Quick Pass. English Writing Workbook: English Writing Workbook

Author: He Xing
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Based on the author's years of experience in teaching English writing, this book selects materials frequently used in practical writing instruction to expand on certain content from teaching plans, forming the main chapters of the book. It is divided into 8 chapters:
Chapter 1 introduces the writing requirements of the TEM-4 (Test for English Majors-Band 4) exam, discussing the scoring criteria for essays and notes, and providing examples from the reading section to give candidates a clear understanding of the scoring standards.
Chapter 2 covers paragraph writing techniques, laying the foundation for compositional writing.
Chapter 3 introduces compositional writing techniques.
Chapter 4 focuses on the characteristics of major exam genres—expository and argumentative writing.
Chapter 5 explains the techniques for selecting words and sentences.
Chapter 6 discusses the writing features and requirements of different types of notes based on their content.
Chapter 7 addresses common errors in writing, such as formatting, capitalization, numbers, and punctuation.
In Chapter 8, the author collects past TEM-4 writing topics and provides an exemplary essay for each year, serving as learning and imitation material for candidates. This also helps broaden their perspective.
This book is part of the Fast Track series of English writing instruction books for TEM-4 candidates. It offers a wealth of writing techniques, examples, and practice materials for self-study and exercises. Some exercises are accompanied by answers to help candidates improve their English writing skills and ultimately pass the TEM-4 exam successfully. Additionally, the writing techniques and examples in the book are expected to help candidates expand their vocabulary, enhance reading comprehension, reinforce grammar, sentence structure, and discourse knowledge, thereby improving their overall language proficiency.
This book is suitable as a textbook for English majors to improve writing skills and also as a supplementary material for college students preparing for the CET-4 (College English Test-Band 4) and CET-6 (College English Test-Band 6), especially for the writing section of CET-6. It provides valuable assistance for university students to enhance their English writing abilities and written communication skills.