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PART 1: PUNCTUATION
THE OBJECTIVES OF PART 1: (1 slide rieng)
Use punctuation (full stop and comma) and capital letters where necessary.
Put words in the correct order to make a sentence.
Put sentences in the correct order to form a paragraph.
COMMA (1 slide rieng)
Look at the these sentences and state if the commas are put in CORRECT or INCORRECT
places:
Cái chữ CORRECT vs INCORRECT nhớ cho nó xuất hiện sau nhé, cho câu hiện trước.
Eg1:
1. Julie loves ice cream chicken and milk. INCORRECT
2. Julie loves ice cream, chicken, and milk. CORRECT
3. Julie loves ice cream, chicken and milk. CORRECT
When you have a list that contains more than two items, use commas (,) to separate
them.
The comma (,) before AND in a list of three or more items is optional.
1. She is beautiful, and smart. INCORRECT
2. She is beautiful and smart. CORRECT
Eg2:
1. Mike is intelligent. However he is very lazy. INCORRECT
2. Mike is intelligent. However, he is very lazy. CORRECT
3. To begin with, I would like to talk about your promotion. CORRECT
4. To begin with I would like to talk about your promotion. INCORRECT
Use comma (,) after INTRODUCTORY WORDS (however, still, furthermore, to
begin with, meanwhile, by contrast, according to, first, second, etc.)
FULL STOP and CAPITAL LETTERS (1 slide rieng)
Eg:
1. We went to France last summer. We were really surprised that it was so easy to travel on
the motorways.
2. The Football World Cup takes place every four years. The next World Cup will be held
in South Africa.
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4.a) are much / than men. / To begin / more flexible / with, women
=> To begin with, women are much more flexible than men.
b) with the /Also, they/than men. / pressures better / usually cop
=> Also, they usually cope with the pressures better than men.
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Cái phần D này cậu dán luôn ảnh vào cho nhanh nhé, phần đáp án thì cho hiện từng cái nhé
Answer keys:
b. showed; increased
c. have made
d. have risen
e. has fallen; stand
f. went up; stands
The correct order is: d, f, b, e, c
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USEFUL LANGUAGE:
Instead of writing “I am sorry”, we should use the following expressions:
1. Please accept my deepest apologies for…
2. Please accept my sincere apologies for…
3. Please accept this as my formal apology for…
4. Please allow me to apologize for…
Eg: Please accept my sincere apologies for not sending you the report on time.
*Note: you should not use contraction.
Eg: I can’t I cannot
I’m I am
PART 3: EDITING
Reducing stress is in the interest of both employers and employees. First of all, less stress mean
more productivity because, as everybody knows, the results of stress are often illness and absent
from work. Every year, millions of days of work is lost because of stress and stress-related
illness.
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As regards employees, on the other hand, a lower level of stress leading not only to increased job
satisfaction but also to best relationships at work and at home. Of course, it also contributes a
great deal to a generally feeling of happiness.
Answer keys:
Reducing stress is in the interest of both employers and employees. First of all, less stress mean
means more productivity because, as everybody knows, the results of stress are often illness and
absent absence from work. Every year, millions of days of work is are lost because of stress and
stress-related illness.
As regards employees, on the other hand, a lower level of stress leading leads not only to
increased job satisfaction but also to best better relationships at work and at home. Of course, it
also contributes a great deal to a generally general feeling of happiness.
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