Key points and Tips

Unit Key points Tips

Unit 1 Rhetorical devices Semi-colons (;)
Colons (:) Reflexive pronouns
Discursive style and structure Look Cover Write Check
Unit 2 Binomial pairs Devices for attracting attention
Modal verbs of probability and obligation More about sentence construction
Argument vocabulary and sentence types Comparing texts
Argument structure
Unit 3 Discourse markers Writing a letter to a newspaper
Group discussion The verb to get
Unit 4 Propaganda Satire
Historical present tense Prose in Shakespeare
Types of irony
Writing an editorial
Unit 5 Collocations Anti-heroes in literature
Writing a review Minimalist style
Plot twist endings
Unit 6 Allegory Soliloquy
Fact versus opinion Advertising structure and style
Unit 7 Dramatic monologue Argumentative structure and support
Producing a rebuttal Overcoming resistance
Courtroom drama
Unit 8 Clarifying punctuation Lie and lay
Making an appeal Evoking pathos
Unit 9 Continuing a narrative Hotseating
Mini-sagas
Unit 10 Prepositional and phrasal verbs Word stems and prefixes
Diaries and journals Sympathy and empathy
Writing a monologue
Unit 11 Collating (combining) texts Writing a biography
Giving an informative account Creating comedy
Writing a product review
Unit 12 Evaluating an argument Do and make
Formal report

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