 pdf
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... completed its planned new
capital, Abuja. Both Brazil and Malaysia have found that
the building of new capitals (Brasilia and Putrajaya) can
sharply increase the national burden of debt. Even ... reported that baboons are able to think
abstractly. It has been known for some time that
chimpanzees are capable of abstract thought, but
baboons are a more distant relation to mankind. In ... states, for example, that the cooperative caring
prison community that has embodied characterizations of
female prisons has evolved into a more dangerous and
competitive climate.
a) How many...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 6 docx
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...
market, e.g. local
TV advertising very expensive (to make and show)
many people video TV and fast forward adverts
newspaper adverts can be prepared more quickly
TV adverts can reach a wider audience
a) ... Organising Paragraphs
45
1. topic
2. restatement
3. reason
4. example
5. information
5. The sentences below form a paragraph, but have been
mixed up.
Rewrite them in the correct order and analyse ... of advertising on TV with advertising
in newspapers. What are the main differences? Are there
any similarities?
TV adverts more lively, dynamic
newspaper adverts can be targeted at a special...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 7 pptx
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... ideas if necessary.
Cultural adaptation among overseas students at an
Australian university.
a)
The research programme
purpose: to study how students from different cultural
backgrounds adapt ... many
countries. the Atlantic
moderates extreme types of weather, and . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the weather pattern can change radically from
year to year. As a result warm days in winter and ... point for research
ii) state aims/goals
iii) refer to recent research in same area
iv) give results of research
v) provide background information
vi) concede limitations
a) In many companies,...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 8 pdf
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... encourage extra
traffic. This may be partly true, but the alternatives are
equally problematic. Road pricing has many practical
difficulties, while people are reluctant to use public
transport. ...
useful.
cross -reference
2.4 Comparison
4.5 Comparison Essay
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Elements of Writing
3. Analyse the following paragraph in a similar way:
Obesity is a growing problem in many countries. It can
lead to various ... higher
education in Taiwan are twice more than in the UK
2.1 Argument
69
5. Think of a similar debate in your own subject. Complete the
table and write a paragraph which leads to a conclusion.
Topic
Problem
Solution...
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Tài liệu Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students part 9 ppt
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... two main reasons; one
economic and one social. The former appears to be a lack
of capital, the latter a failure to carry out sufficient market
research. Jenkins considers that together these account
for ... higher in Germany than in
France. (most formal)
(High/low are used for comparing abstract concepts such as
rates.)
Ones can replace the noun when used with an adjective:
German letters are more ... normal dictionaries), very
recent, or with no widely agreed meaning.
Word Category Detail Use
A lecture is a formal talk given to a large
group,
often used for
teaching.
An assignment is a task...
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